OK, Campers, I’ve been out of touch for a while, and while I apologise, it was a family thing. You see, Mrs J had planned a family vacation for a little over a year. Little J, LJW and Miss B had been transferred to the embassy in Sydney Australia and both the adults were busy in their job. Since, Mrs J and I were busy in being retired, it seemed logical that we go there rather than they coming back to the states. Besides, Australia is a very cool place to visit. If you haven’t been, you owe it to yourself. If you have been, you know what I’m saying.
Flew from Austin to Honolulu, spent the night at The Hale Koa. Very nice and a very wise thing to do. Off the next morning for the final leg. 10+ hours of window shades down. Booo! Pilots like to see out the windows . But ’twas not to be.
Landed safely, baggage claimed hotel checked in to. Front leaning face plant on the bed. Next morning the family is reunited and the fun starts. MG is 3 almost 4 and starts school this fall. Very verbal and speaks well, she’s going to do well. Leon’ is almost 2, walking, talking in short but understandable sentences, he’s also going to do well. MBD has a job at the same state department section that The Rev has, so that irons out quite a few issues.
So they seem happy with their circumstances. Which is nice to see and a relief.
As I’m writing this, we are back in Honolulu, yes, Beans, at The Hale Koa. A little jet lagged, but still a long way to go. Thought I had all the right USB cables so I could add photo’s to this (short) post, but didn’t. More detail and pictures for next week's post
Which brings us to Sarge’s post. I didn’t have a functioning internet connection until I go back to The Hale Koa. And since I was a day ahead as well as several hours, I had problems logging in to the computer and setting the publication date and time. I asked Sarge if he would put up a “Just in Case” post, which he did, So, Thanks, Sarge!
Peace out y’all, More better, Next week.
Juvat
Window shades are down...next time get a window seat! (I'm glad I could help :-)
ReplyDeleteOn the Austin outbound trip I was in a window seat. Somebody complained to the stewerdess. She asked me, politely, if I would mind closing them. I said OK. Shortly thereafter a single malt scotch appeared. Ahhhh!
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For those of you who didn't see this post, or any other post this morning, my bad.
ReplyDeleteI have an emergency "Where's Juvat" post which was ready to be deployed if Juvat wasn't ready. Upon awakening I saw no post, but I saw a Juvat post in the drafts area, which had been seen five times. So (assuming it was ready) I published.
Your Monday is officially restored. (USB cables to add pictures? Hhmm, my setup can do it wirelessly from my phone. Or I email the pictures to myself. Cables? We don't need no stinking cables!)
Your wireless connection is much more reliable than mine. Hence it’s just less frustrating to pull out the cables. Of course having them nearby is a plus! But thanks for covering my six.Three more days then RTB. Got a few story ideas in mind now.
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I'm going to be AWOL for a few days, See tomorrow's post.
DeleteI have been to Australia 3 times with work. Things are expensive there. The people are outgoing and friendly. The biggest issue was the long flight getting there and the jetlag after the flight.
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Safe travels juvat, looking forward to photos.......:)
ReplyDeleteNylon, thanks. Photos on Monday
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I like the idea of stopping in Hawaii for those loooong trips to Oz, or other parts in the South Pacific...so you can wash that flight right out of your hair! Yeah, lame forced reference, but I made myself chuckle.
ReplyDeleteTuna, agreed
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Glad y'all had a good trip! Sydney is 'interesting'...
ReplyDeleteYes it is. Thankfully, just spent an arrival night and the a departure night. That was enough of that. The cruise stop points however were very nice and the people were triple backflip friendly
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Glad it went well and you are homeward bound!
ReplyDeleteThanks THBB
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