Sunday, March 25, 2012

So this is what we have planned

Off to play in the U.S.A
July 12 2012 - August 21 2012

July 12 Depart Brisbane 10.35 am QF15 arrive LAX 6.40am
Depart LAX 8.45am QF3107 arrive JFK 17.25

Check into Wellington Hotel, 871 Seventh Ave and 55 Street
New York 10019 12122473900 for 5 nights

July 13 New York Liberty Cruise
July 14 New York City Hop-on Hop-off Tour, Ellis Island Ferry Ticket
and Top of the Rock or Empire State Building
July 15 Day 2 Ho-Ho tour / Broadway Show
July 16 Day 3 Ho Ho Tour / WTC

July 17 New York to Niagra Falls Depart NYC 7.15am Amtrak
Arrive Niagra Falls 4.33pm

Check into Niagra Falls Marriott Gateway on the Falls 6755
Fallsview Bvd, Niagra Falls L2G 3W7 Canada 1-9053746224
for 2 nights

July 18 Maid in the Mist tour

July 19 Depart Buffalo 11.30am jetBlue 139 arrive JFK 12.48 pm

Check into Wellington Hotel (as above) for 2 nights

July 20 Washington DC Day trip from New York Departs 7.00am
returns 8.00 pm

July 21 Embark Sun Princess at 2.pm for 16 night cruise to Los Angeles

July 22 At sea
July 23 At sea
July 24 At sea
July 25 St Thomas (Charlotte Amalie) US Virgin Islands full day
July 26 At sea
July 27 Oranjestad, Aruba full day
July 28 At sea
July 29 Transit the Panama Canal 5.30 am - 5.00 pm
July 30 At sea
July 31 Punteranus, Costa Rica , Ricky Ricardos tour @ 7.30am 1.30pm
August 1 At sea
August 2 At sea
August 3 At sea
August 4 At sea
August 5 At sea
August 6 Arrive into Los Angeles at 7.00am to begin Steve's birthday
bash, hire car via Santa Monica, overnight at The Sandman
Hotel 3714 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105 US
805-687-2468 Dinner and drinks with Frank & Norm.

August 7 Coast road touring/ overnight along the coast (Cambria?)

August 8 Continue crawling up the coast overnight (Monteray?)

August 9 San Francisco 2 days Hop-on Hop-off tour

August 10 Alcatraz / cable car before evening departure on Amtrak 9.25pm
to arrive in Seattle 8.45 pm 11/08

August 11 Amtrak sleeper car to Seattle arrive at 8.45pm transfer to
Paramount Hotel 724 Pine Street Seattle WA 98101
206.292.9500 for 3 nights

August 12 Sleepless in Seattle with Carol, Bob and Jimmy

August 13 Seattle

August 14 Depart Seattle 8.35 am Alaska Air 368 arrive Sacramento
10.17 am transfer to overnight accomodation in preparation
for Steves 60th birthday dinner. Vagabond Inn Executive
Sacramento (Old Town)909 Third Street, Sacramento, CA
95814 US 916-446-1481 Dinner in Old Sacramento.

August 15 Depart Sacramento Amtrak at 11.09 am arrive Reno 4.06
transfer to ElDorado Hotel Casino 345 N Virginia Street Reno
NV 89501 1-775-786-5700 for 2 nights.

August 16 Depart from Hotel at midday for 5 hour tour to Virginia City,
Carson City and Lake Tahoe California.

August 17 Depart Reno Amtrak 8.36 am arrive Sacramento at 2.13 pm
transfer to Fairfield Inn and Suites Rancho Cordova, California
95670 1-916-858-8680. Prepare for the Senior Citizens event
of the year at Carmichael. Buy donuts and snot blocks.
PARTY.............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

August 18 Depart Sacramento Alaska Airlines (Delta Air) DL4448 for
Los Angeles arrive 12.00 pm transfer to Queen Mary Hotel,
1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, 90802
877-342-0738 to meet up with Kelly & Dan Duty.

August 19 Day at leisure preparing to depart LAX at 11.50 pm QF 16
arrive Brisbane 6.20 am 21st August

Planning the Quiet year ..as if.....

Ok so well, we had not been home too long when I said to Warren, hey, this looks good, well to be fair it was almost Christmas...so yes we had been home a while.

It was a blurry little ad in the travel page

Live for Sunday travel pages..

new York to Sydney, all inclusive.hmmmmm Panama Canal...bucket list ..what do you reckon Wazza..yeah whatever...are you sure ??? Yeah if you want to

12 minutes later booked...yeah... So emailed Dena, price is halved by the morning.

Cut a long story short....