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The big day arrived and Graham was not a happy chappy. The number 70 just was tooo much for him. He was told that it is only a number and to forget about it and to enjoy every minute of the rest of his life.Our friends Les and Lynley Jones joined us for the day and we caught the Fullers Ferry to Downtown Auckland to spend the day.We went to the Maritime Museum and I have to say it was fantastic.

Hello all. Thought it best we update you all on what we've been up to recently We're now in LA after spending 4 weeks having an amazing time in New Zealand. I'm not going to bore you by writing about everything we did but let the pictures do most of the talking this time. We started off in Christchurch and booked ourselves onto the Kiwi Experience bus much like the one we did in Aus. This time th

Greetings everyone Can it be March already I say yes because I'm getting ready for my annual DrakeSmart trip to Europe and I'm ready for the big countdown to Copenhagen Hamburg Heidelberg Stuttgart Rothenburg Geneva Paris Normandy Dublin and London. We do all this in 19 days.I'll preface this trip blog by saying this is no vacation in the sense that it's not a leisure trip rather an

Friday the 26th. John was exhausted after the NicaraguaCosta Rica border crossing so we stopped early just outside of Liberia. The road side police which we had been told we would need to bribe could not have been friendlier. One cop was cuter than any Chippendale Irsquove ever seen. Now Irsquom and old lady but this guy was breath taking Costa Rica is famous for its bad roads. The

After the heavy rain and lightening of the day before Sunday dawned as hot as ever. After a quick breakfast we set off at 08h00 towards the Manuel Antonio National Park for a day by the sea. Bathing costumes and towels were the order of the day but not being interested in swimming I opted for the walking.Apparently one of the four beaches in the park is rated as one of the ten most beautiful

My dad spent time in India as an Army dentist during World War II. The following is a link to a 10 minute YouTube video clip. This is just the first part of an hour and a half interview that was recorded several years ago for a Vets Remember public television interview show. lt httpwww.youtube.comwatchvJDGsiQDHyIo gt My dad's Parkinson's disease has progressed since this

225227 A Weekend in Tuscany Siena Cortona PisaWellhellip here it is the recollection of the first weekend off we as a group have. And I will preface this long entry with the statement that it did not dissapoint. I had heard stories and had been told by many that Tuscany is beautiful and a must do must see experience and I am going to have to go ahead and agree with those claims. Absolute

So Ian LOVED his caving in Waitomo and arrived back safe and sound After his adventure we went straight to Auckland. We had a very boring few days in Auckland going to car markets to sell the car but luckily by the end of Sunday it was gone. This meant that we could come up to the Bay of Islands to do an overnight cruise. The Bay of Islands is amazing and we really enjoyed our cruise although d

Today is March 1st. Only 16 days to go.. and counting. As well as being very very excited I am also a little concerned that my departure day is charging towards me like Usain Bolt.. and it will be on me before I have completed all that needs to be done. Hmmm. If I were going away for a few months I could just leave stuff and deal with the chaos on my return. My 'voiced' intention is to go for