My many adventures

I survived breast cancer, to travel around the world to some of the many places I've always wanted to go. There are lots more places I still want to visit.

I've been to Scotland, England, Vancouver, Victoria BC, an Alaskan cruise, Yukon, Alaska (Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway), a fab Mediterranean cruise which took us to Barcelona, the Vatican & Rome, the island of Crete, Izmir & Sulcuk, Ephesus Turkey, Egypt and Malta. I have been to Las Vegas, Hollywood LA, Cabo San Lucas, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Tampa, a Disney Cruise to Bahamas and Disney's Castaway Cay island, all over Canada and Hawaii and Pearl Harbour. We can add Cozumel, Costa Maya, Mexico, Belize City and Honduras. What a fabulous way to see the world!
Take the time to do the things you want to do because life is too short and if you wait until you can afford it, you'll likely never go. So get your plans ready and pick a place and start booking your trip. It is so worth it.

Thanks for dropping by. I have lots of posts to put up so stay tuned...
Debbie


BLOG POST June 2019

Hi Folks! During a convention in Toronto in 2017, my grandson and I visited Niagara Falls, CN Tower and went to Medieval Knights dinner theatre. We had such a fabulous time! I will be posting pictures of that wonderful trip.

I still have a great deal of travel posts to put up. I want our vacations and travel to be shared with you all. I'm not sure of what our travel plans will be for 2017, but for 2016, I rested all the time. Retirement is so awesome!! I was able to take pictures of the summer's Totally Eclipse of the Moom, which I'll share with you here on a post. It was incredible for sure.
I just love summer! I hope the winter will be gentle to us.

Still trying to find my ancesters with the Foran/Forhan name. Apparently two brothers came over from Dublin, one was name Edward who had a son named Edward born in Prince Edward Island and he had a son named William who had my father. I love doing ancestry but it is very frustrating when you can get no further without the "parents" names.

I have so many posts to write about so please keep patience with me. I received a great posting from SiteHoundSniffs.com which looks to be a great animal site. Hope you enjoy it.

My granddaughter Layla made it to Master Chef Canada in 2018 but was cut. She's still a great cook.

My little guy Rialey is now 16 and is 6'2 ". He is so thoughtful of me and helps me a lot.

I had hoped to travel last year or in 2019, but health issues stopped that thought. Now I face another health issue, heart failure. Last May 2018 I was admitted to hospital and went into cardiac arrest. Thankfully they brought me back. With all the great health care, I am in recovery. When you don't have yur health, you have nothing. I think I have about 8 specialist doctors and my MD and I pay nothing, thank goodness!

Take care my blogger friends.

Thanks friends,

Debbie

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Kauai, Hawaii, Land of Puff the Magic Dragon

How can I even begin to tell you how absolutely incredible our trip to Kauai, Hawaii was?! From the Wyndham Bali Hai vacation resort in the northeast of the island, to the incredible beauty of the entire island and the fabulous island people, who I can say were the friendliest people I have ever met.
The security personnel at the Honolulu airport went out of her way to reassure me that the water bulbs I purchased at Pearl Harbour will be mailed to me at home if I guaranteed her she would get her $12.00  back.  Where do you find people like this? In Hawaii!  Even the Hawaiian airline people were outstanding in their friendliness.  You really were made to feel at home everywhere you went.
The little community stores, the hand made items and the feel of Hawaii was evident in the buildings, the store layouts, but mostly the staff.  Wonderful people, I can't say it enough.  I love them and hope to go back some day.

The six of us women had a fabulous unit at Whynham Bali Hai with 3 full bathrooms & bedrooms and two had jet tubs!  The pool and surrounding grounds were breathtaking.  I loved it here so much.  The decor of the unit & rooms with a full complete kitchen (some things I don't even have home here), made it all the more comfortable for all of us and we called it home. 
Our large L shaped deck was a place we loved to eat breakfast and diner.  We were so hungry when we got there late Friday night, we shopped the next day and all bot too much food and drinks! 
The jewelery is pretty cheap there.  We found some great buys for gifts and clothes.  We loved the ABC store and they had a great K-Mart.  We loved K-Mart. I found some beautiful jewelery there so I bought a beautiful ring & bracelet.  The girls gave me the most beautiful necklace with the Island's flower in gold, to thank me but it is I who should thank them.  Six women together in one unit and we all got along great.  What a trip.  Well I'll put some pics on and tell more stories later.  Please enjoy.

Our pool




we swam here

we swam here





Breathtaking canyon

Drive down from Canyon on West side.  Actor Ben Stiller lives on this side

Canyon on West side





Na Pali coast

More interior from plane


Interrior of Na Pali & Canyon with waterfalls

Na Pali coast beach where they shot the scene with Johnny Deppe in 3rd Prirates

Beautiful coral from the plane

Na Pali  south Pacific beach movie location


Beach where they made South Pacific movie on Na Pali Coast

West side of Kauai from plane, coral in sea.

Na Pali coast

Na Pali coast from our tour boat

Na Pali coast from our tour boat

Na Pali coast line

Na Pali coast
two lane roads we drove, so lovely, beaches on one side, mountains on the other
Beauty from our plane tour on the west side
See the large green section, it's two football stadiums & so green- on the west side
beaches all along the roads
The flat level trees are so common here

One of many Water fall in Na Pali coast















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