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Good afternoon from Canada Place. 3 ships departing so it took 1.5hrs to board. Just thankful I didn’t book radiance (which I was seriously considering) Beautiful day for our sailaway

Just spent 2 weeks roadtripping around Canada. Exclusively used my 28 degrees cc with no issues. Have an Up card as a backup which my well travelled daughter strongly recommended. Had cash with me but not needed. Only place that was cash only was a bakery on the Main Street of tourist town Tofino on Vancouver Island. No issue - there were plenty of other places for to eat nearby. All tips electronic. Oh, a whale watching cruise strongly pushed for cash tips at the end of the cruise. My son used Wise but switched back to 28 degrees as he had issues with fraudulent activity as soon as he started using Wise and it took a while to fix.

On my 14hr flight Sydney to Vancouver, the young lady seated next to me lost one of her ear pods about an hour into the flight. Between sleeps, she spent a lot of time fruitlessly searching for it - using her phone light & I added my phone light in the dark cabin. Then 30mins before we landed the guy on the aisle seat finally woke up and moved into the aisle so she could search a bit more but before he moved, he pulled up one of the cushions under her seat and low and behold - there was that EarPod!

The lift in our hotel in Paris was tiny. Only had room for myself and my suitcase and it was so old. Decided it was safer to join DD carrying the suitcase up the stairs.

Good morning. Had a nice wander around Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver and finished reading this excellent memoir that I bought here in Canada.

@jmh2006 Condolences on the sudden passing of your Dad. @Sea Dog that house is stunning. At least there is plenty of space inside & out - to move yourself away from an unpleasant conversation.

Good morning. We had a very busy day yesterday. BC ferry from Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay. Visited Shannon Falls. Spectacular. Then we did the Sea to Sky Gondola. Very pricey but we all enjoyed the experience. It momentarily snowed when we arrived at the top. Walked across the short suspension bridge & did a lovely loop walk. Lovely to see a Bald Eagle soaring above the treetops. This Aussie was very excited to see a chipmunk. Kind tourists at all the viewpoints voluntarily offered to take photos of the 3 of us. (DD happily reciprocated). Then we drove to Whistler where it was raining and 🥶. Then back down to Vancouver. Beautiful drive from Whistler to Vancouver in the late afternoon.

Happy Birthday to Diana & Minnie. Hope they enjoy their celebratory tuna. Diana is a wonderful way to keep your friend’s memory alive.

They both look so content

Lovely photo of you Graham and that food all looks delish.

Great info. Seen that drawing often - my surgeon usually just draws it in pen on paper

+ 1 @Keksie

So pleased see you posting again

Understand that you are not permitted to post photos but that would be really cute. Wildlife caring is a big commitment and a lot of work but the upside - the cute babies. Thanks for doing what you do.

Hi All. We are two days away from an Alaska cruise on Grand Princess. I pre-selected my standard balcony location to suit us. Yesterday we got the bid upgrade email offering the following Premium Balcony $69pp AUD Mini-Suite - $168pp AUD Club Class Mini - $444 pp AUD Not interested in Premium Balcony because I don’t think there is much difference from a standard Mini-suite appeals for the extra space and sofa bed and bigger balcony but I don’t want to risk bidding because I believe there are obstructed minis on the Grand and I don’t want to risk an obstructed view in Alaska. The Club Class sounds like an appealing splurge but the other party is in an obstructed oceanview (they haven’t been given the option to bid) so that would be unfair. Would appreciate your input