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…

The Sights of San Francisco

Before we left home we listed and mapped all the things we wanted to see in San Francisco. I then promptly forgot to load them into my gps. Doh! Over breakfast this morning armed only with my trusty phone I discovered a self guided tour put out by the city called the “49 mile scenic…

Punishment

So today was about punishment. – being punished – cab punishment – place of punishment. The one thing I just don’t understand is shopping.  What is the fascination of going into shop after shop looking at stuff.  And shoes.  Don’t even get me started on that one! Now that my girls are old enough they…