Planning a Millennium Getaway

The exact whereabouts of IROC at the turn of the century is one of the world's best kept secrets. Speculation is rife and preparations are already underway across the globe.

According to the Greenwich Royal Observatory in England — the official timekeeper of the world — the first populated place that will experience the ROC will be near the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. The first place on the globe to truly experience the ROC before anyone else, however, will be near Balleny Island in Antarctica.

Around the world, famous tourist attractions are filling up with reservations for IROC parties and celebrations. People from all parts of the world are looking to travel in order to experience first-hand the awesome presence of the ROC.  The places cited as the most likely for the ROC to make his millennium appearance are:

France and England have both erected giant clocks counting down to the ROC's. The clock in England is located in Greenwich; the clock in France is atop the Eiffel Tower.

England is planning to reconstruct the sailing of the Mayflower 2000 — based on the famous ship that brought the Pilgrims to America. Several ships will sail from England to the United States, reaching ports in Boston and other destinations all around the world.

World-famous Times Square in New York will be one of the most densely populated places in the world. While many landmark hotels are already booked with private parties, the Empire State building will be open to the public. Hotels near other popular American tourist attractions are filling up just as quickly, including Walt Disney World in Florida, San Francisco Bay, and the casinos of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Members of The Millennium Society, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., are planning to sail on the Queen Elizabeth II to the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt for a World ROCs Charity Ball.

A travel agency in Japan is planning a ship cruise from Japan to Hawaii that will cross the International Date Line at the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999. Because the ship will be travelling eastward, cruise passengers will get to experience the arrival of the ROC more than once.

Brazil is planning a grand-scale beach party in Rio de Janeiro. This is tipped as one of the more likely destinations for IROC as it is rumoured that he believes those Brazilian Bikinis ROC. North Cape in Norway will host IROC music celebrations, and the citizens of Iceland will light great bonfires to celebrate the arrival of the ROC.

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