Blogs from United States, North America - page 5605

Journal de bord Samedi le 20 octobre Jackson Creek (Deltaville) Jour 1 Rien ! Capoute ! Le moteur ce matin veut rien savoir ! Probablement le bendix ! Encore une fois ! Solona II vient à bord de Born Free, ayant eu un Élite et il avait eu le même problème que nous. Il vérifie et malheureusement il ne peut rien faire pour nous ! Étant donné que nous sommes dans un bras de rivière loin de tout, on ne peut pas prendre l’annexe et aller dans une marina. Après discussion, nous prenons la décision d’appeler sur le VHF au canal 16 Boat US (Boat US est le CAA des plaisanciers en eau américaines). Nous nous étions mis membre au cas ou….. Lors de l’appel, on leur demande de nous emmener à 30 miles nautiques au ... read more

So, I've been back for over a week. Jumped right back into work last Monday and already took a business trip to NJ. It's like I never left. hee hee. I'm totally feeling normal again. I've had some time to reflect about how my journey has affected who I am now. I definitely find myself thinking a little more each day about how I want to make my life happier, make the people around me happier, and love each day to the fullest. Life's too short to question why we do things. I was nervous to do this, scared, etc. I definitely had my ups and downs..as you have read. But all in all...I DID IT. I feel like I can do anything now..haha. I will never look back and say, What If? I DID IT. ... read more

Had quite a bad night’s sleep last night due to all the loud snoring going on in the bunk house. We all got ready and got in the van on our way to Bryce Canyon National Park. But it was quite a long drive so Jon took a shortcut through a dirt road called the ‘Grand Staircase’ which is closed when there has been rain anytime in the last week, lucky for us there hadn’t. The road was so bumpy and rough the van was all over the road but it was all great fun. Jon was getting a little excited and speeding this massive van up and down narrow roads and sharp turns. We first stopped at the Bryce Canyon Visitor’s Centre and had a quick look around. I bought a book about all the ... read more

Las Vegas -- Day 1 We arrived at our hotel, The Stratosphere Resort & Casino around 1:30am! The casino was hopping! We used express check-in and avoided the line at the registration desk and headed up to our room. We were very happy with our room. The room was very clean and the hotel overall was immaculate! I was very pleased with the deep bath tub that was perfect for soaking in after our long flight! ______________________________________________________________________________ The next morning before leaving the room, I presented Doug with his next Surprise -- tickets to see Jimmy Buffet in concert tonight at the MGM Grand!!!!! He was blown away! We decided to try the hotel's "Courtyard Buffett" for breakfast! It was excellent. The cost of $11 per person was very good considering it was a full breakfast ... read more

The Adventure Continues Well that whole blogging regularly thing is getting a little better. Since my last entry we have left Fiji and are now in San Diego. The weather is nice but the hangover is harsh from our first night here at the backpackers. What is the deal with all of them regularly organising pub crawls. Plus there is a high expectation that we should be there and drinking heavily as we are Australians. Back to Fiji; after Beachcomber Island we headed to Waya Island. This was definately the experience we were looking for in Fiji. Very secluded with minimal touristy additions. We were staying at a backpackers called Adi's Place which was really just part of the village. This meant that we were often mingling with the locals, often resulting in talking about the ... read more