Hmmm, well there was one moment I was concerned, but fortunately nothing transpired, but we were out and about on our own a fair amount, so there were opportunities. Generally I never felt in danger.supersparky wrote:...thought you must have been kidnapped, or maybe just lost your phone.
We purchased a data sim for the phone from Australian Globalgig who claimed communication arrangement with forty countries. It worked well in the handful of places it did work, but got nothing in most. Oddly sometimes it worked one day in the same location, but got nothing the next - go figure.
T1 Terry wrote:You sure crammed a lot into your trip...
True and I feel the weight of it, as I promised to show and tell - what was I thinking? By travel days, we've only tackled 43% of the itinerary. But by number of photos, only 12%. Places with more interest generate more photos, hence more work. How do you represent a tourist site with six or even twelve photos out of say six hundred? Once picked, they have to be re-sized and submitted.
...the memories will last for a life time...
One thing Tassie Trev used to say was, "Don't want to be the richest person in the cemetery". And I for one don't want to be sitting in a rocking chair wishing and regretting like one of my rels who has plenty of the do re mi, but has dementia - no point as it will all be forgotten tomorrow. Besides, who knows what the kids will do with it - probably will not meet your standards knowing how hard it was to come by in the first place.
...I still want to see Aust first.
For a young fella Terry, I'm always amazed at the places you've been and things you've done.
Cannot think of, hold on, yes - we almost missed the return punt in Venice. We were tuned loose after the tour and the guide arranged for the group to muster at a later time, between two pillars in a very busy square prior to the return trip. We arrived early and there was no one at the meeting place when we got there and no place to rest, so we took refuge at the waters edge about twenty five metres from the muster point. While chatting with a couple from our group, I asked the time - uh oh, "have we missed the group?" and looking up, there was no one in sight. Have you ever seen a camera laden old man holding a full half litre bottle (love those Europeans for that) of beer, run in the Italian tourist crowd? Believe me, it's not pretty and I don't handle those situations well. We did find them at the dock waiting, not for us, but for the shuttle punt, but more due to luck than good management.Chuck wrote:...no hiccups along the way?
Back to the grind.
