I of course couldn’t leave Maui without trying to get one more sunset. What do you think?
After spending a rather uncomfortable night in the airport in Honolulu, I grabbed a flight to San Francisco and then jumped in my car and drove to Marina Del Rey. I spent Sunday the 11th of June running around getting copies of scripts I was going to try to get people to read the next couple of days. I then roamed around the Marina Del Rey Marina and had a great meal at the Warehouse Restaurant with a beautiful view of yachts of all sizes, none of which I could afford!
Monday, after picking up the finished scripts, I decided to check out Venice Beach. I strolled about a mile or so up and down the beach, taking in the sites and taking some pics of people along the way when they asked. Then I had a wonderful meal at the Smokehouse Grill in Burbank with my friend from college, Guy Philippe. It was great catching up.
The next day, I had meetings with three producers or agents, pitching to them the concept for a new show “Recipe 4 Romance” I have co-written with Stacy Rubalcaba from Kansas City. All three loved the concept and asked to see the scripts. So the pitches worked, now it is whether they think they can do it or want to do it or who the hell knows! It’s Hollywood!!!
Having taken care of my business, it was time for pleasure. I spent the evening roaming around Santa Monica and having a delicious Italian meal in one of the cities many fine restaurants.
The next morning, I was up early and on the road towards Missouri. Having not slept real well the previous night, I decided to stop early and stayed overnight in Las Vegas in a fabulous room in the Desert Blue. The next morning I was on my way again stopping overnight in the tiny town of Green River, Utah. From there, it was a straight shot through Colorado, stopping for a delightful lunch in Evergreen, Colorado and then topping the front range and coasting across the plaines of Colorado and Kansas. As I got closer to Kansas City on the 16th of June, I had a beautiful light show with jagged flashes filling the air across the entire eastern horizon and the clouds glowing in a moving sea of light. Fortunately for me, I was behind the storm and when I arrived in St. Joseph around 3:30 am the 17th, it was long a distant memory.
This BBC Journey of mine will never be a distant memory. Hawaii is an amazing land of contrasts. My trips to and from San Francisco were memorable – I mean, who can say they spent their birthday pitching a TV show idea to three producer/agents? Well, at least no one I know!
I hope you enjoyed the photos. Remember, everything that came after the boat ride in Kauai was shot with a cellphone! All my Big Island and Maui pics – yep – cellphone. The jury is still out about my camera. We’ll have to see what Canon says.
Until the next time, keep an eye out for an announcement about a new commercial website for Robert G. Nulph Photography. Aloha!
