Off to the Land Down Under

A lot has happened in the past few months. We have added another furry animal to the zoo - "Bella Mia"...a little silvery white/cream chihuahua. Toss in a few fish tanks and a myriad of aquatic creatures and you have a full fledge zoo. Zola is taking well to her knew chihuahua buddy and the cats are as accepting as can be expected. Today I caught Toonsis snoozing inside Bella's crate in her cozy dog bed with toys, blankets and all. Everyone seems quite comfortable though the competition for attention is at an all time high! It will be tough to say good bye for 3 weeks, as I head to Australia. I'll miss the doggie training, the potty time breaks and the general chaos that comes with cat and chihuahua wrangling. That said I have two races left - the ITU Long Course Triathlon World Championships on 11/19 and Ironman Western Australia on 12/3.
Training is done for the moment. The bags are packed. Phil is putting the final touches on the bike box and making sure everything is set. All we need now is a let up in the rain for a smooth trip to the airport! As things go, we are in the middle of a fall rainstorm which mucks up the traffic pretty well in the Bay Area. No matter, my flight is a later one, around 10:20 pm, so I have plenty of time to sit and wait once I get checked in.

I'll be sure to update things as I have internet access. This will be my first trip to Australia so I am mighty excited. Stay tuned for the upcoming "OZ Blog!"

Many thanks to Dr. Jung (Jung & Jung Chiropractic), Andrew Ezer (last minute deep tissue), Van Pounds at Pro Gold Lubricants, Ryan, Chris and Mike at Blue Competition Cycles (the T14 rules), Scott and Julie Gix at Oomph! (sweet gear), Jason at Jagwire, my peeps at Optic Nerve, Powerbar and all of the folks that ultimately help me do what I do.
Biggest thanks of all to Phil XOXOXOXO Rachel