Where is Jefe?

Viva la siesta!

// May 23rd, 2010 // Australia, Melbourne

Pulling Teeth and keeping your blog updated, both of which are extremely painful, but made easier with the introduction of booze.  So with that said I would like to dedicate today’s blog entry to my friend Corona.

If there is one thing I pride myself in is that I can take a mean siesta, I am the king of relaxing. In fact I’m pretty sure that is my super power. Sure Superman can fly; Batman can drive a cool car, and Aquaman….ummm….can swim (?)…I, Jeff “Señor  Jefe” Beltran can take naps, it’s not the most impressive power and isn’t going to win me a harem of beautiful women but it’s a super power nevertheless. Now, where was I, oh yeah; relaxation.

Having worked a combined total of 15 hours the previous week, Loren and I were exhausted. So in order to restore our inner peace, we went in search for a weekend getaway. Finding it a little unsettling that the two of us were about to run off on a romantic getaway, we decided it was best to recruit the help of our lovely Austrian friends Hannah and Mitch. So after acquiring a car, which more closely resembled a glorified engine with wheels then an actual vehicle, and packing said car full of the required booze, and headed off to our first Australian Bush experience.

My earliest memories of Australia involve two movies, first and probably the most influential in my decision to move here is “The Rescuers Down Under”, staring (at least in my opinion) the one and only John Candy or more commonly referred to as Uncle Buck. The second movie, “Crocodile Dundee” while not watched as many times as the previous movie, still had a decent rotation amongst the rest of my favorites and while it would help prepare me for my first trip into the bush it left out one very important fact; Australia is home for the WORLD’s 10 deadliest snakes!

Now this is where you would expect me to recount my near death confrontation with said snake(s), but alas, my first trip into the bush was quite uneventful. In fact, the scariest thing I encountered wasn’t wildlife but my nauseating fear of heights.  Lucky for you I conquered my fear and now you can enjoy the view from atop “The Pinnacle”.

Fortunately for me, the atmosphere was just right and I was able to employ my super power to its fullest potential and apart from the intense game of Monopoly, where I was cheated out of my Trump like domination, the weekend went quite well.

Well with that I bid thee farewell and until next time, keep on rocking and don’t forget to check out the new media section or click on a picture below for more.