We have been amiss by not posting this sooner. We took a road trip to Florida in February 2024 to escape the cold. We used our timeshare points and stayed in Orlando. This was not our first choice, but given the short notice, it was the only location that had availability. We were staying close […]
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Settling Down Merry Christmas and happy holidays to one and all. It’s nearly 2024. Where did all the time go in 2023? We were so busy in 2023 until November that we never noticed the time going by. We have been busy since our return to the US in November. What’s Next On the travel
Hurricane Tammy Diversion On our transatlantic crossing, this was our second attempt to reach Bermuda, and again, we failed due to a hurricane. Therefore, this is our second time in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The first time was October 2014. Quote: “Due to damage caused by Hurricane Gonzalo, your sailing will not be able to call
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Our itinerary has been updated due to Hurricane Tammy. Canada, here we come. Click the link below. We will still arrive back in Bayonne, NJ, on Monday, October 30th. Timetable – Gallivanting Godfreys (homefreetravel.com)
We are heading back to the US as mentioned before. We left Southampton the 15th October on Anthem of the Seas. It’s the 6th time we have been on this ship this year. I normally post updates from my MAC but the technology on this ship is been limiting even though we have Starlink! This
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So, we have omitted a couple of places we have been. Not for any reason apart from time to add the content since we had such a busy week. Therefore, we are catching up with our trip to the Peak District. My sister, Julie, was able to spend time with us this week. Julie had
Last week, we were based in St Austell, Cornwall. Karen and I love the little fishing villages. We had to travel down to the southwest with a couple of overnight stops in Blackpool and Bristol. Blackpool It took me 69 years to get to Blackpool, to see the Blackpool Tower and check out some of
Last week, we stayed in a cottage in Pateley Bridge, in the Yorkshire Dales. I am trying to catch up with some places we have been and have not yet documented. This was a present two-story cottage in the center of town that was old stables. While here, we visited several places, ticked items off
Since the trip to Edinburgh, we have used two cottages and ticked off several items on the bucket list. [EDIT] This post I started weeks ago, and since we have been so busy, I eventually managed to post. Milton Keynes While traveling to our first cottage, we decided to split this journey up by staying
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Last year, we were in Edinburgh, Scotland, and missed the Tattoo. This year, we scheduled a trip around the Tattoo. Below is a video showing a brief clip of all of the participants. We thoroughly enjoyed this event and recommend it. The event started with a pair of RAF Eurofighters fly-by that we were not
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