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Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
New tricks
Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks, thanks to my friends on cc I have learned how to master our blog in the iPad and with some practice i hope I don't even need to type my posts.
Can only imagine what this iPad will make of my comments at midnight after a few bubbles.........
A wedding on Friday to look forward to, we are very happy to be invited to that ,and this past week saw us commemorate Anzac day with dear friends Sharon, Paul, and Debbie and Steve at the Redcliffe RSL, we attended the dawn service,along with many,many others and stayed around for the main service.
It was a very emotional service and certainly very heartwarming to see so many people attend and pay their respects.
It is our hope that we are able to attend the Dawn service at Anzac cove next April. We thought long and hard about 2015, and decided it just will be way too crowded. We hope to travel and see the Greek isles after.
Never stop dreaming hey !!!
Not sure how many weeks now, but I had better get myself into gear re loosing this weight I have found !
Till next time , cheerio for now
Can only imagine what this iPad will make of my comments at midnight after a few bubbles.........
A wedding on Friday to look forward to, we are very happy to be invited to that ,and this past week saw us commemorate Anzac day with dear friends Sharon, Paul, and Debbie and Steve at the Redcliffe RSL, we attended the dawn service,along with many,many others and stayed around for the main service.
It was a very emotional service and certainly very heartwarming to see so many people attend and pay their respects.
It is our hope that we are able to attend the Dawn service at Anzac cove next April. We thought long and hard about 2015, and decided it just will be way too crowded. We hope to travel and see the Greek isles after.
Never stop dreaming hey !!!
Not sure how many weeks now, but I had better get myself into gear re loosing this weight I have found !
Till next time , cheerio for now
Thursday, April 12, 2012
13 weeks
Wow..I got a bit of a fright when I realised we only have 13 weeks till we leave home !
Most of the plans are set in place, just need to finish up a few odd and ends. Tours are booked, I am sure we will be kept very busy. Keen to get some input from our friends who are on their way to New York, and very greatful for all the input we have already recieved from others (Frank especially).
I worry myself, as I have booked 2 cruises in NYC, both the same, it was offered as a special, gotta love a bargain...till I realised what I had done ! Never the less I dont imagine we will be visiting again any time soon, so why not !
The people doing the World Cruise must be jumping out of their skin by now...how to pack for that one !!
I do know this time, we will travel much much lighter than last year, and no formal outfits.
Still to get our beautiful dog sorted with her carers, but that will fall into place (says she with her fingers crossed)
I really must do some work to get this blog looking a bit smarter, and get my photos from last year sorted before I start on this years photos and videos, I so admired one of last years world cruise bloggers wonderful efforts !
Need to put 10 days into every week but not extra working days.
Cheers
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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
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....
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....
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