Author Archives: Andrew Coates
Disneyland Day 3 – Happiness Redux
The last day of our trip started as almost all the past 41 had – warm and dry. We avoided eating the free breakfast again, checked out of our “suite”, left our luggage with the hotel and moseyed back to … Continue reading
Disneyland Day 2 – The happiest place on earth (most of the time)
Disneyland day 2 dawned much like the previous day (I assume – we didn’t get up until about 8:30) and I headed straight down to the coffee shop for coffee and bagels for Sam and me while she and the … Continue reading
Disneyland Day 1 – Let the magic begin
It started to dawn on me that our trip was nearly finished as we prepared to head off to Disneyland for our first day in the Magical Kingdom. We went up to the “breakfast” area which Sam has so ably … Continue reading
Seattle Day 2 – Underground and Up in the Air
For our last day in Seattle we organised a late checkout so we could leave our gear at the hotel while we went on Seattle’s famous Underground Tour. We got up early(ish) and walked down to Pike Place Market. The … Continue reading
Seattle Day 1 – Geek Toys and More Planes
We’d arranged to meet the Clarkes one last time in Seattle for a trip to the Museum of Flight, somewhere I’ve been meaning to go in Seattle for some time but have never got around to. We’d arranged to meet … Continue reading
Seattle Day 0 – The world’s biggest building
After we left the Clarkes, we drove down the I5 to the biggest building in the world (by volume), the factory where Boeing manufactures (or, more accurately, assembles) its wide-bodied aircraft, the 747, 767, 777 and 787. We’d booked a … Continue reading
Home Safely
We made it home this morning after a long and uneventful flight aboard an A380. Lots more posts to post, but for now thanks to everyone who’s been following our travels and thanks especially to all the people who made … Continue reading
Lynden Day 2 – Cutting the grass
Day 2 in Lynden was bittersweet. Sweet because we got to spend some more time with the wonderful Clarke family and bitter because we had to say goodbye to ‘Becca, Samuel, and Meg. Sam and I went for a walk … Continue reading
Lynden Day 1 – Rockets and Railway Bridges
We were awake pretty early because of the new time zone (8 hours West of London) and Sam and I went for a walk up the main street of Lynden. Lynden is a Dutch town (Lauren tells me that there … Continue reading
Coates Trip 2011 