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you’re welcome! It was so beautiful, made the red eye worthwhile. They had loaded dinner not breakfast, so roast chicken at 3 am, lol! Appreciate all the good wishes, they worked! Thankyou to all @RMLincoln and @JazzyV finally catching up! Sending good wishes to @ger_77 and @Cruzin Terri @marshhawk how’s Chuck? I think I missed the update.

We were all new once! Welcome aboard!

Good morning???? We had dinner for breakfast, A little bleary eyed but home. We have 311 in our city. I’m off to celebrate napping day, great timing! a beautiful sunrise, which I usually miss!

Yikes I’m so sorry! Our last fridge was also a Samsung that gave up the ghost suddenly the week before Christmas a year ago. We needed a counter depth and were lucky to find an LG that was delivered the next day. They are very highly rated for fridges. But I wouldn’t buy one of their ovens,lol! best of luck!

Good morning and thanks all! @rafinmdlove how you helped out! @kazu hope today is better! My best friends first overseas trip was Cairo, she was blown away! Thanks for the kind wishes for travelling home. It’s a red eye, not my favourite but non stop so worth it, Wis it wasn’t daylight savings as that adds an extra hour on! We celebrated last night at a wonderful new resort that has just reopened after being closed for over ten years due to a Tsunami, They grow their own food and source local ingredients.

@Quartzsite Cruiser love the reverse image! So fun to see them from the other islands! I meant to respond about snorkelling, I love it too, but entry can be tough in some beaches so full disclosure DS and DH are to credit. I’m thinking I need to book an overwater bungalow in Tahiti, so much easier! 😂🤷‍♀️

Good morning and thanks all! @grapau27my condolences to Sarah, Pauline and you. Estrangement makes grief even harder. @cat shepard I am sorry to hear you are having to scramble. So unfortunate! @luvteaching I’m sure the board would benefit from your participation. Our last day here, the laundry awaits, lol! A view of Haleakala

I think with that name, it would be easy to click the wrong button!

Ooh, this I could do, lol!

Not to mention the free breakfasts! Sigh! We shared your pain!

Good morning and thanks all! Love my middle name, my DDF named me. @marshhawkyikes on the meds! Glad to read all the suggestions, hope one works! @dfish we love Kalbi ribs, had some this week from a local Korean restaurant. Hope to visit the Great Barrier Reef one day, for now here’s a few underwater Pacific creatures.

Yikes! So glad the rough ride is over! Enjoy New Zealand!

Highly recommend the private water taxi. It’s pricey but arriving in Venice it’s magical. Your luggage and you will be deposit as close to your hotel as possible. Our hotel had a small dock. We have also used on two occasions, Treviso Car Service. They have clean large vans that can take a group and pick up in Piazza Roma or airport. They have been both reasonable and reliable. I do believe they will provide transport to Trieste. Some things are just worth the cost.

We stayed in a lovely three bed two bathroom in Cannaregio. But it’s a little further and I don’t have access to my files as we are travelling. We did arrange a two bedroom apartment through the Hotel Bisanzio with a lovely terrace. Bonus was the lovely breakfast at the hotel and the interesting less tourist area. My only caution with air BnB is I have heard of several being cancelled due to “plumbing issues”. I would make sure to have a plan B.

Good morning and thanks! We were fortunate to visit Alexander Grahams Bell’s home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Must be Canadian inventors month! @RedneckBob happy birthday! @sailingdutchy happy anniversary to you both! a whale of a day to you both!

@rafinmd love the maps! @Heartgrove you’ll know when it’s time, sending hugs! Enjoy each day with beautiful Sam! @ger_77 echo Gerry’s comments about only one Hurricane, I finished DH’s as well in New Orleans, barely lived to tell about it! Grief is like waves, sometimes barely noticeable lapping at your feet, other times it knocks you right over and you didn’t even see them coming.

Good morning and thanks all! We visit Hilo every year at least once. We were just in Hilo last week, DS has a good friend there. Highly recommend a visit to Akaha falls and Mauna Kea. Also check the local shops, some sell beautiful vintage Kimonos. Beautiful murals and great local food.

@Quartzsite Cruiser happy birthday to Steve! @marshhawk praying all goes well for Chuck! @ottahand7 glad the surgery went well! @StLouisCruisers glad you found a safe place for your DGD, can’t put a price on that! @cat shepard so glad you are there to advocate for your sister, although so exhausting. @Quartzsite Cruiser great photos of Knossos, do go back so much to see in Crete. Good news our dear granddog is home where DGD can look after him.

@Heartgrove my deepest condolences. These are the hardest decisions pet owners have to make! Sending hugs, so hard to lose such a loyal friend!

Good morning and thanks all! Hard to keep up being so far west where it’s still breakfast time! Crete is our other favourite island. We’ve visited Heraklion and the museum is great but we highly recommend a lot longer stay, as the rest of this huge island is absolutely beautiful and three several week long trips have not been enough.

Great news! Sadly we are heading home in a week or we could have met. Although after reading @ger_77 description I think I should extend our trip, lol! @cruising sister so glad to hear baby Murphy is heading home! The second oldest church on the island.

Kimura’s is on the Mamalahoa highway south of Kona in Kealakakua. It has been there a long time, some really nice and unique fabrics. And lovely, very patient ladies! The little village has some unique shops.

One problem is you might not notice until later.

Surely 50 euro is not a deal breaker for such a beautiful country🤷‍♀️. I think I have spent more in tolls in Italy. Switzerland is one of the most expensive places to visit but the scenery is sublime. Full disclosure I am part Swiss. 😁

I would also suggest you could rent a car and spend the night before closer to Civitavecchia. We have enjoyed Viterbo and Orvieto both, and they are just over an hours drive from the port. Both are interesting places to stay and explore. My only concern with trains is potential strikes, so have a back up plan just in case. .