Blogs from North America - page 6783

Ok so we´re a few days in now and having a wicked time. On Wednesday night we went to see Atletico Madrid play Cruz Azul after a crazy hour taxi ride with no seat belts! We managed to miss the first 10 mins of the game which was when the only goal was scored but the carnival atmosphere throughout the game was amazing! On Thursday we saw the city centre sights - the Cathedral, Palace and Temple ruins. we accidently ended up in a mucho posh restaurant for lunch looking pretty out of place with our flip flops! we then came back to our hostel for a little siesta and then were ready to get on it!! this involved alot of mexican beer and a crazy barman standing on the bar pouring tequilla down our necks ... read more

Cruising slowly through a maze of icebergs dotting the dark emerald, frigid, but flat, calm water. Sheer cliffs raise straight up out of the water, 3000 ft , on both our port and starboard, to the touch the grey clouds above. Waterfalls plummet down the granite faces into the water below. When we returned to Seattle after our trip to BC with the owners of the yacht, we each had four days off. I took off to see Candace in Tampa on an overnight flight . Tampa was experiencing typical south Florida summer weather, with on and off thunder showers, so we didn’t make it to the beach until my last day. Even then, the clouds rolled in at warp speed and sent us running for the car after just a couple hours of sunshine. It ... read more

We got to the ferry at 10 in order to insure a spot on the 12:45 ferry to Victoria. We walked around the town and had lunch at Rick's American Cafe. The ferry ride was about an hour and half and was very scenic. Arriving at Victoria we found our hotel, The Delta, another Priceline find and very, very nice. We walked over the draw bridge to the main part of the city. First stop was the Parliament House. Victoria is the capitol of British Columbia. It was very impressive, especially from the outside. Since the Empress was close by we decided to have High Tea at the Empress. At $60 it seemed a little high for tea but it was well worth it. We had tea sandwiches, scones, and sweets in a beautiful setting. Since ... read more

Slummin’ it .. or trying to! We all came to gradually this morning - Annabel first, then Mark and eventually the kids by around 8:30, so we all felt quite rested. Just as well... Today was nominated washing day, so we hoisted our laundry out of the suitcases. Sorted it into equal sized mountains and staggered out to find the Laundromat a block away. It was all a very civilised affair, which the kids loved because it meant they had some dedicated Nintendo time whilst the adults did the requisite chores. The industrial grade washing machines and tumblers had done the job within an hour, and the only major casualty was Mark’s previously favourite T-shirt, now reduced to a Liliiputian size. All’s fair in love and laundry, I guess. We dumped the laundry back at the ... read more

What a haul. We left at 6:30 AM Mountain time and pulled in at 10 PM Central Time. Stopped in Livingston, Montana... a rest stop in Montana and for dinner in Glendive, Montana. The theme... we were in Montana the whole day! Towards the end of the trip (the last 100 miles or so) we got to follow a storm and then go through it. Hopefully it washed off all of the bugs! We also saw a rainbow from end to end.... read more