This part of our Excellent Adventure is being written three months after the event. Therefore, we have very strong memories of all of the good things – and some of the bad – that happened during our holiday.

We have developed all of our photos – numbering 937 – and have cut these down to a manageable 600. The best of these  – 100 – we have placed into a photo frame booklet that Carla found at Rabbit Photo. All of these have been collated into date order and have explanations on the reverse side.

We have been in touch with Ray Margaret via post card and Christmas card, and will be seeing Julie, Alannah and Hayden tomorrow night for coffee in Melbourne.  We have also sent Christmas cards to some of those we became close to during the trip.

A special thanks to Karen at Traveland in Southland, whose expertise and experience helped to make out trip so memorable.

After timely consideration our highlights were:

Russ- Rocky Mountaineer Train Experience, Butchart Gardens, Banff, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon Helicopter Ride, Star Trek Experience at Las Vegas, and Waimea Canyon at Kauai.

Carla- Butchart Gardens, Banff, Grand Canyon, Star Trek Experience at Las Vegas, Universal Studios Tour in Los Angeles, and just being in Hawaii.