Tier Point Run to Grand Cayman in Dec 2013

Bit scary this - my first overseas trip by air on my own! At 47! I’ve always had someone in tow to rely on for finding my way around, or picking up things from hotel rooms when I have left them, and there’s no one but myself to rely on.

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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006

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Another fab view in Vancouver
Another fab view in Vancouver

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 3 – Vancouver

By Nige on August 30, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: Pan Pacific | Vancouver

We hit the sack at around 9:30pm last night and unsurprisingly woke dead early this morning - just after 3am. We both fought it a little but in the end got up and checked email etc.

Old buildings in Frankfurt
Old buildings in Frankfurt

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 2 – Frankfurt to Vancouver

By Nige on August 29, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: FRA | Frankfurt | Hertz | Hilton | Vancouver | YVR

Slept very badly.  Woke at 12:30am, 2am and then again at 3am.  Dozed until 6am and then decided to get up.  Vick was still snoring!

Our corner room at the Hilton in Frankfurt
Our corner room at the Hilton in Frankfurt

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 1 – Home to Frankfurt

By Nige on August 28, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: FRA | Frankfurt | Hilton | Lufthansa | MAN | Manchester

The day has finally arrived!  We started planning this trip 12 months ago and we can’t believe we are actually going today!

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006
Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006

By Nige on August 1, 2006 at 3:48 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | Frankfurt | Grand Canyon | Hertz | Hilton | Lufthansa | Manchester | Pan Pacific | San Francisco | Vancouver

In Aug 2006 we explored the west coast of the US, starting in Vancouver, down over the border to Seattle, down the Pacific Coast Highway, to Los Angeles, over to the Grand Canyon and finished off at Las Vegas.

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