First day in Florida and its a write off. I picked up a stomach bug which landed me in the bathroom for the day. Can't believe it! But hell not much we could do. Thought I felt a bit better around lunch time so we jumped in the car to head to the beach - only made it around the corner before I felt dreadfully sick - I said to Geoff - I think we need to go back home - but too late - I threw up in the car! What a terrible day that was. Geoff went to the grocery store and got me a bottle of Gingerale. It seemed to settle things down and the next morning I felt better - not perfect - but a better than yesterday. Day 2 - we ... read more

Today's mission was to get on back down to B&H and purchase some equipment for the camera. First up we visited the local bakery "make my cake" as recommended by our Innkeeper Rick. as a thank you gift for Rick we purchased him a large sweet potato pie (his favourite and only $10 for a large pie). I tried out a strawberry shortcake (no added sugar) and Geoff chose a red velvet cup cake...all so yummy and very cheap (by Australian standards). Made it to B&H by 10am - the staff here have so much knowledge on photography gear it is totally unbelievable. We spent more than we intended but we were so impressed with the professional knowledge we received we figured we should go with it. There is nowhere else we are ever going to ... read more

Enjoyed a pizza last night at the local pizzeria Tarantino's which was close to the hotel. After having a quiet afternoon in the hotel we packed up reday for tomorrow's early morning flight to NYC. flying Air Alaska we fly to Seattle from Bozeman then havr s short layover before boarding anothe plane to nyc. The domestic flight cost $490 PP. Wake up call at 3am - tempersture in Bozeman at 4am -13 heading for a low of -26c. No fuss at the airport - Bozeman is a small airport with no pressure. Before take off the plane was hosed down to remove all the ice that was covering the body of the aircraft. It was a bit of an eerie feeling sitting on the Tarmac in the pitch dark while this was happening. The tarmac ... read more

Up before 7am - breakfast and finishing the packing - ready for our flight to Bozeman. Had a coffee with Linda's Swedish friends Be-be and her husband Gustof...they are a great couple. Gustof is a practising dermatologist and Be-be is a retired general practioner - both are in their 70's. We all agreed we should meet up again in 2016! Rain in Seattle today. The drive to Seatac airport was straightforward even in the rain. After dropping off the rental we caught a shuttle bus over to the terminal. SeaTac is a huge place. When we arrived at the self serve check in counter we noticed that our fight had been brought forward by an hour - now leaving at midday rather than 1pm. Luckily we had arrived early for the flight. Check In of bags ... read more

Our inn keeper Linda provided us with some super ideas for a road trip outside the Seattle area. Off we headed - starting out by using the Washington state ferry to Bainbridge Island. The ferry is huge - cars are loaded onto the ferry and then passengers are welcome to sit upstairs in the lounge. The ferry has a restaurant and a bar onboard. The trip takes around 30 minutes and cost $20. Great views of Seattle are seen from onboard the ferry. Once we disembarked off the ferry we drove through numerous quaint small towns including Suquamish, Poulso, Port Gamble and Chimacum. We drove through Hood Canal and then over the Bridge - The Hood Canal Bridge is a floating bridge located in the U.S. state of Washington that carries Washington State Route 104 across ... read more