On the road to Mt Rainier In Seattle we learned that Mt rainier dominates the skyline so much that it loomms large in the minds of Seattlites, so much that they just refer to it as “The Mountain”, and they know it’s a fine day when “the Mountain is out”.…
Breakfast view Today was book-ended by two meals with a fine view of the water. Despite both of us being woken briefly by a snoring serenade from the gentleman in the next room, we slept surprisingly well and woke refreshed and ready for a busy day of sightseeing. It was…
Christening the holiday at the Airport hotel We’re finally on our way back to the USA again! We treated ourselves to a night at the Rydges Sydney Airport hotel the evening before the trip so that we wouldn’t have to wrestle with early peak-hour traffic on the M5 and it…
Gandalf wasn’t just a wizard, he was a very wise man! It’s been quite a while since I posted anything for the tech side of Travels and Tech but some of my planning for our upcoming trip has prompted me to post about a subject that’s always been important to…
We’re back! …and counting down ( 2 weeks and a couple of days) to another of our Grand Bucket List journeys. I mentioned at the end of this post that after our early trips to the USA we were so enchanted by the scenery and variety of the landscape that…
The Arizona Memorial We had an early start this morning as we needed to be at The Pearl Harbour Visitors Center by 9am to collect our pre-booked tickets for the Arizona Memorial tour. The security is pretty strict at the centre, no bags allowed so we checked my handbag and…
Breakfast! We tried the poolside restaurant for breakfast this morning as they had a $7 breakfast special – bacon, eggs and pancakes all on one plate. Only in America 🙂 After that we took off for another scenic drive around the southern part of the island. First stop was Hanauma…
at Dole Pineapple Plantation A low key breakfast today, Starbucks for coffee and bacon and egg croissants before heading off for our tour around the north and north-east shore of Oahu. My Gypsy Guide App was put to work again today and we found it just as useful as it…
It was another flying day today so we were up pretty early to drive the 40 minutes from Volcano House to Hilo Airport. I snapped a couple more pictures of the volcano before we left and had a chuckle at this sign…Along the way we noticed smoke rising across to…
“Serendipity” was the watch work for today, as there were a few times when the luck was with us at just the right place and time… Southern shoreline When we left Waikoloa we were headed for a roughly 2 1/2 hour drive southward around the coast to Volcanoes National Park.…
Breakfast view – note the bird on the neighbouring table! It took a bit of persuasion but I managed to convince Neil that today we should just relax a bit, take in the sights within walking distance of the hotel and spend the afternoon relaxing at the pool and the…
Saying goodbye to Makena Beach We had time for another stroll around the grounds of the Makena Beach hotel this morning and it was very hard to leave. After the stronger winds yesterday, this morning was a perfectly still morning and the beach look soooo inviting… However, we had another…
