Strictly speaking it's still Autumn, a bit like mid-November in the northern hemisphere. But the chill of winter has arrived and temperatures might get to 9 degrees (C) if we're lucky. There's a howling southwest gale blowing, scudding grey clouds, and, so Dot claims, the residue of overnight snowfalls. All in all, it's unpleasant after the rather nice 18 degree and sunny weather we've had for the last few days. How I envy Max and Beck in Baltimore!
If I cannot travel insurance for the US and we have to put the trip in limbo, Dot and I will head for some warmth down under. We'll go to Darwin and Kakadu (one of the world's great national parks), where the temperatures are a cool 28 degrees at this time of year - down from the 33 degrees of summer!
AS
2 comments:
I was sorry to read of the continuing problems of you getting travel insurance but the problem is that health care in the USA is VERY expensive and if your heart problems flared up it could cost your insurance company (or you if you travel without insurance) a great deal of money.
You might be lucky in finding a company that will cover you but only by either excluding pre-existing conditions (which is no good at all) or by loading the premium to the extent that the trip becomes wholly uneconomic.
Here in the UK the weather is improving and Jean and I are begining to look forward to our motoring tour of the Baltic coast of Germany at the start of July.
We also look forward to the imminent arrival of our first grand child: Tim and Laura are due a little girl on the 25th May.
Richard.
Look after yourselves. I'm just about to contact friends in Berlin, a city which you may well see en route. And grandchildren are a wonderful diversion.
Max is travelling to New York today (Tuesday), an experience that will be with him for life, I am sure. He'll be blown away by all those tall buildings. Apparently, he had a wonderful 2 days at Disneyland on the way (trying nearly every ride) and at San Diego Zoo. And he's been to see the dinosaurs at the Smithsonian and presumably swing on the railings at the White House.
And that's all before he turns 4.
Cheers,
AS
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