#90 At My brother's home in Australia

Hi Everyone
I'm singing "I'm so blessed" that I am doing very well right now, but then again, I sing I'm so blessed even when I'm not doing so well. Attitude is all important and I want to keep my positive attitude.

When I got to Australia my back acted up. For 3 weeks I was constantly on ibuprofen (still on it) but don't have the pain or need hot packs to help get through it. What a relief.  I also noticed that after I left India I used to giggle all the time.  Laugh away!!  The Canadians I met in Bali saw me laugh at everything.  The laughing ended when the back pain began. So when I heard myself laugh again, I knew I was better. Yes, now I giggle at everything, again.

I want to share some photos if I can and give you my itinerary so you know where I am.  I don't know if I will be able to do this again when I leave here on Tuesday, April 1st.

April 1st - Australia to Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia
April 5th - Kuala Lumpur to Manila, Philippines on Air Asia
April 7th - Manila to Legaspi on Philippines Airline
April 9th - Legaspi to Manila and return ditto
April 11th - Manila to Kaohsiung, Taiwan On China Airlines
On April 24th - Taipei to Honolulu by way of Fukuoka, Japan on China Airlines and then Hawaiian Airlines.

I haven't booked from Honolulu yet so I don't know the date for that.

My brother and I also haven't figured out how to get the photos from my disk to this Blog so I can't attach any photos right now. 

Take care. Be happy and Enjoy life.  I am.
Love,
Marie

#88 Day Two in Bali

I had a wonderful day.

This is so funny!  I opened this posting to see what I said and all I said was that first line!!!  

I really did have an incredible time in Bali. I ended up going on two cruises, a Sunset Dinner Cruise with a show that had female impersonators, and an adventure cruise that included a walk-around trip to a village, snorkeling, banana boat rides,and a glass bottom boat ride.

I hired a car to take me to see a Balinese dancing show, and to Ubud, a town well known for art, yoga and tourism.  And then with the Canadian we took the same driver and car to see all kinds of temples.

I had a massage and that is where I met the Canadian who was staying at the same hotel I was. But after three days I switch hotels and she started coming to my hotel (across the street) to hang out at the pool and have breakfast with me.

The week flew by and I do have lots of photos from the visit.

I'll try to post a few.

Then it was on to Australia.

Love you all.

Marie

#89 Staying at a friend's house in Australia

Hello Everyone
I am taking advantage of my friend's computer that I have access to the internet on my Google Nexus 7 Tablet that I bought to take with me on this last leg of my journey but it seems I cannot do my blog on it.  Something about needing a certain Adobe Flash thing and it says my Tablet is not compatible with the software. Don't ask me, I know nothing about it.

I was hoping I could put a photo or two on this but I will try again before I leave here on March 14th.

I left India with no problem, got to Bali and it was fantastic. The week flew by with many happy memories. I met a Canadian and we hung around together that we are hoping to see each other this summer when I go to New York for a wedding. She lives just on the other side of Niagra Falls so I should be able to make that trip without difficulty. That will be August 23rd.

Meanwhile I have been firming up my travel plans. I was in Bali from February 20 to 27. I arrived here on Feb 27 and stayed with my brother until March 3rd. Then he is having a major renovation of his bathroom done so you can't have someone visit when there is no bathroom!  He asked a friend and his wife if I could take up an offer they had made the last time I was here to stay with them. They are just outside Perth, around 45 minutes from my brother's house. That is where I am now.  I'll be here until March 14th when my brother will be picking me up to take me to Bunbury. I have also managed to meet up with my Hula friend and fellow Camino walker from Phoenix in Perth. We had Lunch last Wednesday. She is Australian and is here visiting her Mom. She took two buses and I took one bus and we met downtown. We hope to meet again after I return from Bunbury and her brother who lives in Hong Kong returns home.

So since I don't know if I will have access to this blog again for a while. I have the following travel plans:
April 1st - go to Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia
April 5th - go to Manila, Philippines
April 7th - to Legazi City, Philippines
April 11th - to Kaohsiung, Taiwan
April 24th - to Honolulu, Hawaii

All I have to do is see how long I will be staying in Hawaii and book my next flight. I also have to see if my tenants are going to stay in my house. If they decide they are leaving, I will probably have to go home to re-rent my place.

It has been an amazing two years for me. I am so happy I did it.

I'll be in touch and will keep you posted whenever I can.
Enjoy life. I am.
Love,
Marie