July 30 (Again) San Diego
Well we made it.
We were delayed at Sydney due to a late passenger and we got off the ground 45 minutes late.
We arrived at the scheduled time as we had big tail winds all the way.
Yet again, we had slight problems at Los Angeles at Homeland Security. The computers were down! Nothing ever seems to run smoothly for at LA.
Eventually we got through and caught the shuttle bus to the Avis Rental parking lot. They were really busy and there was a 45minute wait to be processed. But we eventually got thru and a gent went off to get our car. It wasn’t there. Back to the check in desk and we had to be assigned another car, complete with all new paperwork.
A 2 o’clock departure from there and we were finally on our way. By this stage we were getting a little hungry so we exited the freeway in Orange County (OC to those in the know) and went to a diner4 for lunch. Half an hour later we were back on the road but 40 miles from San Diego were we bumper to bumper into San Diego – don’t know why.
The motel is quite well equipped with fridge, microwave, iron and ironing board and plenty of towels. We managed to get a few decaf perc coffee sachets from the manager
By this point we are a little tired and we will head off for dinner and probably collapse into bed.
Now we are back after Dinner (Burp).
Apparently Emus are alive and well and have been placed on the menu of the local KFC-like take away in beautiful ndowntown SD (Well we are next to the SD naval base and it is very dodgey.
We ordered some chicken pieces etc and because of this, I may have to visit the local hernia specialists. The chicken pieces are the size of Emu legs. One of the chicken(?) wings would have to be folded to fit on an aircraft carrier. Fortunately (or not) I ordered the spicey version and that killed the taste of the meat. Are well you live and you learn.
And tomorrow is another day - the adventure continues.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Sydney 30 JULY
Well, the adventure begins.
After the Grandparents day at Luke’s school we left Canberra at about 1pm and drove to Sydney.
We checked in at our hotel, Formule 1 at Sydney Airport and in the rain we filled the car for the Friday rental return and headed off to get something for tea. We drove towards Redfern and found a great little pizza place, The Red Star.
Looking out our window we have a vista of high cholesterol, high fat take away establishments. Krispy Kreme and McDonalds beckons us to enjoy their ‘healthy” repasts.
We managed to have a coffee and donut at KK prior to heading back to the hotel. Earlier in the day we visited Maccas for a tea. A sign of things to come as we purchased 2 teas and, true to the American versions of tea, the “hot” water wasn’t and the warm mixture was a total failure. We have had this in previous visits to the states, so we will have to be more choosey.
Speaking of Krispy, we had a PA announcement this morning in the hotel that the fire evacuation alarm was a false alarm. This turned out to be quite fortunate as we didn't hear it in the first place - Krispy indeed!
On a positive note we can also see out the window, all the Gulfstream private jets parked across the road. I counted 7 plus other private airworthy gin palaces and a few of Rex’s Saabs and the B200 air ambulance.
We are now checked in and are in the Qantas Club lounge - The adventure continues!!
After the Grandparents day at Luke’s school we left Canberra at about 1pm and drove to Sydney.
We checked in at our hotel, Formule 1 at Sydney Airport and in the rain we filled the car for the Friday rental return and headed off to get something for tea. We drove towards Redfern and found a great little pizza place, The Red Star.
Looking out our window we have a vista of high cholesterol, high fat take away establishments. Krispy Kreme and McDonalds beckons us to enjoy their ‘healthy” repasts.
We managed to have a coffee and donut at KK prior to heading back to the hotel. Earlier in the day we visited Maccas for a tea. A sign of things to come as we purchased 2 teas and, true to the American versions of tea, the “hot” water wasn’t and the warm mixture was a total failure. We have had this in previous visits to the states, so we will have to be more choosey.
Speaking of Krispy, we had a PA announcement this morning in the hotel that the fire evacuation alarm was a false alarm. This turned out to be quite fortunate as we didn't hear it in the first place - Krispy indeed!
On a positive note we can also see out the window, all the Gulfstream private jets parked across the road. I counted 7 plus other private airworthy gin palaces and a few of Rex’s Saabs and the B200 air ambulance.
We are now checked in and are in the Qantas Club lounge - The adventure continues!!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
The Joke of the Day - A Sign of Things to come???
The birth of the internet
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham
Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com.
She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, Dear?"
And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.
But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."
And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known "eBay" he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."
"YAHOO", said Abraham.
And that is how it all began.
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham
Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com.
She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, Dear?"
And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.
But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."
And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known "eBay" he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."
"YAHOO", said Abraham.
And that is how it all began.
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