Zzyzx Road

So I went up with Geoff and Rory up in Salt Lake today to buy my new snowboard and gear for this upcoming season.

Geoff and I looked around for a while and I finally found a Burton Twin that caught my eye. After traveling to a few stores we eventually bought it over at Decade for $240, then went over to Utah Snow and Ski where we found a board I liked better for half the price. It was a K2 Fuse board from the previous season (. I liked the look of it better, and for half the money why not be happy.

Went back to Decade, and wanted to return the Burton Twin. The owner said it was on clearance and I couldn't return the board. He told me that it's on the receipt. I searched the receipt and nothing about sale or clearance items was there. I got my money back.

I felt bad about stiffing him a sale, so I bought some Burton Custom bindings (see pic below) for $140 so I didn't completely rip him off. After that, Geoff and I met up with his wife Lindsay to get some Italian food at a place near them. It was actually really good Salmon, and the must have thrown alot of extra love into those roast vegetables. Yum.

Here's the setup (pics below) so far, I've just gotta get some outerwear.

I've finalized dates, flights and a car rental. Malaga & Marbella, here I come. I'll be meeting up with my brother Fenton and family at the Marriott Resort in Marbella, about 30 minutes south-west of Malaga. I'll be spending Christmas in Chicago with my friend Rob and his family and embark from there to my maiden voyage to the big EU.

The resort (click for Resort Info.):

Thursday, December 28, 2006	Flight #1
Delta Air Lines #8163 Operated by: ALITALIA LINEE AEREE ITA Please check in for your flight with the operating carrier. Depart: 3:40pm afternoon Chicago, IL Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) Arrive: 7:35am morning Milan, Italy Milan Malpensa (MXP) Economy | Boeing 767-400 Passenger (764) | 8hr 55min | 4531 miles This is an overnight flight.

Friday, December 29, 2006	Flight #2
Alitalia #88 Depart: 10:20am morning Milan, Italy Milan Malpensa (MXP) Arrive: 12:55pm afternoon Malaga, Spain Malaga (AGP) Economy | Airbus Industrie A319 (319) | 2hr 35min | 941 miles

Friday, January 5, 2007	Flight #3
Air France #2633 Operated by: AIR EUROPA -- UX 2633 Please check in for your flight with the operating carrier. Depart: 10:00am morning Malaga, Spain Malaga (AGP) Arrive: 12:30pm afternoon Paris, France Paris Ch. De Gaulle (CDG) Economy | Boeing 737-800 Passenger (738) | 2hr 30min | 913 miles

Friday, January 5, 2007	Flight #4
Air France #366 Depart: 1:20pm afternoon Paris, France Paris Ch. De Gaulle (CDG) Arrive: 3:55pm afternoon Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia International (PHL) Seats: 39K Economy | Airbus Industrie A330-200 (332) | 8hr 35min | 3719 miles

Friday, January 5, 2007	Flight #5
Delta Air Lines #604 Depart: 5:35pm evening Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia International (PHL) Arrive: 8:25pm evening Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City International (SLC) Seats: 14A Economy | Boeing 737-800 Passenger (738) | 4hr 50min | 1922 miles

Some of the cool sites I'll be sure to take in.

Marbella, Spain


Malaga, Spain


Chicago, IL