Monthly Archives: August 2008

Went to Paddys Market to buy souvenirs, T-shirts, sweat shirts etc. Rained for a few minutes while we were inside. [this turned out to be the only rain of the entire holiday] Had lunch in café upstairs. Then back to … Continue reading →

Day with Nancy. Walked from hotel to Sydney Harbour then the Rocks district market. Had coffee and cakes. Ben fed sugar to lovely parrots at café. Climbed up onto Sydney Harbour Bridge and walked across to the other side. Had … Continue reading →

Woke 8:30. Pretty cool. Washed and dressed then checked out. Left luggage and then wandered round the resort site. Took pictures including some on time delay with Ben’s camera. Walked back to wait for bus to airport. Flight delayed 20 … Continue reading →

Woke 6am. Taxi at 7 to airport. Unfriendly taxi driver. Had music on loud and heat up high. Flight left Cairns 8:50. Arrived Ayers Rock 11:10 (but half hour time difference). Complimentary Bus transfer from airport to Outback Pioneer Hotel … Continue reading →

Woke 7. Coach from hotel to Port Douglas for Wavedancer cruise to Low Isle. Snorkling. Lycra suits. Yummy buffet lunch. I found some fish on my plate and assumed I had accidentally put it on when I was serving Ben’s … Continue reading →

Arrived Cairns 6am. Taxi from airport to Holiday Inn hotel. Room not ready. Had coffee and loitered in hotel lobby. Saw the most weird fish on sea shore. Obviously amphibious and “walking” across sand between rock pools. About 6 inches … Continue reading →

Checked out of hotel 10:00 and caught train to airport. Bought bum bag from shop near hotel. Long day at airport, but it beat lugging cases round Tokyo! Checked in 16:45. Flight delayed 1 hour to 21:55. Ben didn’t sleep … Continue reading →

2nd day in Tokyo. Very hot and humid. Did shops round Akihabra again then headed back to hotel for siesta. Pizza and Pasta for lunch. After a nap, headed out to Tokyo main station to browse more shops, then back … Continue reading →

Not sure when this message will be sent. In bed at 4am Sunday having slept on and off since 6pm yesterday. Journey was straightforward. Coach arrived a little late, but didn’t cause any problem. Checkin at Heathrow was smooth. T5 … Continue reading →