Canada – Dory the Explorer

In which I have a strong fluids game

My stay at Skyways was 100% better than last time. I had called ahead because I was afraid it would be closed by the time I arrived. Of course LA is 2 hours behind and they don’t close until 2 am so they were up and awake. ‘Just come to the foyer and ring theContinueContinue reading “In which I have a strong fluids game”

No rawdogging a flight for me!

I had a really early night and when I woke up, I thought it must be at last midnight. But no- just 10:30pm. It was a night of tossing and turning if I’m honest, until about 1. My 4 am alarm found me bleary eyed and not bushy tailed. I boarded a shuttle in theContinueContinue reading “No rawdogging a flight for me!”

In which I discover delicious ice-cream, oh…. and also Seattle

Breakfast at Sheri’s house this morning was lovely. She made the best banana bread. Her brother and his wife are in town so they came over.Her brother all these years later, still talks like every RVA boy ever. He cracked me up!It was a short visit, because my alarm went, so Sheri kindly dropped meContinueContinue reading “In which I discover delicious ice-cream, oh…. and also Seattle”

Sheri’s and my 10 hour tourist extravaganza

Pretty much just a photo blog post. It has been too busy!Sheri and I put in a 10 hour day yesterday! She is fabulous company.I didn’t know an introvert could spend 10 hours in the company of another human when isn’t work.But Sheri is like a unicorn in terms of an exploring companion. We hadContinueContinue reading “Sheri’s and my 10 hour tourist extravaganza”

Sightseeing the Inner Harbour

We had a leisurely start to the morning with a cup of tea and looking through old photos.Sheri drove us into the Inner Harbour area for our day of sightseeing.Victoria’s streets are lush with vegetation, baskets overflowing with potted towers hang from windows, lampposts and along the streets.As we walked towards Fisherman’s Wharf we stumbledContinueContinue reading “Sightseeing the Inner Harbour”

Canada-bound

I chugged down a quick coffee, and a bowl of corn chips for breakfast on ‘goodbye’ day. Did I mention the half and half before? This is my first experience of half and half. Fellow Aussies may not know, but it is half milk/ half cream!AND……. some coffee shops down here offer a special halfContinueContinue reading “Canada-bound”

Kara’s early exit

Up and waking by 5 and walking to the parks by 6 for a 7 am start. As Universal hotel guests we get in an hour in the parks before the gates open for everyone else. This means we are done the big Wizarding World rides before the gates even open. So much winning! Pb&jContinueContinue reading “Kara’s early exit”