Up at the crack of dawn to follow Johns recommendation to ski Alpine ski resort.
WOW..... Unbelievable.... The day was perfect .... blue skis, no wind, sun, NO FOG, absolutely perfect. The snow was as powdery as you could ever get it due to the fresh dumping the night before. The staff were saying how busy they were and how crowded the mountain was but they obviously have never been to Ruapehu in the school holidays. The ski resort was ginormous with about 10 different lifts and too many runs to cover in one day.
Sophs signed up to an all day ski camp and was off with a GPS strapped to her leg to join the other "labradors" for her all day experience. Lisa went off on an all day learn to snowboard session and Quinlan and Aaron set off withJohn thereto soak up all the advice and learnings they could. I found a great coffee cart then decided to hit the bunny runs. Well by the end of the day we had all been all over the mountain right to the top with the most magnificent views of Lake Tahoe and the Sierras I had advanced myself to intermediate runs.... (albeit a bit slowly)but the conditions made skiing so easy compared with in NZ. The resort was so set up... No big lines for food or fights for seating there was more than enough for everyone.... The food was pretty decent the place was awesome. Sophs had lunch with her fellow ski campers (in fact we didn't see her all day). When I went to pick her up at the end of the day the instructor said she had improved so much that tomorrow she could be a "golden retriever" (intermediate skier), and that she was hilarious and entertained him all day. (So much easier than us trying to teach her as now she loves skiing).
We met in the bar at the end of the day to debrief and have a nice coldbeer. Then we made the slow crawl back to Truckee (traffic was crazy, with people coming for all the different ski resorts back to town), for another fabulous dinner cooked for us by John and everyone (but me) asleep by 7.45 pm.
So glad we came here.... and so glad we did come in winter.
I am keen to go to Royal Gorge tomorrow (where I lived and worked when I came over here) and look around Truckee as it is our last day here before we head to San Francisco....
Monday, December 27, 2010
More fog! I mean really?????
We woke up and waited round for our friend Lisa and her partner John to arrive from Tuscon in Arizona. It was so great to see Lisa again and meet John and introduce him to the Knapgoes circus!
John and Lisa wanted to cook some dinner for us and as it was snowing we decided to for go a ski and go sightseeing around the Lake and have some lunch on the lakefront! then brave the supermarket again.
What is it with us and fog!!!! Once again we couldn't see the Lake with all the fog but we found a great place to eat and then went down to the lake front to "dip our fingers in". A small snow fight ensued and then we were off to do more sightseeing at some of the great ski resorts. John (we found out) had local knowledge as an ex pro skier so.... Wow.... we had some great experience/knowledge at our finger tips.
After another nightmare attempt at the supermarket.... Thank goodness they have star bucks in them.... We came home to a delicious meal, some yummy vino and beer and a planning session for the next day skiing.
John and Lisa wanted to cook some dinner for us and as it was snowing we decided to for go a ski and go sightseeing around the Lake and have some lunch on the lakefront! then brave the supermarket again.
What is it with us and fog!!!! Once again we couldn't see the Lake with all the fog but we found a great place to eat and then went down to the lake front to "dip our fingers in". A small snow fight ensued and then we were off to do more sightseeing at some of the great ski resorts. John (we found out) had local knowledge as an ex pro skier so.... Wow.... we had some great experience/knowledge at our finger tips.
After another nightmare attempt at the supermarket.... Thank goodness they have star bucks in them.... We came home to a delicious meal, some yummy vino and beer and a planning session for the next day skiing.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Dreaming of a White Xmas
Well the airport was uneventful.... Not long delays that we were warned to expect... Although the security was very tight.... Shoes off.... Anything that could beep off, scarves, bags etc...even Manky cat all through the scanner and once again I get my bag taken away because I had something suspicious/not permitted in it..... This time it was the hairspray... I guess that's pretty lethal.... It certainly can hurt when you spray it in your eyes so fair call on that one..... Still can't get over the danger posed by sunscreen though I mean how suspicious is sunscreen on a trip to Fiji!!!!
Anyway, we arrived and were pleasantly surprised at how mild it is. We had layers of jackets etc ready To go as they had 15 feet of snow dumped over the last week but it is such a crisp cold that it's not damp and chilly so you feel quite warm.
Thankfully the mid sized SUV (don't ask what it stands for.... Sophs did and we don't know!) is huge with 3 rows of seats so one row was put down to make room for the baggage and away we went heading to Truckee.
It is as cute and quaint as I remember and the condo we have is awesome.... Very cute and woodsy.... Very ski chalet like with amazing heating... We had to keep opening the doors as it got too hot last night and we couldn't turn the heater down (until we worked out the batteries had died in the control box) ....
The kids played in the snow and then we made a very weird looking snow angel that sort of looks like a budha crossed with the fairy godmother.... very artsy really.... Grapes for eyes and a dried apricot for a mouth.
We braved the local supermarket (Xmas eve madness)and then called home (NZ) as it was Xmas day.
The kids excitedly put out stockings (they don't do Santa sacks here) a Reeses peanut buttercup and some milk for the man the red suit then went to bed.
6.30am we were woken by two little monkeys who had been told they could wake us up at that time (thanks Aaron...who thought they would never wake that early)to see if Santa had been.... Well after all that excitement and kafuffle it was out in the snow to play while mum had a rest (insomnia catching up with me).... Then off to ski for the afternoon.... What fun...
We went to a smallish ski resort call Boreal which was a great starting place and everyone had turns skiing and Sophs had a lesson then it started to snow so we really did get a white Xmas... Hope we can leave the house tomorrow!!!!! it's still snowing.
Quinlan started to feel a bit sick in the afternoon (which we think was dehydration) when we got home to get ready to go out for dinner he started vomiting so we ended up tucking him up and having Thai takeaways.... and watching (would you believe it) ...... the Titanic (except the rude bits)..... so the kids had an awesome Xmas and thankfully Sophs loved skiing so wahoo we have 4 more days here and our friend Lisa and her partner arrive tomorrow to stay with us so that should be awesome.
Anyway, we arrived and were pleasantly surprised at how mild it is. We had layers of jackets etc ready To go as they had 15 feet of snow dumped over the last week but it is such a crisp cold that it's not damp and chilly so you feel quite warm.
Thankfully the mid sized SUV (don't ask what it stands for.... Sophs did and we don't know!) is huge with 3 rows of seats so one row was put down to make room for the baggage and away we went heading to Truckee.
It is as cute and quaint as I remember and the condo we have is awesome.... Very cute and woodsy.... Very ski chalet like with amazing heating... We had to keep opening the doors as it got too hot last night and we couldn't turn the heater down (until we worked out the batteries had died in the control box) ....
The kids played in the snow and then we made a very weird looking snow angel that sort of looks like a budha crossed with the fairy godmother.... very artsy really.... Grapes for eyes and a dried apricot for a mouth.
We braved the local supermarket (Xmas eve madness)and then called home (NZ) as it was Xmas day.
The kids excitedly put out stockings (they don't do Santa sacks here) a Reeses peanut buttercup and some milk for the man the red suit then went to bed.
6.30am we were woken by two little monkeys who had been told they could wake us up at that time (thanks Aaron...who thought they would never wake that early)to see if Santa had been.... Well after all that excitement and kafuffle it was out in the snow to play while mum had a rest (insomnia catching up with me).... Then off to ski for the afternoon.... What fun...
We went to a smallish ski resort call Boreal which was a great starting place and everyone had turns skiing and Sophs had a lesson then it started to snow so we really did get a white Xmas... Hope we can leave the house tomorrow!!!!! it's still snowing.
Quinlan started to feel a bit sick in the afternoon (which we think was dehydration) when we got home to get ready to go out for dinner he started vomiting so we ended up tucking him up and having Thai takeaways.... and watching (would you believe it) ...... the Titanic (except the rude bits)..... so the kids had an awesome Xmas and thankfully Sophs loved skiing so wahoo we have 4 more days here and our friend Lisa and her partner arrive tomorrow to stay with us so that should be awesome.
Viva Las Vegas
Well we came, we saw, we shopped and we still have the house!!! Being that Aaron and I are hopeless at gambling as we both hate to lose we didn't give Vegas very much of our Money through the slots or tables.... Although shopping...well that's another story.
The shops were open til midnight because of Xmas so we were totally able to take full advantage of that.... As well as that we rented a car one day to get us out to some of the stores we really wanted to go to such as REI and Bass pro.... Both fishing/outdoors type shops .. Also squeezed in some craft shops but the big winner had to be a sports store that we ended up at that kitted us all up with ski and snow gear for Tahoe. We all got snow shoes, socks then various gloves, pants, jackets.... So cheap. The shoes I wear running that I pay close to $250 at home for were on sale for $70 usd. I am considering a second pair. Baggage then became an issue as to date we had the kids wheeling a bag each and Aaron and I wheeling two but we need our extra empty one we took over so it meant a bit of juggling trying to jam everything in for our final internal flight..... At least we have a rental car from now on in so we don't need to worry about lugging to taxi's etc....had to bin a favorite pair of boots of mine ...oh dear... And a cat/pet carrier of Sophie's but we couldn't ditch any of the soft toys.... Yet! We did try to find a post shop to mail stuff home but there wasn't one on the strip.
The casinos in Vegas were awesome and we spent quite a bit of time wandering around looking at all the sights... It would take up to two hours to get through one casino and there were loads of them... We didn't like the lions being kept in the MGM it just wasn't right but that was a great casino.... Famous night clubs such as (for all you Woman's Day readers) Pure (Lindsay Lohan fave), Studio 54, Rouge, Tao........ So photos out front of those .... Having children put stop to actual entry... although Sophs was keen as a bean to dance somewhere.....anywhere.
It rained almost every day while were in Vegas which was strange as they say they only get about 5 days of rain a year so they are not really set up for it... Although every casino is indoors anyway.
We didn't make it to another show even though we had the best of intentions ... The kids were too tired as the shows were mostly at night... Sophs and I really wanted to go to the nut cracker but couldn't get tickets and because of the rain tickets were selling out for all the shows.
We instead went to the Titanic exhibition at the Luxor which was amazing! Quinlan is really into the Titanic anyway but they both loved it.... You are given a boarding pass at the beginning of an actual passenger and you find out their class etc.... Then at the very end you find out the fate of that passenger.... The exhibition has heaps of recovered artifacts from the wreck as well as a huge piece of the side of the ship and a replica staircase "the staircase", as well as each of the classes cabins, promenade deck, an iceberg!!!!! Amazing!!!!!of course Soph's wanted to be Rose and Quinlan, Jack, and they kept referring to the movie throughout the exhibition .... But what could you say!
Anyway we packed up and left Vegas very happy... And not broke.... On Xmas eve
The shops were open til midnight because of Xmas so we were totally able to take full advantage of that.... As well as that we rented a car one day to get us out to some of the stores we really wanted to go to such as REI and Bass pro.... Both fishing/outdoors type shops .. Also squeezed in some craft shops but the big winner had to be a sports store that we ended up at that kitted us all up with ski and snow gear for Tahoe. We all got snow shoes, socks then various gloves, pants, jackets.... So cheap. The shoes I wear running that I pay close to $250 at home for were on sale for $70 usd. I am considering a second pair. Baggage then became an issue as to date we had the kids wheeling a bag each and Aaron and I wheeling two but we need our extra empty one we took over so it meant a bit of juggling trying to jam everything in for our final internal flight..... At least we have a rental car from now on in so we don't need to worry about lugging to taxi's etc....had to bin a favorite pair of boots of mine ...oh dear... And a cat/pet carrier of Sophie's but we couldn't ditch any of the soft toys.... Yet! We did try to find a post shop to mail stuff home but there wasn't one on the strip.
The casinos in Vegas were awesome and we spent quite a bit of time wandering around looking at all the sights... It would take up to two hours to get through one casino and there were loads of them... We didn't like the lions being kept in the MGM it just wasn't right but that was a great casino.... Famous night clubs such as (for all you Woman's Day readers) Pure (Lindsay Lohan fave), Studio 54, Rouge, Tao........ So photos out front of those .... Having children put stop to actual entry... although Sophs was keen as a bean to dance somewhere.....anywhere.
It rained almost every day while were in Vegas which was strange as they say they only get about 5 days of rain a year so they are not really set up for it... Although every casino is indoors anyway.
We didn't make it to another show even though we had the best of intentions ... The kids were too tired as the shows were mostly at night... Sophs and I really wanted to go to the nut cracker but couldn't get tickets and because of the rain tickets were selling out for all the shows.
We instead went to the Titanic exhibition at the Luxor which was amazing! Quinlan is really into the Titanic anyway but they both loved it.... You are given a boarding pass at the beginning of an actual passenger and you find out their class etc.... Then at the very end you find out the fate of that passenger.... The exhibition has heaps of recovered artifacts from the wreck as well as a huge piece of the side of the ship and a replica staircase "the staircase", as well as each of the classes cabins, promenade deck, an iceberg!!!!! Amazing!!!!!of course Soph's wanted to be Rose and Quinlan, Jack, and they kept referring to the movie throughout the exhibition .... But what could you say!
Anyway we packed up and left Vegas very happy... And not broke.... On Xmas eve
Monday, December 20, 2010
Shop til you drop then eat a whole chicken!!!!!
Well brekkie this morning in the Sherwood forest cafe.... Since we are staying in a castle of course!
Today was shopping in the outlet mall day.... And did we shop! It was great... Running gear dirt cheap .. Shoes... Bags...watches... Amazing.
Sophs finally plucked up the courage and got her ears pierced... something she was promised when she sat her ballet exam but chickened out on at home. I think she had been building up and thinking about this for a very long time as she didn't even flinch! Very cute hello kitty earings later and she hasn't stopped looking in the mirror since.
We had bought cheap tickets to the tournament of kings show for tonight which had to be picked up one hour prior to the show or they were forfeited.... Well we ran out of time shopping and missed the bus so had a 15 min wait to catch the next one.... With mild panic setting in Aaron dashed off to find us a taxi for an urgent race back to the hotel... Well it was like a movie... The taxi came flying around the corner and Aaron leapt out saying "get in, get in fast" (the taxi was pulling an illegal manouever picking us up) so we jump in and asked him to step on it as fast as possible.... Well the driver loved that... When we got to our destination I leapt out and ran I side to get the tickets while the others sorted the cab fare..... However, once back in the room we discovered my iPhone hasn't synched (not usuable
here wit telecom) so we were an hour earlier ... So no high speed dash require!!!! Oh but it was fun!
We headed downstairs to the show and wow... What a show... It's funny because for the third time this trip we have done something/gone somewhere that people on trip advisor (travel website) advise against or give bad review on.
This was so much fun. We we're seated in the Spain section and had a king we were cheering for. The kings came out on real horses and there was quite the theatrical story... Toni you would have loved it... Very theatre folk ... Although this had pyrotechnics thrown in for a bit of zest.... Enough to make me jump and choke on my Carona.
They served dinner with no utensils... All very medieval.. The meal was tomato soup which was quite delish then they bought out the main which was a whole chicken, 2 potatoes, a scone thing, and a massive floret of broccoli..... The kids enjoyed ripping into their chickens .... they didn't cater for vegetarians so I ate 3 huge florets of broccoli.... How kind of Quinlan and Sophie to give me theirs!!!!! The meal was so big we could barely move as they also bought out some sort of pastry thing for dessert.
Another great day and night.... On the way back we went via the kids game section where the kids played a horse race game thing where you threw balls into holes ... Well Quinlan won and yes it was another soft toy!!!! Hmmmmmm we may have a suitcase just of soft toys at this rate!!!!
Tomorrow is exploring the casinos day ... There are sone great exhibits on we want to check out and the kids are desperate to ride some roller coasters!!!!
Today was shopping in the outlet mall day.... And did we shop! It was great... Running gear dirt cheap .. Shoes... Bags...watches... Amazing.
Sophs finally plucked up the courage and got her ears pierced... something she was promised when she sat her ballet exam but chickened out on at home. I think she had been building up and thinking about this for a very long time as she didn't even flinch! Very cute hello kitty earings later and she hasn't stopped looking in the mirror since.
We had bought cheap tickets to the tournament of kings show for tonight which had to be picked up one hour prior to the show or they were forfeited.... Well we ran out of time shopping and missed the bus so had a 15 min wait to catch the next one.... With mild panic setting in Aaron dashed off to find us a taxi for an urgent race back to the hotel... Well it was like a movie... The taxi came flying around the corner and Aaron leapt out saying "get in, get in fast" (the taxi was pulling an illegal manouever picking us up) so we jump in and asked him to step on it as fast as possible.... Well the driver loved that... When we got to our destination I leapt out and ran I side to get the tickets while the others sorted the cab fare..... However, once back in the room we discovered my iPhone hasn't synched (not usuable
here wit telecom) so we were an hour earlier ... So no high speed dash require!!!! Oh but it was fun!
We headed downstairs to the show and wow... What a show... It's funny because for the third time this trip we have done something/gone somewhere that people on trip advisor (travel website) advise against or give bad review on.
This was so much fun. We we're seated in the Spain section and had a king we were cheering for. The kings came out on real horses and there was quite the theatrical story... Toni you would have loved it... Very theatre folk ... Although this had pyrotechnics thrown in for a bit of zest.... Enough to make me jump and choke on my Carona.
They served dinner with no utensils... All very medieval.. The meal was tomato soup which was quite delish then they bought out the main which was a whole chicken, 2 potatoes, a scone thing, and a massive floret of broccoli..... The kids enjoyed ripping into their chickens .... they didn't cater for vegetarians so I ate 3 huge florets of broccoli.... How kind of Quinlan and Sophie to give me theirs!!!!! The meal was so big we could barely move as they also bought out some sort of pastry thing for dessert.
Another great day and night.... On the way back we went via the kids game section where the kids played a horse race game thing where you threw balls into holes ... Well Quinlan won and yes it was another soft toy!!!! Hmmmmmm we may have a suitcase just of soft toys at this rate!!!!
Tomorrow is exploring the casinos day ... There are sone great exhibits on we want to check out and the kids are desperate to ride some roller coasters!!!!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Farewell unsighted Canyon on the road to the real Vegas
Well as predicted we woke to fog,fog and more fog.... So the Grand Canyon was not to be.... But all was not lost as we got a taste of it driving to Vegas and going to the Hoover dam.
...and what a dam.... So hard to fathom that is was built in the 1930's it is spectacular. It had changed so much since I was there 15 years ago. The water level has plummeted and this is clearly visible on the rock faces. The place I remember standing (which was just above the water back then), is now metres and metres above water level.....
We had watched a programme on the dam before we left home so it was great to get perspective on it. The visitors centre and even the loos were very well done and blended into the landscape fabulously. The dam is obviously a huge "attraction" as was evident by the screeds of people there. It really makes you appreciate how precious water is as one does wonder what will happen to Vegas when the water runs out (which is predicted to happen).
Aaron and Quinlan were the only ones keen to walk across the viaduct high above the Colarado River but when we got up the top the police had barricaded the entry and we think due to high winds were not allowing anyone across. (although one does wonder as we had to go through a security checkpoint to get into the dam...I did mention to Aaron at the dam that it would have to be a pretty big bomb to blow that mofo up.
The kids were most intrigued by the state line running through the middle of the dam and spent quite some time jumping back and forth from Nevada to Arizona (once again.... The simple things).
It was a short trip from the dam into Vegas and thanks to the GPS (now nicknamed Betty Sue.... Who often calls out to us... "recalculating") a relatively straight forward trip.
Sophs was most impressed when she spotted a giant castle and blown away when we told her that was where we were staying. Although she was most distressed when we walked through the casino and she was told by us that she wasn't allowed to play on the machines... She was gutted as she "really wanted to play on the one with all the goldfish" and "they aren't adults games they are kids games" hmmmmmm ... no Sophs ....
Anyway after getting our room and returning the jeep to the airport we started to check out the strip. It was surprisingly not too bad ... It was clean, there were very few homeless, and the nudie card people were very discreet and left most people alone. There were lots of families out and about so we weren't being bad parents by bringing them here.
The m&m shop was amazing 4 floors of m&m's and anything and everything you can imagine to buy associated with m&m's.... Very cool. The wall of m&m's where you can select by colour was awesome. Although it just didn't feel right selecting based on colour. We didn't personalize our own m&m's.... They weren't going to last long enough..... But how cool is that... You can put on whatever you want. Your own m&m.
We stopped for dinner next and looked at a map and in about 2 hours had basically gone past 2 Casinos.... This place is massive.
Sophs is very upset that casinos are stealing peoples ideas and things and putting them here....ie the statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Eiffel Tower etc.... And thinks it's just not right.
Off to the Bellagio we went to watch the famous water fountain show.... Amazing.... So well done and very cool.... And so worth going all the way down the strip for.... But that was enough for us weary travelers so we wandered back to the Excalibur to bed and to plan our next four days.... There are so many shows we want to go to and some shopping to be done so we need to make sure we fit them all in. It looks like we can get some great deals on shows on the day so we are glad we waited to book. There are nine different cirque de soleis on here at the mo and I have wanted to go for ages so hopefully one of those.
Our room looks out over the strip and across to New York New York and their giant roller coaster which the kids are dead keen to go on... me not so much... I think tower of terror has ruined me! So a big day tomorrow I think!
...and what a dam.... So hard to fathom that is was built in the 1930's it is spectacular. It had changed so much since I was there 15 years ago. The water level has plummeted and this is clearly visible on the rock faces. The place I remember standing (which was just above the water back then), is now metres and metres above water level.....
We had watched a programme on the dam before we left home so it was great to get perspective on it. The visitors centre and even the loos were very well done and blended into the landscape fabulously. The dam is obviously a huge "attraction" as was evident by the screeds of people there. It really makes you appreciate how precious water is as one does wonder what will happen to Vegas when the water runs out (which is predicted to happen).
Aaron and Quinlan were the only ones keen to walk across the viaduct high above the Colarado River but when we got up the top the police had barricaded the entry and we think due to high winds were not allowing anyone across. (although one does wonder as we had to go through a security checkpoint to get into the dam...I did mention to Aaron at the dam that it would have to be a pretty big bomb to blow that mofo up.
The kids were most intrigued by the state line running through the middle of the dam and spent quite some time jumping back and forth from Nevada to Arizona (once again.... The simple things).
It was a short trip from the dam into Vegas and thanks to the GPS (now nicknamed Betty Sue.... Who often calls out to us... "recalculating") a relatively straight forward trip.
Sophs was most impressed when she spotted a giant castle and blown away when we told her that was where we were staying. Although she was most distressed when we walked through the casino and she was told by us that she wasn't allowed to play on the machines... She was gutted as she "really wanted to play on the one with all the goldfish" and "they aren't adults games they are kids games" hmmmmmm ... no Sophs ....
Anyway after getting our room and returning the jeep to the airport we started to check out the strip. It was surprisingly not too bad ... It was clean, there were very few homeless, and the nudie card people were very discreet and left most people alone. There were lots of families out and about so we weren't being bad parents by bringing them here.
The m&m shop was amazing 4 floors of m&m's and anything and everything you can imagine to buy associated with m&m's.... Very cool. The wall of m&m's where you can select by colour was awesome. Although it just didn't feel right selecting based on colour. We didn't personalize our own m&m's.... They weren't going to last long enough..... But how cool is that... You can put on whatever you want. Your own m&m.
We stopped for dinner next and looked at a map and in about 2 hours had basically gone past 2 Casinos.... This place is massive.
Sophs is very upset that casinos are stealing peoples ideas and things and putting them here....ie the statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Eiffel Tower etc.... And thinks it's just not right.
Off to the Bellagio we went to watch the famous water fountain show.... Amazing.... So well done and very cool.... And so worth going all the way down the strip for.... But that was enough for us weary travelers so we wandered back to the Excalibur to bed and to plan our next four days.... There are so many shows we want to go to and some shopping to be done so we need to make sure we fit them all in. It looks like we can get some great deals on shows on the day so we are glad we waited to book. There are nine different cirque de soleis on here at the mo and I have wanted to go for ages so hopefully one of those.
Our room looks out over the strip and across to New York New York and their giant roller coaster which the kids are dead keen to go on... me not so much... I think tower of terror has ruined me! So a big day tomorrow I think!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where are you Grand Canyon?
Day 6 and 7
We travelled the final 200 miles from Kingman to the Grand Canyon. I almost fell asleep at the wheel at one stage as the road is so straight and flat and long... It looks a bit like you could get abducted by an alien space ship at any moment.... But that didn't happen.
Aaron had a go at driving while I slept but once I woke I found it far more stressful to be the passenger than the driver. We stopped at a road side Gas station that looked straight out of a pulp fiction movie and I swear if you had stolen a pack of chewing gum the guy behind the counter would have pulled out a double barreled shot gun and blown your head off!!!!
The road we travelled runs parallel to Route 66 so you get glimpses of it as you drive which is pretty cool. The road we were on was a freeway with only one way traffic which is a relief when you're on the wrong side of the road.
As we got closer to our destination it began to snow which was exciting to start with.... The
snow wasn't sticking and melted when it hit the ground which was a good sign.... Although once we arrived in Tusayan Grand Canyon the snow was getting heavier... After checking into the hotel we were eager to get into the Canyon to view one of the seven wonders of the world.
Well hello Hamlton fog... Did you really need to follow us half way around the world... We could not see more than 10 meters in front of us and saw nothing of the canyon...
Back to the hotel and a swim and spa later we ventured back to the canyon and still nothing.... Had a look around village and visitors centre and saw some wild deer on the side
of the road but no canyon... Learnt a lot about how the canyon formed...looked at fossils and rock types etc... Which was all very well presented and really cool and interesting but not the same when you can't see it!
Never mind tomorrow is another day!!!
day 7
Woke up to breakfast in the hotel which the kids thought was amazing as the cereal was fruit
loops (basically brightly coloured sugar encrusted circles), luckily the donuts were up high and they didn't spot those....
We then decided to try our luck back in the canyon and would you believe it... It was still foggy and had snowed quite extensively overnight and the snow had stuck!!! Great excitement when hunks of snow slid onto the windscreen.... Oh it's the small things in life!!!!
We got into the canyon but visibility was far worse than yesterday so out we came and headed
to the local museum... Well what a treasure this was... It was a privately owned collection of information about cowboys and Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley to name a few... The kids learnt to play a card game in a replica saloon and we got up close and personal with some buffalo (stuffed - really wooly and warm feeling so you can see why they were hunted), the kids made replica horses (out of pipe cleaners), similar to artifacts made of wood they find in the Canyon, and Sophie walked around with a clipboard collecting information she felt was of interest... (you would be proud Mrs Adam).
We walked around the general store and found nothing great to eat so a smoothy for mum then Mcdonalds for the kids.... Well Mcdonalds was a highlight... The happy meal toy was "so much
better than you get in NZ" Quinlan apparently got a "really rare" Bakugan and Sophs ended up with another soft toy.... We have now collected 4 so far ... A lobster from the arcades in Disney, Princess Marie (a cat of course) bought sighted precious spending money, a dog with a cage.. How we will get this on next plane I will never know... And now this rabbit.
Sophs desperately wanted to buy cowgirl gun and holster set in hot pink to match her genuine leather pink cowboy boots she bought at a real cowboy store in Kingman but we talked her out of that one as we envisaged massive hold ups (no pun intended), and disruptions at every airport we tried to get through from here on in.
We are all really disappointed we can't see the canyon and it's not looking promising for tomorrow either but we will wait and see. There is a huge storm crossing the USA at the moment and 15 feet of snow has been predicted over the next few days for Tahoe so at least there will be snow when we get there..... We are hoping the storm passes before we fly to Tahoe on Xmas eve otherwise we might be stuck in Vegas for Xmas!!!!
it was a great day to lounge around and rest and just recover from our Disney excitement and jet lag etc so all good. The kids have enjoyed the pool here and dinner tonight at a Mexican restaurant (named Sophies Mexican Kitchen) which was great something new for the kids to try. We had churros for dessert which was something we tried at Disneyland and we now know is A mexican thing.... We thought the Disney ones were good but these were amazing..... Once again the meals were too big to fiinish and we shared the dessert between four.
We travelled the final 200 miles from Kingman to the Grand Canyon. I almost fell asleep at the wheel at one stage as the road is so straight and flat and long... It looks a bit like you could get abducted by an alien space ship at any moment.... But that didn't happen.
Aaron had a go at driving while I slept but once I woke I found it far more stressful to be the passenger than the driver. We stopped at a road side Gas station that looked straight out of a pulp fiction movie and I swear if you had stolen a pack of chewing gum the guy behind the counter would have pulled out a double barreled shot gun and blown your head off!!!!
The road we travelled runs parallel to Route 66 so you get glimpses of it as you drive which is pretty cool. The road we were on was a freeway with only one way traffic which is a relief when you're on the wrong side of the road.
As we got closer to our destination it began to snow which was exciting to start with.... The
snow wasn't sticking and melted when it hit the ground which was a good sign.... Although once we arrived in Tusayan Grand Canyon the snow was getting heavier... After checking into the hotel we were eager to get into the Canyon to view one of the seven wonders of the world.
Well hello Hamlton fog... Did you really need to follow us half way around the world... We could not see more than 10 meters in front of us and saw nothing of the canyon...
Back to the hotel and a swim and spa later we ventured back to the canyon and still nothing.... Had a look around village and visitors centre and saw some wild deer on the side
of the road but no canyon... Learnt a lot about how the canyon formed...looked at fossils and rock types etc... Which was all very well presented and really cool and interesting but not the same when you can't see it!
Never mind tomorrow is another day!!!
day 7
Woke up to breakfast in the hotel which the kids thought was amazing as the cereal was fruit
loops (basically brightly coloured sugar encrusted circles), luckily the donuts were up high and they didn't spot those....
We then decided to try our luck back in the canyon and would you believe it... It was still foggy and had snowed quite extensively overnight and the snow had stuck!!! Great excitement when hunks of snow slid onto the windscreen.... Oh it's the small things in life!!!!
We got into the canyon but visibility was far worse than yesterday so out we came and headed
to the local museum... Well what a treasure this was... It was a privately owned collection of information about cowboys and Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley to name a few... The kids learnt to play a card game in a replica saloon and we got up close and personal with some buffalo (stuffed - really wooly and warm feeling so you can see why they were hunted), the kids made replica horses (out of pipe cleaners), similar to artifacts made of wood they find in the Canyon, and Sophie walked around with a clipboard collecting information she felt was of interest... (you would be proud Mrs Adam).
We walked around the general store and found nothing great to eat so a smoothy for mum then Mcdonalds for the kids.... Well Mcdonalds was a highlight... The happy meal toy was "so much
better than you get in NZ" Quinlan apparently got a "really rare" Bakugan and Sophs ended up with another soft toy.... We have now collected 4 so far ... A lobster from the arcades in Disney, Princess Marie (a cat of course) bought sighted precious spending money, a dog with a cage.. How we will get this on next plane I will never know... And now this rabbit.
Sophs desperately wanted to buy cowgirl gun and holster set in hot pink to match her genuine leather pink cowboy boots she bought at a real cowboy store in Kingman but we talked her out of that one as we envisaged massive hold ups (no pun intended), and disruptions at every airport we tried to get through from here on in.
We are all really disappointed we can't see the canyon and it's not looking promising for tomorrow either but we will wait and see. There is a huge storm crossing the USA at the moment and 15 feet of snow has been predicted over the next few days for Tahoe so at least there will be snow when we get there..... We are hoping the storm passes before we fly to Tahoe on Xmas eve otherwise we might be stuck in Vegas for Xmas!!!!
it was a great day to lounge around and rest and just recover from our Disney excitement and jet lag etc so all good. The kids have enjoyed the pool here and dinner tonight at a Mexican restaurant (named Sophies Mexican Kitchen) which was great something new for the kids to try. We had churros for dessert which was something we tried at Disneyland and we now know is A mexican thing.... We thought the Disney ones were good but these were amazing..... Once again the meals were too big to fiinish and we shared the dessert between four.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Good bye Disneyland we love you!!!!
day 4
The final Disney push. Wow up at 7 am to get to the park to meet Mickey at our special VIP morning. It was so worth it the kids (well all of us!) got to become honorary citizens of Toontown and the chance to meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Chip and Dale before the park opened up to other guests so there was no big lines to meet "the stars". After exploring Toontown, Sophs met the princesses (again) and learnt the official wave, curtsy and manners before a consensus was made that we return to California Adventure before finishing off the day at Disney.... Well.... the tower of terror awaited..... I wish now we didn't go on ToT. omg I came off crying Sophs lost it and what more can be said ...... it was terrifying..... It's basically a haunted plummet to earth with screeching stops every fews floors where doors fling open to the big wide yonder.... Oh and they take your photo! nice.... You can see the terror on our faces and the tears in my eyes. The roller coasters were a walk in the park compared to this nightmare! Aaron and I found a bar where I downed a $10 usd cocktail to celebrate being alive! The rest of the day is a blur of rides and candy floss and caramel popcorn and all things nice. We finished the night off by Sophs falling asleep in our arms at 11.30 pm and Quinlan telling me to stick knives in his legs cause he can't feel them? Aaron and I found some ditched strollers Chucked both kids in and headed for the exit gates.... (before returning one stroller that still had someones stuff in it!!!! Quinlan started crying as we were leaving as he didn't want to go and wanted to live in disneyland and was so upset as "I am never going to come back"
.... This of course gave Aaron and I the opening to say well... If you work hard at school and get a good job that pays well you can come back here one day..... Hehehe..... Although Aaron and I loved it so much we may have to return on our way back to NZ. We will see.
Day 5
The travelling day. Today we lazed around a bit had some breakfast in downtown Disney .... Grabbed some last minute caramel popcorn to go...... It is so devine.... Then picked up the jeep to head towards the grand canyon. I am chief driver with Aaron on co pilot with the gps. Not too shabby travelling I might add.... Only a couple of hairy moments when you turn left onto a two way street but getting the hang of it... We drove over 300 miles to get to Kingman Arizona where we are parked up in a motel for the night doing some washing... Eating some veggies and making sure the kids get a good nights sleep. It's a bit cooler here but not to bad still one layer of clothing..... Went to the supermarket for some fruit and veggies and the kids eyes just about popped out of their heads with the different foods.... Bacon flavored popcorn!!!! They are into beef jerky so a bag of that... Some water supplies .... Yummy berries and a pre made platter (normal food for my kids) of veggies and dip and the kids happily feasted away before dropping off to sleep in an instant. .... There is a time difference here and we have lost one hour which was even better to get the kids into bed.... Not so much of a big drive tomorrow so it will be a cruisy meandering day....
The final Disney push. Wow up at 7 am to get to the park to meet Mickey at our special VIP morning. It was so worth it the kids (well all of us!) got to become honorary citizens of Toontown and the chance to meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Chip and Dale before the park opened up to other guests so there was no big lines to meet "the stars". After exploring Toontown, Sophs met the princesses (again) and learnt the official wave, curtsy and manners before a consensus was made that we return to California Adventure before finishing off the day at Disney.... Well.... the tower of terror awaited..... I wish now we didn't go on ToT. omg I came off crying Sophs lost it and what more can be said ...... it was terrifying..... It's basically a haunted plummet to earth with screeching stops every fews floors where doors fling open to the big wide yonder.... Oh and they take your photo! nice.... You can see the terror on our faces and the tears in my eyes. The roller coasters were a walk in the park compared to this nightmare! Aaron and I found a bar where I downed a $10 usd cocktail to celebrate being alive! The rest of the day is a blur of rides and candy floss and caramel popcorn and all things nice. We finished the night off by Sophs falling asleep in our arms at 11.30 pm and Quinlan telling me to stick knives in his legs cause he can't feel them? Aaron and I found some ditched strollers Chucked both kids in and headed for the exit gates.... (before returning one stroller that still had someones stuff in it!!!! Quinlan started crying as we were leaving as he didn't want to go and wanted to live in disneyland and was so upset as "I am never going to come back"
.... This of course gave Aaron and I the opening to say well... If you work hard at school and get a good job that pays well you can come back here one day..... Hehehe..... Although Aaron and I loved it so much we may have to return on our way back to NZ. We will see.
Day 5
The travelling day. Today we lazed around a bit had some breakfast in downtown Disney .... Grabbed some last minute caramel popcorn to go...... It is so devine.... Then picked up the jeep to head towards the grand canyon. I am chief driver with Aaron on co pilot with the gps. Not too shabby travelling I might add.... Only a couple of hairy moments when you turn left onto a two way street but getting the hang of it... We drove over 300 miles to get to Kingman Arizona where we are parked up in a motel for the night doing some washing... Eating some veggies and making sure the kids get a good nights sleep. It's a bit cooler here but not to bad still one layer of clothing..... Went to the supermarket for some fruit and veggies and the kids eyes just about popped out of their heads with the different foods.... Bacon flavored popcorn!!!! They are into beef jerky so a bag of that... Some water supplies .... Yummy berries and a pre made platter (normal food for my kids) of veggies and dip and the kids happily feasted away before dropping off to sleep in an instant. .... There is a time difference here and we have lost one hour which was even better to get the kids into bed.... Not so much of a big drive tomorrow so it will be a cruisy meandering day....
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Disneyland
Day 1
After a bloody long cattle class flight (boo hoo no upgrade... Too full, but I am in for the return trip!!!) which was actually rather pleasant and not too bad after being spoilt going to Seattle. (Being koru has it's benefits as we had the best seats the back of the plane can offer). Aaron and Quinlan sat next to an ex wallaby player who commented on quinlans all black jersey and talked rugby with Aaron for a wee while.
... We arrived in LA with no dramas. lA was less drama than San Fran arrival in June this year. We walked straight through with a quick wink at the camera and a finger printing. No body scan required.
We collected all our bags and waited outside for the Disney bus. 45 mins later we were checking in to the hotel and 5 mins after that we were on the monorail to Disneyland. Wow!!!! What a place. Nothing like what I experienced 15 years ago. Everything is so perfect and clean and sparkling and bright and so damn happy!!!!!
The park was crowded being a Sunday and hot a hot 28.... Woot woot we bought summer with us.
Aaron needed an afternoon nap and thought we all did as well but as soon as he fell asleep we crept out of the room to the rooftop pool! Hehehehehe you snooze you lose!
Once nana nap was over it was back to Disney until midnight. The kids wrote in their diaries about the smell at DL. It smells sweet like sugar and cinnamon.... Very strange but very alluring. We managed to get on splash mountain just before midnight (why oh why) and as you get soaked we were able to keep going around. Aaron and I got off after the second time and left the kids on their to go around again.
The kids have been awesome thanking us profusely for bringing them here so that's worth every cent!
day 2
We slept until 10.30 then meandered over to DCA (california adventure) for the day. another scorcher... Which was just as well because grizzly river run is a giant whitewater rafting ride that you get soaked on!!!! we were booked in for lunch with Princeses (poor Aaron and Quinlan) which Sophs just loved!!!! But not as much as California screaming the roller coaster. oMG I cried the first time I went on it.... Scary.... But then it gets fun.... There were no queues here today so we went on it a few times. This park is very cool we had VIP tickets to see Aladdin which was unbelievable.... A full scale performance... Amazing!!!! Everything is just so well done here.... You notice how everyone is an actor here ...hehehe theatre folk everywhere.... There is a dramatic flare to everyone... Even the street cleaners.... They are all called Cast members and what a production!!!!
So we staggered home (no alcohol involved) at 9.30 as Sophs was completely done!!!! Another awesome day done.
day 3
Hmmmmmmm wish we had a rewind button. We got up at 7.30 to be at the park by 8 am as we thought we had early toontown tickets.... It was foggy (hello Hamilton) and cold ... By the time we got to Disney Sophs had already cried and was to cold and everyone seemed slightly grumpy so we did a couple of rides and headed home. An hours sleep later, warmer clothes and what a difference.... The kids bounced out of bed with grins on their faces ready for round two..... We sussed out the fast pass system today which meant you dont line up at certain rides so that was cool. For lunch we had all you can eat ribs (vege skewers for moi) at Big Thunder Ranch.... We obviously didn't eat enough as the waitress was concerned we were leaving hungry as we hadn't eaten much!!!!... No ..... we rolled out of that joint!!!!! ready to fling ourselves on the Big Thunder (Big Chunder) roller coaster!!!! No one was sick but yikes.... Could have!!!
Sophs got to make her dream come true of meeting tinker bell and is now collecting autographs from all the princesses and fairies and Quinlan and Aaron now make plans to meet us elsewhere!!!! Quinlan has started collecting baseballs and they are pretty cool. Another awesome parade and some more fireworks and thank goodness it shut at 6 pm tonight for a cast party so we were able to get back and into bed early..... Tomorrow is early morning VIP visit with Mickey and Minnie and the park is open until midnight so we will see how we go on our final Disney day.
After a bloody long cattle class flight (boo hoo no upgrade... Too full, but I am in for the return trip!!!) which was actually rather pleasant and not too bad after being spoilt going to Seattle. (Being koru has it's benefits as we had the best seats the back of the plane can offer). Aaron and Quinlan sat next to an ex wallaby player who commented on quinlans all black jersey and talked rugby with Aaron for a wee while.
... We arrived in LA with no dramas. lA was less drama than San Fran arrival in June this year. We walked straight through with a quick wink at the camera and a finger printing. No body scan required.
We collected all our bags and waited outside for the Disney bus. 45 mins later we were checking in to the hotel and 5 mins after that we were on the monorail to Disneyland. Wow!!!! What a place. Nothing like what I experienced 15 years ago. Everything is so perfect and clean and sparkling and bright and so damn happy!!!!!
The park was crowded being a Sunday and hot a hot 28.... Woot woot we bought summer with us.
Aaron needed an afternoon nap and thought we all did as well but as soon as he fell asleep we crept out of the room to the rooftop pool! Hehehehehe you snooze you lose!
Once nana nap was over it was back to Disney until midnight. The kids wrote in their diaries about the smell at DL. It smells sweet like sugar and cinnamon.... Very strange but very alluring. We managed to get on splash mountain just before midnight (why oh why) and as you get soaked we were able to keep going around. Aaron and I got off after the second time and left the kids on their to go around again.
The kids have been awesome thanking us profusely for bringing them here so that's worth every cent!
day 2
We slept until 10.30 then meandered over to DCA (california adventure) for the day. another scorcher... Which was just as well because grizzly river run is a giant whitewater rafting ride that you get soaked on!!!! we were booked in for lunch with Princeses (poor Aaron and Quinlan) which Sophs just loved!!!! But not as much as California screaming the roller coaster. oMG I cried the first time I went on it.... Scary.... But then it gets fun.... There were no queues here today so we went on it a few times. This park is very cool we had VIP tickets to see Aladdin which was unbelievable.... A full scale performance... Amazing!!!! Everything is just so well done here.... You notice how everyone is an actor here ...hehehe theatre folk everywhere.... There is a dramatic flare to everyone... Even the street cleaners.... They are all called Cast members and what a production!!!!
So we staggered home (no alcohol involved) at 9.30 as Sophs was completely done!!!! Another awesome day done.
day 3
Hmmmmmmm wish we had a rewind button. We got up at 7.30 to be at the park by 8 am as we thought we had early toontown tickets.... It was foggy (hello Hamilton) and cold ... By the time we got to Disney Sophs had already cried and was to cold and everyone seemed slightly grumpy so we did a couple of rides and headed home. An hours sleep later, warmer clothes and what a difference.... The kids bounced out of bed with grins on their faces ready for round two..... We sussed out the fast pass system today which meant you dont line up at certain rides so that was cool. For lunch we had all you can eat ribs (vege skewers for moi) at Big Thunder Ranch.... We obviously didn't eat enough as the waitress was concerned we were leaving hungry as we hadn't eaten much!!!!... No ..... we rolled out of that joint!!!!! ready to fling ourselves on the Big Thunder (Big Chunder) roller coaster!!!! No one was sick but yikes.... Could have!!!
Sophs got to make her dream come true of meeting tinker bell and is now collecting autographs from all the princesses and fairies and Quinlan and Aaron now make plans to meet us elsewhere!!!! Quinlan has started collecting baseballs and they are pretty cool. Another awesome parade and some more fireworks and thank goodness it shut at 6 pm tonight for a cast party so we were able to get back and into bed early..... Tomorrow is early morning VIP visit with Mickey and Minnie and the park is open until midnight so we will see how we go on our final Disney day.
Disneyland Adventures
Wow. This place is unbelievable. Every ride we go on the kids say this is my favourite until we get to the next one. Will write a big blog tonight as we are off back to Disney right now. Don't want to waste a second.
Friday, December 10, 2010
2 Sleeps to go - and Nannys Birthday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANNY/MOLLY/MUM
Where did the time go???? Well Aunty Bron hasn't had her baby so we wont get to meet him before we go. Will have to bring back an extra special pressie for him as he will be 5 weeks old when we get home!
Haven't even started packing yet but have done strange things such as clean my office (hasn't been done all year!), bath the dog, clean the rabbit cage, finish a quilt, scan and send loads of documents, make some Xmas pressies.... really!! .... am I procrastinating???
Kids are getting really excited... Bob sent us some Disney passes and the kids were beside themselves looking at those... thanks Bob..... Can't wait to see your "mother ship".
Missed out on catching up with loads of friends this week due to other things cropping up... Sophs had an ear infection so came to meetings with me on Wed. She was a perfect wee angel. Quinlan got hit in the head with a rock today and Aaron picked him up from school and bought him home.... Q told me he was concussed but he managed to leap out of the sofa to have a sleep over at the neighbours with no "side effects" from the rock incident prevailing. So sorry to all my coffee, lunch and Santa run dates.... will make up for it in Jan....
Right well had better go and do some more procrastinating .... I think tomorrow and Sunday will be big days as I have one proposal for work to complete before we leave. sigh
Where did the time go???? Well Aunty Bron hasn't had her baby so we wont get to meet him before we go. Will have to bring back an extra special pressie for him as he will be 5 weeks old when we get home!
Haven't even started packing yet but have done strange things such as clean my office (hasn't been done all year!), bath the dog, clean the rabbit cage, finish a quilt, scan and send loads of documents, make some Xmas pressies.... really!! .... am I procrastinating???
Kids are getting really excited... Bob sent us some Disney passes and the kids were beside themselves looking at those... thanks Bob..... Can't wait to see your "mother ship".
Missed out on catching up with loads of friends this week due to other things cropping up... Sophs had an ear infection so came to meetings with me on Wed. She was a perfect wee angel. Quinlan got hit in the head with a rock today and Aaron picked him up from school and bought him home.... Q told me he was concussed but he managed to leap out of the sofa to have a sleep over at the neighbours with no "side effects" from the rock incident prevailing. So sorry to all my coffee, lunch and Santa run dates.... will make up for it in Jan....
Right well had better go and do some more procrastinating .... I think tomorrow and Sunday will be big days as I have one proposal for work to complete before we leave. sigh
Thursday, December 2, 2010
9 Sleeps to go and mild panic setting in
Wow time is flying... so much to do... work wise that we haven't had a chance to even think about the trip. I have an Ipad. So have been busy getting this set up and running which has been rather exciting and the kids have been hijacking it when I am not looking.... all rather flash and useful I think. Aaron asked if I would be doing any work on it while away as we were going on holiday and I had to try to convince him that "of course I wouldn't"... hmmm we'll see. That could be a Tui ad billboard... YEAH RIGHT.... I will try to wean myself off work.
Going to see Nanny and Poppy on Sunday so the kids are really excited about that. Aunty Bronwyn hasn't had her baby yet so fingers crossed she has it before we go so I can whip over to Tauranga for a quick cuddle before we leave.... maybe she could have it today... that would be perfect! No pressure Bron! Picking up some extra suitcases from mum and dad which I am hoping we take over almost empty...lol we will see.
Going to see Nanny and Poppy on Sunday so the kids are really excited about that. Aunty Bronwyn hasn't had her baby yet so fingers crossed she has it before we go so I can whip over to Tauranga for a quick cuddle before we leave.... maybe she could have it today... that would be perfect! No pressure Bron! Picking up some extra suitcases from mum and dad which I am hoping we take over almost empty...lol we will see.
Monday, November 29, 2010
12 sleeps to go
Kids could barely eat their breakfast this morning when I told them there was only 12 sleeps to go. Aaron and I took the kids piggy banks in to get cashed up yesterday and change the money from their savings accounts. The bank ladies were all sighing with relief that they didn't get us as their customers. Pity the poor one that did... all those 10 cent peices to count. Was a relief to cash it in as I thought the strap of my hand bag was going to rip with the weight of all their coins.... perhaps I need a piggy bank to bankroll my shopping trips!
Amazing in the kids school banks accounts Quinlan had saved $900 and Sophs $600 Wahoo!!!! They were also very excited to get their piggy bank money changed into $USD which is some nice pocket money for them for the trip. The kids Aunties and Nanny and Poppy have been giving them US money for Birthdays throughout the year so the kids are rolling in it! We are really going to have to reiterate the baggage allowance message I think! One set of Mickey Mouse ears each! LOL
Amazing in the kids school banks accounts Quinlan had saved $900 and Sophs $600 Wahoo!!!! They were also very excited to get their piggy bank money changed into $USD which is some nice pocket money for them for the trip. The kids Aunties and Nanny and Poppy have been giving them US money for Birthdays throughout the year so the kids are rolling in it! We are really going to have to reiterate the baggage allowance message I think! One set of Mickey Mouse ears each! LOL
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Two Weeks to go
How exciting..... two weeks to go. We have been so busy with work, school and after school activities that we haven't had a chance to think about the trip in too much detail. All the accomodation we need up until beginning of January is sorted. Transportation from the airport to Disneyland is done. Now we just need to get through these last two weeks.
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