What the trip’s over!

Flying into Sydney it was interesting to look out the window and observe the Australianness of our cityscape.   We’re home. I know that in no time at all, the trip will be but a distant memory so I thought I’d reflect on my own limited observations of traveling to the US. This trip has covered…

The final shindig

Thursday represented our last full day on the Stampin’ Up! trip and in the US. While Deb spent the afternoon shopping with the girls I went shooting with a few of the boys at a local gun club. After 30 minutes or so of safety talks and instruction on the various weapons we were taken…

Stampin’ Up factory tour

Well the last couple of days been very full on in all sorts of ways. .!! On Wednesday they gave us a tour of the Stampin’ Up factory which is at the bottom of Utah,  so they chartered a 757 to take us there.  The closest airport was St George airport.  I’m glad they didn’t…

Trip into Salt Lake City

Well the last couple of days have been a mixture of chilling, shopping, touring Stampin’ Up head office, and sitting by the pool chilling. Today we were taken into Salt Lake City and on a tour of the Stampin’ Up headquarters just out of Salt Lake City. When we entered their headquarters we were treated to…

Surrendering the Harley

Today I had to return the bike to the shop.  I really enjoyed the time we shared on road and I loved riding in Utah. When I was planning this trip I must admit that I was a bit nervous about what to expect; the availability of fuel; riding on the right-hand side of the…

See ya San Fran

Today will only be a short blog as it was primarily a transit day. With us flying out after lunch we didn’t have a huge amount of time for mucking around.  However we couldn’t leave San Francisco without driving over the Golden Gate bridge. And it didn’t disappoint. It was spectacular! From there we made…

John’s Place

Today we ventured out of the city and headed to Monterey Bay, to have a look at the Fisherman’s Wharf and the famous cannery row.   I’m not sure how much commercial fishing is carried out there anymore but the tourist trade is alive and well. Fisherman’s Wharf … an arty shot Cannery Row … a…