Hell on wheels
October 30, 2009
Day 126 Monday 240809 NJJPacked everything up. Dropped bags off at lockers in bus station. Got the car back to the rental place bang on 12.15pm the exact time it had to be back for phew. Lunch at a food court. You had to be there but whilst Jamie was looking at the menu a guy who was queuing asked him ‘are you ready to go’ Jay looking quite shocked said ‘Where’ I struggled to contain my
Day 47
October 30, 2009
October 29 2009 Surprise Today we left New Orleans heading for Destin Florida. On the way we passed through Mississippihellipand here is the surprisehellipMississippi has some of the most beautiful cost line that wersquove ever seen I had no idea White sandy beaches palm treeshellipI thought I was in Floridahellipwait until you see the pictures We bought sandwiches and stopped at
Do Buffalo have wings
October 30, 2009
Day 125 Sunday 230809 NJJWent to Lonsdale Quay market along didn’t spend much time there. Spent the afternoon realxing by the pool at the campground and also in and out of the jacuzzi. Had our evening meal at Brown’s restaurant. Jay finally got to have some buffalo wings. Had lovely food. Then back to camp for faffing and then bed around 10pm.
Wandering around aimlessly
October 30, 2009
Day 124 Saturday 220809 NJJDrove into the city. Checked out bus depot for leaving Monday lockers etc. Shopping area of city for wander. Had some delicious cupcakes and lunch was burritos. Back to RV park around 5.30pm. Relaxed for the evening spent some time in the jacuzzi. Pasta for dinner. Bed and ipod.
Not a nice day
October 30, 2009
Day 123 Friday 210809 NJJSlept OK especially considering the loud trains running all night. The creek next to our camp site was loud but that was just like white noise. As we were close to a waterway I was paranoid as usual about bears. Washed dishes then left camp. Drove from Squamish to Vancouver. Checked into Capilano RV park around 10am for the next three nights. I found out how worried
A Visit to the Sacred Valley
October 30, 2009
The Sacred Valley of the Incas is a lush and fertile valley not far from Cusco and along it are several sacred Inca sites. Another day of admiring and photographing impressive Inca stonework. I dread to think what Lynne will think when I produce reams of photographs of Inca walls upon my return home. The most impressive site today was Ollantaytambo a town built on the base of an old Inca town. Th
Giants Stadium TourThe Final Season New Tours
October 30, 2009
Giants Stadium TourThe Final SeasonDue to Popular Demand Additional Tours Added BehindTheScenes Tours Adds 3 PM Tour Time October 19 2009The Meadowlands Sports Complex launched The Giants Stadium TourThe FinalSeason on June 13 2009 with tours running on Saturdays. All previously announced tours have soldout. Due to popular demand a 3 PM tour time has been added to select dates. The new sc
Day 46
October 30, 2009
October 28 2009DebaucheryhellipI think thatrsquos the word But let me start at the beginning. Today we had breakfast latehellipwhat a luxury Following that we took a walk to the French Quarter. Itrsquos somewhat calm during the dayhelliplittle did I know what happens there after dark. Anyway we were ldquosilverneerrdquo as my kids use to say shoppinghellipnot a lot of luckhel
Surfs Up
October 30, 2009
What a night.Needless to say I had a little trouble getting to sleep since I didnt have my trusty fan with me. I had to fall asleep to crickets and dogs barking every once in a while. It finally happened. It was prety warm in the cabaa. I slept with a sheet and a light blanket under my mosquito net and had no problems with bugs…VERY nice I awoke at 7am from a guy on a load speaker driving by
Getting there is half the battle
October 30, 2009
WOW What a day. So needless to say I didnt get much sleep in the Quito airport. There was construction cleaning and music being blasted all night. Neither I nor the other two ladies near me…and numerous other airport crashers got some sleep last night. I gave up on trying to catch some shut eye around 230am. I managed to roam around and twiddle my thumbs for about 2 hours until I could fina