by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 9 – Kennedy Space Center Tuesday 27th September By the time we got up this morning, Patti had already left the house but Ben was still around along with Nikki & the baby. Sandy got up just shortly after me but suffered from...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 8 – rest day – Jacksonville Monday 26th September As is fairly typical at Patti’s house, there were various people around when we got up this morning. I love staying at Patti’s house, as there’s always a buzz of activity...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 7 – rest day – Jacksonville Sunday 25th September A relatively slow start to the day was afforded us this morning owing to the fact that we had no hard and fast deadline to meet. Having reached the one-week milestone, we...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 6 – Epcot Saturday 24th September With a full day at EPCOT planned for today, I wanted to make sure we were at the turnstiles by around 10:00. This slipped by only about 45 minutes in the end and so that wasn’t too bad. Over...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 5 – rest day Friday 23rd September We spent our first day today since arriving here in Orlando NOT traipsing around a major theme park. As such, there really should be very little for me to write about. We’ll see. Although we...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 4 – Seaworld Tuesday 17th September Today was a good day overall, which was fitting given that today is also our 25th wedding anniversary – this time in celebration of the day that we got married in the church, as...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 4 – Islands of Adventure Thursday 22nd September We’re slowly kicking the jet-lag and last night was better but still saw several of us up and about in the middle of the night at various times. This time, however, the restless...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 3 – Disney Hollywood Studios Wednesday 21st September We’re slowly kicking the jet-lag and last night was better but still saw several of us up and about in the middle of the night at various times. This time, however, the...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 Day 2 – Magic Kingdom Tuesday 20th September Day 2 was a long day and tiredness must have caught up with us finally, as we all ran out of energy and were asleep by early evening last night and I find myself writing this blog entry...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 08
Florida – September 2008 Day 1 – London to Jax – getting there (part 1) Sunday 21st September Well, today marks not only the first day of this holiday but also the first day of freedom from work. It was always an inevitability that my contract was...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 T-1 – getting there (part 2) Sunday 18th September Ok, so we finally arrived here at the villa and for the first time since setting off nearly 24 hours ago, I feel like I can now relax just a little. I think the transition from...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Florida Sep 11
Florida – September 2011 T-2 – getting there (part 1) Saturday 17th September Ideally, I would have liked to have started a 24-hour journey to the other side of the planet having been fully rested and with batteries already fully charged. Alas, it was not...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 8 – Isa Lei Fiji, it’s been fantastic Sunday 7th October Despite the exertions of yesterday, we were all up together fairly swiftly and fairly early this morning. I did my packing and Sandy was stuffing the last bits and...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 7 – river cruise to meet local Fijians Saturday 6th October Even though we all started to rouse at around the same time this morning, it was a slow start to the day. The rainfall over the past 24 hours had made for a rather sticky...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 6 – more spa treatments Friday 5th October It was by and large a restful start to the morning on this the penultimate full day of our Fiji holiday. Although the kids were out of bed before us, they were content to follow Sandy’s...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 5 – more diving and relaxing by the pool Thursday 4th October With another morning’s worth of diving on the agenda for me today, it was going to be another gruelling early start to my day. Once again, I somehow managed to be awake...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 4 -relaxing by the pool Wednesday 3rd October We’ve kind of settled into something of a routine now and I think we’re now all getting a decent night’s sleep again. Sandy and Jennifer were the early birds this morning and elected to get...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 3 – diving, massage, fire walking & anniversary celebrations Tuesday 2nd October I was up and able to disarm the 07:00 alarm shortly before it sounded this morning. Having laid out all my gear and provisions for my morning’s...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 2 – exploring the resort Monday 1st October Curiously, I was actually already awake by the time the alarm clock sounded at 03:30 this morning. Not entirely sure why it’s necessary to be at the airport a full 3 hours prior to...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 1 (part 2) – first impressions of Fiji and the resort Sunday 30th September Curiously, I was actually already awake by the time the alarm clock sounded at 03:30 this morning. Not entirely sure why it’s necessary to be at the...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 Day 1 (part 1) – the trip there Sunday 30th September Curiously, I was actually already awake by the time the alarm clock sounded at 03:30 this morning. Not entirely sure why it’s necessary to be at the airport a full 3 hours prior to...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 T-1 – last-minute preparations Saturday 29th September Sandy and I continue to make preparations for the holiday. For the most part, we sort of get on with doing things we each need to and without distractions from the other. Sandy,...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 T-3 – diving preparations Thursday 27th September Sandy and I continue to make preparations for the holiday. For the most part, we sort of get on with doing things we each need to and without distractions from the other. Sandy, for...
by | Mar 13, 2017 | Fiji Sep 12
Fiji – September 2012 T-5 – Preparations Tuesday 25th September 7 years ago, when we were travelling around the world, we got as far as Australia and then conceived Joey. To say the least, this had quite an impact on our travel plans at the time. One...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 8 – Heading home and final reflections Friday 21st September Today being the day that we finally leave the heat of the Gold Coast and head back to more familiar climes, I thought I’d spend a few minutes reflecting on the...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 7 – Seaworld and the dolphin encounter Friday 20th September With this our last full day of the holiday, we had decided to go back to Seaworld again but specifically for the purpose of doing the dolphin feeding for children...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 6 – White Water & Dreamworld Thursday 19th September I got up this morning and had the extreme pleasure of welcoming another child to another year older. My little girl is steadily becoming less little and has now...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 5 – Dreamworld Wednesday 18th September I’d have to say that it was a rocky start to the day this morning. Various contributing factors were at play here but suffice to say that it was well into the morning before things had...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 3 – photo shoot & mini golf Monday 16th September By our normal holiday standards, today was always going to be a very relaxing and rather un-energetic day. There were no theme parks or any other energy-sapping...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 2 – Movieworld Sunday 15th September I was fortunate enough to awaken at least somewhat relaxed this morning, although being in a different bed is always something of a challenge to someone of my, ahem, physique shall we...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 1 (part 2) – relaxing on the Goal Coast Saturday 14nd September So, Sandy and the kids eventually came back and we pottered around for a bit before heading out to explore the Gold Coast. When I spoke to the woman at...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Gold Coast Sep 13
Gold Coast – September 2013 Day 1 (part 1) – getting there and settling in Saturday 14nd September I once again find myself sat on a plane heading off to somewhere new and cracking open the laptop to commence with another series of blog entries. I can’t...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Yaraawonga Dec 17
Yarrawonga – December 2016 Day 7 – last full day – museums and meals Thursday 8th December Today is the last full day of this holiday. It’s a surreal feeling. It’s that moment between still wanting to enjoy being on holiday but at the same time...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Yaraawonga Dec 17
Yarrawonga – December 2016 Day 6 – exploring Lake Malwala Wednesday 7th December I’m becoming progressively more rested at the start of each new day. I was, however, woken up this morning somewhat prematurely. Sandy came into the bedroom (she’s always up...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Yaraawonga Dec 17
Yarrawonga – December 2016 Day 5 – fishing and the releasing of ballooms Tuesday 6th December I’m becoming progressively more rested at the start of each new day. I was, however, woken up this morning somewhat prematurely. Sandy came into the bedroom...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Yaraawonga Dec 17
Yarrawonga – December 2016 Day 4 – the relaxation of fishing Monday 5th December Now that we’re a few days into the holiday, I can feel my internal body clock slowly reverting to its natural state. This is something I’ve observed before – especially whilst...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Yaraawonga Dec 17
Yarrawonga – December 2016 Day 3 – more nothing Sunday 4th December Ah, the relaxation just keeps on coming here on our third day in Yarrawonga. With yet another slow start to the day (a definite pattern is emerging here), we all just kicked back and let...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Yaraawonga Dec 17
Yarrawonga – December 2016 Day 2 – lounging around the pool Saturday 3rd December One of the things I have decided will happen on this holiday is that I will treat it like, well, a real holiday…and…just…relax. That sounds pretty obvious perhaps but the...
by | Mar 12, 2017 | Yaraawonga Dec 17
Yarrawonga – December 2016 Day 1 – getting there Friday 2nd December In times past, any holiday or journey away from home would have been meticulously planned to the nth degree. The route would have been scrutinised and the list of things taken checked and...
