Monthly Archives: November 2023

D Day +86

It’s over!!!!!!! Hard to believe that nearly 3 months have passed since we left on our trip. Had a nice last flight on Air Canada but with the flight being just short of 6 hours the chance of any decent … Continue reading →

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D Day + 85

Well this is it. The last day away. Up showered and repacked the bags for the very last time. Malcolm has, despite protestations, said he will take us to the airport so we don’t need to worry about a taxi. … Continue reading →

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D Day +84

Another late start, we seem to be sleeping later and later as the end of the trip gets closer. Leisurely breakfast in the hotel as we simple can’t be bothered to go out to find somewhere to eat. We are … Continue reading →

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D Day +83

Flight from NO was a long day and we only surfaced around 10:00 so we headed to the little coffee shop in the hotel for a cup of half decent coffee. We had a bit of time to pass before … Continue reading →

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D Day +81

Got up, checked out of hotel. Got taxi to airport. Checked in. Sat in lounge for 90 mins Flew to Chicago. Sat in O’Hare lounge for 5 hours Flew to Toronto Got taxi to hotel. Went to bed. Just like … Continue reading →

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D Day +80

Right it’s late, there is a complete absence of any form of reviver and we have an early start tomorrow to get to the airport so this will be a very short post. Decided that we would go to the … Continue reading →

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D Day + 79

Right this is getting hard. Very late nights listening to Jazz and consuming Corpse Revivers my new favourite cocktail are taking their toll. As far as I can remember this is what happened yesterday. Grotty weather when we eventually surfaced. … Continue reading →

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D DAY +78

Finally manage to surface around 10:30 having slept like a log. First order of business is to sort out the hotel booking. Now Trailfinders have an Urgent Assistance button on their app which opens up a WhatsApp chat with a … Continue reading →

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D Day +77

Flight to New Orleans today. Short drive to the airport, check the car in, get the little train to the terminal, find AA checkin desk, check two bags in, through security (both carry on bags hand searched) all in less … Continue reading →

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D Day +76

Thought that it might be a short blog today as all we have to do is to drive to Phoenix, about 2 hours, however it may be a little bit longer like the journey. I looked at alternate routes and … Continue reading →

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