Life 2009

2009 started in Moraira. A winter trip to Ronda and a visit to the Gunns. Ireland for a week on the ancestor trail. Stephen came to stay. Then off to Hong Kong to pick up the Volendam, and stops China, Korea, Japan, Alaska to Cancouver. Motored round British Columbia, ten across Canada by train. In the summer we went to the Somme and UK, returning via Prague, Budapest and Verona. Christmas in Moraira.

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Moraira Ronda, Spain Stephen Grant Stephen Grant
2009 starts in Moraira A visit to Ronda Stephen comes to stay ..and we enjoy a few meals
Dauphin Restaurant, Portet Terra Vina, Moraira Inch House, Tipperary Waterford Castle Hotel
Portet for birthday Terra Vina for tapas Tipperary for ancestors Waterford Castle
Ms Volendam Formal night Dining in Style Master chefs dinner, MS Volendam
On the Volendam Formal night ..dressed to the nines Master Chefs dinner!
Bridge tournament, MS Volendam Sommeliers dinner, MS Volendam The Bund, Shanghai Shanghai games mascot
Bridgfe prizes Sommeliers dinner Shanghai, on the Bund A friend in Shanghai
Climbing the Great Wall Climbing the Great Wall Pose on the Great Wall of China Foot of Great Wall of China
Climbing the Great Wall Its a long way up Pose on the Great Wall Down safely
Forbidden City, Beijing Forbidden City, Beijing Temple of Heaven, Beijing Cheju, Korea
The Forbidden City Ready to enter it Temple of Heaven, Beijing Cheju, Korea
Kagoshima, Japan Hakodate, Japan Otaru, Japan Homer, Alaska
Kagoshima, Japan Hakodate, Japan Otaru, Japan Homer, Alaska
Last Spike, Craigellachie, Canada
 Last Spike, Craigellachie, British Columbia Columbia Glacier Lake Maligne, frozen over.
Last Spike, Craigellachie, And another Last Psike We meet Mounties dad. Lake Maligne, frozen over.
Columbia Ice Field, BC, Canada Hot tub in Whistler, BD Abbeymoore Manor, Victoria,, BC The Canadian Train from Vancouver to Toronto.
On the Columbia Ice Field Hot tub in Whistler Abbeymoore Manor, Victoria, Across Canada by train
Stop at Jasper Inside Observation Car Observation Car Joanna in London
Chris in Prague
Thieval Memorial Hotel on the Somme Beer in Prague Friends in Prague
Cesky Krumlov Cesky Krumlov Cesky Krumlov verona aida
A Beer in Cesky Krumlov Friends in Cesky Krumlov Another beer in Cesky Krumlov Opera in Verona
Chris and David in Verona david and friends Lynne cooke and chris car rally with bridge club
David & Chris in Verona Balcony in Moraira Lynne Cooke and Chris Car Rally with Bridge Club
toledo Chris toledo Chris Ubeda Ubeda hotel
Toledo Friends in Toledo Chris in Ubeda Hotel in Ubeda

 

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