Category Archives: Travel
Sydney to Queenstown – 3/17/2019
When Trish and I planned our trip we though we’d give ourselves an extra day after Pamela’s birthday to recover from the festivities before flying out, which was an excellent plan in theory. We didn’t realize the party wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Sydney – 3/16/2019
Yesterday may have been Pamela’s actual birthday, but today was Party Day. Trish and I are officially old ladies because we went to bed before Pamela got back from her 90th birthday dinner! When we got up in the morning … Continue reading
Sydney – 3/15/2019
It’s Pamela’s 90th Birthday!!!!! She was up bright and early to fully enjoy the day. She’s a popular lady! She opened the cards and gifts that her friends dropped off in advance. She got numerous emails (including one that sang!) … Continue reading
Sydney – 3/14/2019
We had another lovely quiet day at Pamela’s. She went to a local club event and was entertained by a group of musicians playing ukeleles. We entertained outselves at home and caught up on email and blogging. After our leisurely … Continue reading
Sydney – 3/13/2019
After yesterday’s scorching heat it was a bit gloomy today (but thankfully cooler!). We had a quiet day at Pamela’s. I tried to style my hair this morning and ended up with… well… this: Which looks a lot like this: … Continue reading
Sydney – 3/12/2019
We spent time yesterday afternoon looking at our options for quintessential tourist things to do and when to do them. Monday and Tuesday were forecasted to be blisteringly hot but there’s rain in the forecast from Wednesday to Friday (though … Continue reading
Sydney – 3/11/2019
Today was lovely and relaxed! We would have slept in except Pamela’s building is currently being painted and they needed to move the scaffolding from one window to another. This involved much banging beginning at 7 AM. Since our building … Continue reading
Auckland to Sydney – 3/10/2019
Morning dawned bright and virtually cloud free. Our two full days in Auckland/Waiheke happened to fall on 2 of 4 rainy days Waiheke has had this summer! Ah well. It just means we’ll have to come back. We discovered a … Continue reading
Waiheke Island – 3/9/2019
We slept solidly for 10.5 hours but were ready to get up when the alarm went off at 7 AM. The clouds loomed over the sunrise but, for a few minutes, it looked like we might escape more rain. Alas, … Continue reading
Auckland – 3/8/2019
Thanks to the magic of lying down flat on our Sky Couch we arrived in Auckland feeling like we’d gotten a full night’s sleep. We caught a Super Shuttle from the airport to our hotel (this is a super economical … Continue reading