BUSY PLANNING

 

For the last few months Barry & I have been busy planning the itinerary for our upcoming trip to America and Canada.  Our flight has been booked for sometime along with our 1st week

accommodation in New York.  We have been making the most of all the wet weekends looking 

for car hire, other accommodation, flights to and from US to Canada and generally planning how many days to spend in each city/town we intend visiting.  As we have 4 full days in New York, this time I hope to explore and see more of Grand Central Park especially as it will be spring time.  We also want to experience  more of the neighbourhoods on Manhattan Is.  I have found a "food walk tour" in the area of Chinatown & Little Italy, which then goes over the Brooklyn Bridge. Looks interesting and a different experience. Looking forward to that.  Our plan so far is to drive to Gettysburg, on to Charlottesville, Virginia to take in more American history.  One day will be at Dayton where Barry will spend his time absorbed in an aircraft museum. (Yes another one)

A Queenslander drives this car I think.

Surprise surprise also at this time is the lead up for the Indy 500 (motor racing), so we will go to one of the practice days, with lots of ear plugs.  Our road trip ends in Chicago, where I hope to catch a baseball game, even if it is only junior league, should be fun.  That takes care of 19 days.    

The next 12 days will be spent in Quebec, Montreal and Toronto.  Quebec is all settled with where to stay and what to see but plans for Montreal and Toronto (except for Niagara Falls) aren't finalised.   Fly back to New York for 3 more days where we thought we may stay in Brooklyn doing a little more sight seeing and having a rest before jetting back to Australia.    

                                       Maid of the Mist-Niagara Falls                                                    

GETTING STARTED

Oh no I accidentally deleted my first writing post today, but was lucky that I had written it first as a word document. This is it now.

I really hadn't given any thought or shown an interest in having a BLOG or becoming a BLOGGER, until Bill and Diane from Logan U3A Camera Club decided to hold a new course on how to set up our own site.  So along I went mainly with an interest in learning how to blog our upcoming trip to America.  After a few hiccups with my little netbook, What's Around the Corner? was established as my blog.  The class goes for 2 hours and is held in a relaxed environment and we have a few laughs especially the moments when Bill jumps ahead of the programme and Diane has to point her teacher's cane at him to bring him back on track.  Seems to me that all husbands have the same problem - if I keep clicking, clicking, clicking this mouse thing maybe it will work.  Sorry Bill. I have enjoyed the last 3 weeks' lessons and next will be our last.  Today Kathy gave a talk on how to blog on an IPad and all the different features or apps (as they are called) that are available.  I wondered whether I should persuade my husband to buy me one.  I have nearly completed my homework by making my Blog and am surprised that so far everything is ok.  I am sure the Camera Club members attending the next course will also get a lot of satisfaction from establishing their Blogs or at least a few laughs during their lessons.    

BOGGED IN BLOGLAND

Wednesday was our last blogging lesson with Bill and Diane and I would like to thank you both very much for this opportunity.  After a few problems with internet connections, I was able to complete 80% of the set-up, but the last few days I have been bogged in Blogland trying to change my post name.  After much reading and printing on different how to do help info I am still none the wiser.
As time was marching on I thought I should hang the washing out while it was sunny and my friend Mr Kookaburra arrived and sat on the Hills Hoist.  Here he is on the back railing waiting to be be fed and because he has been a regular visitor for the last 8 or so years, I can get quite close for a photo.

                              When he comes around I know more rain will be on its way.