Posts Tagged ‘travel’
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A pictorial representation of the itinerary for our Panama Canal cruise where we had a wonderful time is illustrated in the image to your right (click on any image for more information and access to a full size image). We're home now and I've finally got the time to write up our experiences. Unfortunately I have so much to write about that it's hard to know where to begin.
Of course the main thing was the trip itself which we thoroughly enjoyed but there is also the Canal passage, the shore excursions, the ship accommodations and staff, how the various entities accommodated my handicapped presence, pre-trip planning, transportation, food, and so on... I guess the best place to start is "in the beginning":
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We're leaving Monday for our cruise but as a parting gift (until we get back) I've decided to make my latest book available for free while we're gone in a variety of formats. So (hopefully) for your enjoyment here they are:
If you have a KINDLE reader click on this link to download the book in the KINDLE format. Note you will have to use your KINDLE USB cable to transfer the book file from your computer to the KINDLE.
If you have a NOOK click on this link to download the book in the NOOK format. Note the downloaded file will be named I-WAS-A-GOD.zip and will have to be renamed to I-WAS-A-GOD.epub before it can be read.
If you have neither a KINDLE or a NOOK reader click on this link to download a PDF copy that you can read on your computer.
As usual, when we return I'll write up our experiences both for the benefit of other disabled travelers and others interested in our observations so see you all in a few weeks. -
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Another week of gloom (and doom?) here in the Pacific Northwest. Fortunately we had no rain last Sunday so grandma and I were able to get outside for awhile. Grandma took me to a local wetland's park which was interesting. In spite of it being so wet that the boardwalk trail was impassible in spots we managed to spend enough time outside to recharge my mental health.
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CABIN FEVER! After all the years I spent in hospitals and nursing homes you'd think I'd be inured to cabin fever, especially since less than a month ago we'd traveled to Washington, DC in order visit our son. You'd be wrong !! After a week of reasonable weather I need some escape.
Grandma suggested the "S0RTICULTURE" exhibit that was happening at a local park. Essentially a once a year outdoor garden show it served the purpose of getting out of the house.
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WORK, WORK, WORK. Our son had to work on this last full day we spent in Washington, DC and it was a very full day. Grandma was fixing breakfast when she was greeted with the news of Bin Laden's death. Hurrying downstairs I was then greeted with the unexpected information. Surprisingly except for an enhanced security presence (see later in this post), his death had little effect on our trip.
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Dawn broke on the Monday and so almost did we. It had been a long trip and grandma and I were both tired. We'd toured many interesting sights in DC so far but there were so many more that we'd missed. Two in particular that we'd missed were the Capitol Building and the Supreme Court. On this day we decided to limit our objectives to just the Capitol Building
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Arlington National Cemetery: A solemn land populated with the fallen dead and our primary destination on this fourth day visiting Washington, DC. An oxymoronic visit to say the least as it was both the easiest and in some ways the most difficult adventure of our trip especially for grandma. For me, since I was using a powered wheelchair, it was physically relatively easy but if you are using a manual wheelchair it will be more difficult because of the hilly terrain. Even with a powered wheelchair you have to be careful because the roads don't just go up and down but they also slant.
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Memorial day came early during our visit and today, our third day in DC, was the day it came for us. Spring break was over and the various memorials were once again accessible without hindrance from bored teenagers clogging the halls and walkways. A few tour groups remained and I found it somewhat sad that the tour youngsters experienced such little interest in the sacrifices that our ancestors endured in order to achieve the freedoms and prosperity that all we now enjoy. Pleading the tour guides tried to capture their attention but were seldom successful at the memorials. Except while visiting a hi-tech exhibit such as the Air and Space museum they'd roll their eyes before ignoring the guide in order to "discuss" their social lives. i guess Memorial day is a good day to post this report.
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The time has come to relate our wheelchair adventures visiting the nation's capitol using public transportation. Prior to arriving grandma and I investigated trying to tour the White House, the Capitol building, and the Washington monument among other ideas. We found out that you need to make arrangements through our representatives or senators at least a month in advance and we had waited until it was too late. We could have bought tickets to ride to the top of the Washington monument but by the time we knew about the tickets they were all gone. This didn't deter our son.
