1) TAUPO, NEW ZEALAND - I was hoping to climb this active volcano on my last full day in New Zealand, but rainy weather forced me to cancel. Later in the day, the skies cleared leaving me this view of my intended goal. Next time...

2) AUCKLAND, NZ - My friends Jasper and Ben took me out for Mexican food on my last night. OH MY GOSH... MEXICAN FOOD!!! It had been forever since I'd eaten MEXICAN FOOD!

3) AUCKLAND, NZ - And I ate an amazing chicken enchilada. YUMMMM!

4) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - During my six hour layover in Sydney, I shot this typical shopping scene in the trendy Circular Quay area. Just so you know, the sign saying "FCUK" is the name of the store. It stands for "French Connection U.K."

5) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Robert fishes with his homemade fishing pole in Sydney Harbour. When he was a child, he built his pole out of Burma wood. Now in his seventies, he's fished with it ever since.

6) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - This is where Robert fishes. He comes to this same spot once a week to catch a special blackfish that lives near the Sydney
Harbour Bridge. (Sydney Harbour Bridge.jpg)

7) LOS ANGELES - During my four hour layover in L.A., my film-maker friend Paula showed me around West L.A. I met Paula during my first visit to Railay Beach in South Thailand and wrote about her "Thor Story" with Adam during my Week-8 journal.

8) LOS ANGELES - While in L.A., Paula took me to the animation studios of "South Park." It looks like any other industrial park except for the sign. It says "Casa Bonita," which is a famous Mexican restaurant back in Denver where the creators of "South Park" used to live. There's also a cartoon Senorita on the sign.

9) AUCKLAND, NZ - On my very last hours in New Zealand, I found you in the Auckland Museum. (Funny huh?) I actually didn't expect to see you here, but I guess I should have had an idea when I saw the opening display on the second floor.

10) AUCKLAND, NZ - The museum had a limited-run show called the Cartoon Show. They filled the entire second floor with centuries of cartoon-related art pieces.

11) AUCKLAND, NZ - There you are with your "best friend" Spiderman. When I saw this display of comic books in the very last room, I nearly lost my breath. Talk about shock! Okay, so I didn't find a beautiful woman named Thor, but I did find Thor. And in a strange way, it brought everything about my Search for you back around to full-circle. Whoda thunk that I would have to travel thousands of miles to the farthest corner of the earth to find a comic book!

12) AUCKLAND, NZ - The two of us together.