Well wasn't that a s*** of a way to start a day - aaaagghhh!!! Alarm was on but phone volume turned down. Up 15 mins later than required, girls hate mornings, TB and EB just cant gel today and a stupid rush to the train. We must get another suitcase to share around some of this crap we are carrying. Anyhow.... We are on the 510 service to Vancouver, sliding by the waters edge just north of Seattle now. Nice train - large seats and leg room aplenty. We settle i...

Ok so I feel pretty flat - SUCK IT UP! Lets go, get out of here. Looks like the sun is trying to show itself and Emma spied a zoo so off we go.Checked with reception and found our bus stop. After a quick journey thru some suburbia we arrived at Woodland Park Zoo. Where are the people? One of the benefits of travelling at this time is no crowds - only locals. So we had a few school groups but hey, whats a zoo experience with kids everywhere!? A really lovely day...

Early start this morning with town car delivery to airport @ 7am. Curbside check in was a good thing but I could have done without the Whitney Houston belting out at me from some low paid dudes boom box - please have some taste man! SFO airport on the Virgin side is really pleasant. After the long delay with security we made it to our gate and rested for a short time. Now can someone explain this logic to me pls. You want to walk into the security hall and hav...