BITWRATHPLOOB World Tour

The ‘Ploob goes to London town4
hubbers posted in Departures on December 14th, 2007

The ‘Ploob and I had one last outing together where we saw the tourist highlights of London. First we too the tube to Green Park and then we went to Buckingham Palace. The ‘Ploob liked Buckers but was disappointed the Queen wasn’t in for a photo.

Later on in the day we also saw Westminster Abbey

And Parliament Square which has statues of some of the ‘Ploobs heroes, Nelson Mandela and Winston Churchill.

Finally we took photos of the ‘Ploob with Big Ben and the London Eye.

The ‘Ploob really liked taking the tube around London and like a good passenger he stood on the right so other people could walk on the left.

After such a long day walking around the city the ‘Ploob was poked and he needed a nap at Westminster Station.

The ‘Ploob is now on his way to China for another wedding and maybe some dancing girls

Bitwrathploob goes to a wedding in Spain3
hubbers posted in Departures on October 13th, 2007

When my friend Erik invited me to his wedding in Spain I had no idea that he would only send two invites for my girlfriend and I leaving poor Bitwrathploob out in the cold. I did consider leaving the girlfriend at home and even though I do wake up screaming thinking about Bitwrathploob I still thought it would be wise to take the girlfriend. Safety first and all that.

Bitwrathploob really enjoyed the ceremony. The bride and groom looked beautiful in the old Spanish church.

He made a lot of new friends.

As usual he went too far. Although I think he was a bit angry with Erik for not inviting him.

He even managed to have a piece of the deliscious cake.

And the whole time Erik never knew he was there. (except maybe later on when I dropped him on the ground right in front of him).

Adios, Señor BITWRATHPLOOB!3
erik posted in Departures, Official Visits on September 10th, 2007

Twenty-three days ago, the BITWRATHPLOOB arrived in Spain. During his short visit, he got to eat some tapas, visit the Guggenheim Museum, bathe in the sun and crystal clear waters at the beach, and even run with the bulls. That sounds like an adequate Spanish vacation to me.

Let’s take a quick photo memory tour back over his visit…

Like an overachieving parasite, it’s time for the BITWRATHPLOOB to move to a new host. He will now go north, and a little east, towards a small town that the Romans called Londinium. The next Keeper of the ‘Ploob (KP) is a friend and ex-colleague of mine named Carl Hubbers. Hubbers is a bit of a world traveller himself, and it just so happens that the BITWRATHPLOOB is in luck. Due to an unfortunate congenital condition (being born in New Zealand), Hubbers is a rugby fan. For those of you outside Her Majesty’s Commonwealth, the 7th Rugby World Cup is currently taking place in Europe. In the coming 6 weeks, Hubbers is planning on attending games in Lyon, Toulouse, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Paris, and he has agreed to take the BITWRATHPLOOB with him on these journeys under one condition: that the BITWRATHPLOOB support the New Zealand rugby team, the All Blacks (not as racist as it sounds). As a result, the BITWRATHPLOOB will be able to check off 4 countries in 6 weeks with one host. Ideally, the ‘Ploob would spend only two or three weeks with each host, but I think that exceptions can and should be made for such great offers.

The only bad, dark, horrible, terrifying part of this plan is that the one weekend that Hubbers and the BITWRATHPLOOB will not be traveling to see a rugby match, they will be here in Spain attending my wedding. Isn’t that ironic, Alanis. Hopefully we can keep the BITWRATHPLOOB out of the photo album so I don’t have to explain what a bucktoothed rope-armed troll-haired pantsless wood bear is to my grandchildren.

¡Buen viaje, Señor BITWRATHPLOOB! ¡Y no vuelvas nunca jamás!

Oh, and we’ve got an inventory page now, showing what little treasures the BITWRATHPLOOB has picked up in his travels.

Next stop: España1
sgazzetti posted in Departures on August 10th, 2007

The BITWRATHPLOOB’s in the mail, en route from Slovenia to Spain. ¡Buen viaje, BITWRATHPLOOB!