Blogs from Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Dans mon hôtel, minable, presque, pouilleux, je n' ai pas dormi du sommeil du juste, pas a l' aise dans cette environnement sordide, + mon dos + un bar a danceuses, que je n' ai vu qu' en rentrant de souper. Bref une nuit de M.... Le matin avant 7h j' avais dégagé, pour aller prendre un pdj au Tim Horton du coin. Et la route direction Terrace, ou je suis passé hier, mais pour un probleme de logement!!!!!. A Terrace, un supermarché, qui fait également pharmacie. Des fruits, car j' arrêté, les casses croute au jambon que je trouve de plus en plus "dégueux". La phamacie, ou je trouve des cachets, que je connais, en principe, plus efficaces. Plus personnel. Depuis 5 ou 6 jours que j' ai mal au dos, je ne suis pas ... read more

Good Morning: Thank goodness we rolled the clocks back last night because I am still packing, charging batteries and checking my list for the very last time. The weather in Kitimat is overcast and raining like crazy. Many of us leave for Vancouver today. Our journey is long, 15 hours to Hong Kong and an additional 5 hours to Bali. Next stop Bali................ read more

Halong Bay (Halong Heritage Resort) On March 2nd we travelled from Hanoi to Halong Bay. Halong Bay is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and covers approximately 580 square miles, with more than 2000 pinnacle shaped limestone and dolomite outcrops. According to legend the bay was formed when a gigantic dragon (ha long means descending dragon) plunged into the Gulf of Tonkin and created the islets by lashing its tail. We visited Hang Thien Cung or Celestial Palace Grotto which features sparkling stalactites and stalagmites. Like Hang Dau Go it is softly illuminated with coloured lights. Upon returning to the ship we were served a wonderful Vietnamese lunch and enjoyed the sights of the many islands and grotos. Now everyone needs to have an opportunity to sell their product. We not only had vendors come on ... read more

Well, we did not make it to the Great barrier Reef yet. We tried yesterday and got as far out as Hamilton Island and then was told that it was to rough. Everyone was very disappointed, but we will try again Friday morning, as the weather is to be much better. We did get a two hour boat ride out of it, even if we had to get up at 04;30 hrs. to get out to where we had to get the boat from. Got back home and went and did some shopping, and then back to our Apt. We did up some pork chops on the BBQ, and Anne & Louie had meat pie that they had purchased. Today was hair cut day for both me and Sheila, found a barber shop in Bowen, and ... read more

Good morning from Rock Hampton Australia, we arrived here yesterday afternoon, we had heavy rain from Noosa all the way up, but arrived safe and sound. The GPS again performed very well, brought us right to the front door of our hotel. We kind of chilled out for the rest of the afternoon, after we got settled. Went for a very nice supper later that day, and then back to the hotel. today we woke up to a very nice morning, had my morning coffee on the deck in the sunshine. Louie and Anne our going for lunch with a cousin of Anne, and Sheila & I will go for lunch and look around for the afternoon. ... read more