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After a non-eventful 2,000 mile journey across the USA to Las Vegas we set up our booth at the IAAPA (International Attractions and Amusement Parks Association) expo.
Anything that could go wrong during setup didn't. The whole process was very smooth and everything worked exactly as it should. Dave and Chris had a momentary panic when they pushed the start button for the Fishpipe for the first time and nothing happened, but plugging it into the electricity supply made a big difference and we were off and spinning.
The IAAPA expo itself was extremely successful for us. We were kept talking to prospective buyers and demonstrating both the Fishpipe and the OGO every minute of every day - we didn't even get a chance to check out the other booths and rides!
In addition we had TV crews filming us and interviewing us for Fox and ABC Morning News on consecutive days.
It was great being back out there catching the enthusiasm from other people for our creations. Now we're crazy-busy replying to the hundreds of enquiries and building units for shipping around the world.
On Monday 09 November David, Chris and I set off from Sevierville, Tennessee for Las Vegas, Nevada with the Fishpipe and a U-Haul van packed to the gunnels with all the gear we needed for exhibiting the Fishpipe and OGO at IAAPA Expo 2009.
With a check-in time of 7:00 am on Thursday, we had 3 days to drive over 2,000 miles with our 7,000 pound payload across Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and into Nevada ... what could possibly go wrong??
Unfortunately for this story, nothing did go wrong ... no serial killer hitch-hikers, no crazy in-bred mobs running us out of town, no road-side transvestite hookers or over-protective county sheriffs ... just miles and miles of straight, flat roads. No songs will be sung or sagas written about our heroic journey, or if there are they will be short and boring ... kind of like this post.
