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"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE"

Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that.....

2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!!

No- they think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months.

We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump.

OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for living, so bring it on..................

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By skid skim
June 17th 2008

Rootin, Tootin, Shootin in Colorado.......

North America » United States » Colorado » Fort Collins

Dallas Fort Worth airport, half way point to our trip to Denver...
Arrived here and found that our connection to Denver had been canceled. When we finally boarded another flight we had to sit on the tarmac for 2 hours while they replaced a screw in the wing.

We finally arrived at Denver airport after an eventful journey. This is to be the starting point of our road trip, around the wild west and probably more. But first we had to pick up our hire car........ Would you believe our troubles were not over!!! We had booked and paid for a hire car for 47 days, but they had us down for 17 days!!! Several hours later after heated discussion and many phone calls, we finally left with the car. Now was the hour drive to Fort Collins, to stay with family for a few days. But, the hours [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
June 7th 2008

Space Shuttle, Killer Whales and Gangsters!

North America » United States » Florida » Orlando

The launch of the space shuttle "Discovery"
As seen from Cocoa Beach.

When we found out that the space shuttle was going to be launched during our stay in Orlando. "We just had to be there!" So with fingers crossed, we travelled to Cocoa Beach. We knew it would be a great place to watch the launch. (Several years earlier we'd made the same journey, but the shuttle was canceled at the last minute due to a storm.) Happily we all had a great day, all went to plan - without a hitch. (Don't forget to watch our video) Next was a visit to Daytona International Speedway. And we just had to [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
May 30th 2008

Where dreams are made...

North America » United States » Florida » Orlando

Did a tornado hit?
No! It's "Wonderworks". Loved the design your own roller coaster ride.

From New Orleans, we drove to Florida. We'd been to Florida many times before, but this time we were meeting up with relatives. And as they'd never been there before, it was up to us to show them the sights..... Our first week Disneys "Magic Kingdom" was our first stop. "It's not just for kids you know"!!! We were pleased that Marg and Pete enjoyed the park with it's parades and fireworks as much as we did. Must admit though after our many months of travelling, we found it hard to keep up with them. We didn't realise that travelling had [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
May 23rd 2008

Voodoo and the blues......

North America » United States » Louisiana » New Orleans

New Orleans airport.

Having flown from LA via Atlanta to New Orleans, we finally arrived to the sounds of the blues. We didn't know what to expect. Three years ago the whole area was completely devastated when hurricane "Katrina" hit. Very quickly we learned that 3 years on, there is still lots of work yet to do. Extensive work is being carried out all across the area, to repair the damage. And there are still homes, that are yet to be cleared and rebuilt. We heard many stories of how people who survived coped during this terrible time and how they are now [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
May 18th 2008

Tinsel Town - Plastic fantastic????

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

Venice LA
Didn't realise they had canals here....

After seeing the famous locations in magazines and on TV etc. We were so looking forward to seeing LA. And as we only had a few days in L.A, we decided to do a grand tour. That way, we would see most of the places of interest..... We should have known better (I don't know what's with these tours, they always leave us with a bad taste in our mouths.... They all have the same format, rush here, 5 mins there and then on to the next stop.) The tour included Santa Monica (where "Baywatch" was filmed), yawn, yawn, no [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
May 14th 2008

Pearl Harbour

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu

Battleship Missouri
It was on board the deck of the Missouri (also known as the "Mighty MO") that General Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, along with other U.S. and allied officers, accepted the uncond... [more]

"On the morning of December 7, 1941, aircraft and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy began a surprise attack on the U.S. under the command of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. At 6:09 a.m. on December 7, the six Japanese carriers launched a first wave of 183 planes composed mainly of dive bombers, horizontal bombers and fighters. The Japanese hit American ships and military installations at 7:55 a.m. The first wave attacked military airfields of Ford Island. At 8:30 a.m. a second wave of 180 Japanese planes, mostly torpedo bombers, attacked the fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The battleship USS Arizona [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
May 11th 2008

The cleanest beaches around...

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki

Well here we are in Hawaii...
The USA at last, Oh did I mention we are staying on Waikiki beach..

After a nightmare overnight flight. (The turbulances were the worst ever!!) Were we glad to finally land in sunny Hawaii. Having picked up our hire car, we made the 30 minute journey to our hotel. A suite at "The Imperial Hawaiian Resort" a little bit of luxury for a change...... But luxury comes at a cost in Waikiki. Only valet parking at this hotel at a cost of $20 a night!!! And you should have seen the valets faces when we pulled up in our "Little Blue Bus". They were more used to parking the limo's etc... It wasn't till we [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
May 7th 2008

"Ladies" with hands the size of shovels!

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour

Sydney at nightfall.
When all the weird and wonderful people come out to play...

There's loads to do in Sydney.... But it's at night, when it really comes alive..... A pretty amazing place, with all the bright city lights. You just have to walk along the streets to take in the sights. Some pleasant and some down right weird. It has girlie bars and strip clubs lining the streets. With hookers who are well past their sell by date, standing on street corners. It's busy 24 hours a day, what with the bars and clubs being open all night. It was nothing to look out of the windows at 5am, to see drunks staggering over [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
April 25th 2008

Dancing! In my sunday roast!!!!

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

Skims happy ...
Although it's cold, there's no mozzies....

Having just left sunny Fiji, we were in for a shock when we arrived in Sydney. It was cold and wet. The complete opposite to what it was in the new year, when we were there for the fireworks. (We "poms" are led to believe, Australia is hot and sunny all year round.) Turns out is was to be the wettest April for 25 years, and they were to have 13 consecetive days of rain. (The worst for 75 years) And we were to experience 8 of them -JOY JOY. We'd booked to stay 4 days in a hostel in kings [View Full Entry]

By skid skim
April 17th 2008

Paradise is not lost!

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi

Fiji Sunset
Just one of the many fantastic sunsets.

After queuing up in the heat for what seemed like hours in immigration, we were glad to finally get outside into the fresh air. We made it to the Travellers Beach Resort in Nadi, just before a tremendous thunderstorm hit. (It was the end of the rainy season). Once the storm had cleared, we ventured to the bar to socialise. Found out that twice a week, entertainment was provided. Usually a show (Fire dancing & Hula) or the "Kava" ceremony. "Both well worth a go and it's free." Spent time in Nadi, doing the usual shopping etc. Found prices to [View Full Entry]