Our Little Girl

Wookie we love you and we will miss you so much

Sorry for the long hiatus...turns out my new travel buddy needs some training.

The last trip started out well...

...and then went wrong very quickly.

So we tried again and took a road trip to Northern Ontario.

Had some food (this is a small!)

Visited the Dark Sky Reserve - which is what you would expect.  It's dark and you can actually see the sky - unfortunately there was also a large thunderstorm passing by so we didn't stay long (so no Perseid pics unfortunately).

And admired the view...

So we survived and decided to brave the 11 hours to Hawaii.  I highly recommend traveling on the labour day weekend as we had an entire row to ourselves

Of course we had to sample the local cuisine - Macadamia Nut Pie...

...and Kona Mud Pie (yes, not exactly a healthy trip)

We learned a bit about the culture - did you know Hawaii is actually pronounced Hava-ii?
Here I am making a Lei (and I got to pick some of the flowers myself)

We met a few of the local residents. 
We went swimming to see the local fish

We went to the beach to say hi to the local turtles

...and then we rushed around to catch up with some of the local dolphins.  Thankfully some of them wanted to say hi, because they move really fast!

Then we just kicked back to relax...

...and enjoyed the view.  Until next time!

My New Travel Buddy!

Today we have a special guest...my new travel buddy!
He may make the occasional guest appearance and,who knows, one of these days he might have his very own blog!
Everyone say hi!

Traveling takes work!

First you have to do all the research...

...then you have to get your passport...remember no smiling!

Packing is tough.  What to take?  So many decisions! 

Finally you make it to the airport, through security and now you wait for your flight.
(Of course at this hour it's awesome - no traffic, no security and you get the lounge all to yourself!)

Of course with all the pro's of travel there are some minuses - we had a 3 hour mechanical delay (for a 3 hour flight!) - but at least we weren't heading to a cruise like the rest of the plane

Once you arrive at your destination it is important to refill your reserves (hey, it's not like they feed you on planes anymore.  We had 3 cookies for 6 hours so we were kind of hungry.)

Don't forget dessert!

Ok, refilled and ready to go...to the beach!

Now just kick back and relax - and don't forget the sunscreen!