Today we had a relaxing sort of day in Traverse City, mainly due to the weather. It has been raining on and off for the last couple of days and was heavy at times today. So we weren’t too keen to venture out if we didn’t need to…
Continue readingToday was day 1 of our road trip. After breakfast in the hotel, we headed off west towards the Canada/USA border for our 6 hour journey (plus border crossing and stops).
Continue readingGood morning from Kitchener, Ontairo!
Continue readingToday we took the opportunity to explore Old Quebec. As part of the services the Hotel provides, is a walking tour of Old Quebec.
The walking tour lasted about 3 hours and covered everything you wanted to know about the city. We had wandered around the night before and so had briefly visited most places already, but we didn’t know their significance or purpose until today.
Continue readingHappy Birthday to Chris! Today, after breakfast in the Lounge, we caught the public transport out to Casa Loma. The public transport in Toronto is fantastic, you can get all around the city using the trains, street cars and busses and each one seems to come along within 5-10 minutes! And all on the one transport card too.
Continue readingDay 10 – Ripley Aquarium and more exploring of Tornoto
Today started very early (for Danielle anyway) who got up at 5.30am local time to watch the royal funeral. This wouldn’t have been a big deal, she fell asleep by about 9pm the night before, but was awake again from 1.30am until close to 5am. Jet lag is a thing for both of us on this trip!
Continue readingAfter a good sleep for both of us we enjoyed the hotel breakfast and finished packing. Today the focus is on logistics, we need to move into Hilton in town and return the rental car to the airport.
The drive into town was intense. Fortunately Apple Maps works great with very specific lane guidance. Without this we would have been very stuck. It’s the kind of stuff that Danielle’s mum’s nightmares are made of… LOTS of lane changes across 10 lane freeways. It feels a bit like LA where you can’t hesitate you just need confidence.
Continue readingDay 8 was all about waiting (for Chris) and MORE traveling (for Danielle)
Continue readingOk so Day 7 is Friday here and my LAST day alone. Back home in New Zealand, Day 7 is departure day for Danielle!
Today i visited the Scandinave Spa in the Blue Mountains. https://www.scandinave.com/blue-mountain/en/
The website doesn’t really do it justice and as a digital detox there are no phones or photographs allowed. This is something they don’t make a big deal about on their website, but is a central theme of the place. If I get time I’ll try to write a more complete review, but for now here are my fleeting thoughts. (Spoiler, I really loved it)
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