Kapolei, HI Dec 24th For some reason I was up early. Earlier than usual but I captured the most amazing moon setting over the water that I’d ever seen. My iPhone couldn’t do this justice and Mark’s camera chose not to work. So, it was just me and one of those moments when you find… More
Kapolei, HI Wed 23rd Ala Moana Day Today started a little differently with everyone participating in the morning walk to coffee… even Tom! I remembered to take my phone today and so there are shots of the shore-line walk included in this update. The plan for the day was straightforward: morning walk, pool time, Ala… More
Kapolei, HI Tue 22nd Dec Today was Chrysler 300 C day. Matt and Annabelle had a car booked for the day and they set off for their day excursion after their 7 am car pick up. The rest of us had our, what was becoming, usual routine. Exercise for Mark, Mary and Ali and a… More
Kapolei, HI Mon 21st Dec The morning started much the same as the previous one with a brisk walk and then a trip to buy coffee. We then headed back to the Villa and down to try out the beach and various swimming pools before having a quick lunch and then on to shopping at… More
Kapolei, HI Sunday Dec 20th It was a slow start to the day with Matt, AB, Mark and myself taking a morning walk before collecting Ali for a bit of a further walk on to buy some coffee. There is coffee shop located within a small shopping village that was just a 10 min walk… More
Kapolei, HI Sat Dec 19th This was our first morning waking in Hawaii and Ali headed out at 6.40 am for a run and then on to the hotel’s 7.30 am Yoga class. Mark and I didn’t head out for our walk until after 8 am though which was a rather late start for us… More
Waikiki, HI Fri 19th Dec It was a long day with sunrise in Bondi and sunset, many hours later, in Waikiki. Our flight left Sydney at 9 pm on Fri Dec 18th and we arrived in at Hawaii at around 11 am on the same day. Our transport to the hotel was a bit delayed… More
Adelaide, Australia Friday Nov 27th Mark and I caught a midday flight to start our four-night trip to Adelaide for some wine tasting and cricket. Our friends, Gordon and Jude, joined us on this trip but caught a later flight. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Room 1325. NB: Make sure to ask for… More
Jimbaran, Indonesia Intercontinental Jimbaran Bay: Sun 21st June – Thursday 24th June Room: 6406 We’re home now but this trip stood out for one small reason….and this can probably be traced back to when we were packing. I’d suggested Tom throw in some shorts for running and, for this, he chose his school shorts. Read… More
Jimbaran, Indonesia Friday 5th Dec Hotel: Intercontinental Hotel Jimbaran Bay: Room 6115. We arrived at the hotel at about 3pm and started out with High Tea. We spent the rest of the afternoon by the pool before heading to the sunset beach bar where we stayed for the evening. We enjoyed some cocktails and bar… More