off on a grand tour
- earendel
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off on a grand tour
Monday morning elwing and I are departing for the trip of a lifetime. We fly (in stages) from home to Los Angeles, to Honolulu, to Aukland, and to Brisbane, where we spend a couple days, then fly to Alice Springs and drive to Uluru and an opal mine. Then back to Brisbane for a day, then fly to Cairns for a boat excursion to the Great Barrier Reef. Then back to Brisbane again, where we embark on a cruise that takes us to Guam, Okinawa, four stops in Japan, three stops in Alaska, and finally docking in Seattle on May 1. Access to the internet will be spotty at best, so I will be unable to participate in the witty rejoinders and snappy repartee that is the Bored. Try to keep the place standing while I'm gone.
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- tlynn78
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Re: off on a grand tour
Have fun storming the ..uh ..kangaroos?earendel wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:26 pmMonday morning elwing and I are departing for the trip of a lifetime. We fly (in stages) from home to Los Angeles, to Honolulu, to Aukland, and to Brisbane, where we spend a couple days, then fly to Alice Springs and drive to Uluru and an opal mine. Then back to Brisbane for a day, then fly to Cairns for a boat excursion to the Great Barrier Reef. Then back to Brisbane again, where we embark on a cruise that takes us to Guam, Okinawa, four stops in Japan, three stops in Alaska, and finally docking in Seattle on May 1. Access to the internet will be spotty at best, so I will be unable to participate in the witty rejoinders and snappy repartee that is the Bored. Try to keep the place standing while I'm gone.
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Re: off on a grand tour
Bring back some opals for us.
Have a great time and g'day mate.
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Re: off on a grand tour
Wow! That is grand. Congratulations and safe travels.
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Re: off on a grand tour
Sounds like a fantastic trip! Have fun.
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Re: off on a grand tour
Bon voyage!
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- MarleysGh0st
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Re: off on a grand tour
A grand tour, indeed! Especially that cruise--Australia to Seattle by way of Japan and Alaska!
Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage!
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Re: off on a grand tour
Safe travels!!!
Have a marvelous time!!
Have a marvelous time!!
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Re: off on a grand tour
I second the bon voyage!
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