89日環遊美國, 加拿大及墨西哥之旅-行程篇

我三十二年前踏足美國, 那次是探朋友主要在美國西岸玩. 我踏足加拿大是二十一年前, 去了兩次, 第一次和太太去多倫多探路, 第二次是帶著一家大小到温哥華報到. 如果移民加拿大, 我會過著香港富豪式的生活, 住三, 四千呎大屋, 出入私家車,有空去打golf, 兩位小朋友讀國際學校. 我幾乎可以過這樣的生活, 可惜太太捨不得香港的親友. 所以繼續在香港住在窩居裏, 出入迫地鐵, 有空打籃球, 兩個小朋友在香港接受傳統教育. 富豪式生活夢碎後, 一眨眼就過了二十一年. 其實生活最重要開開心心, 一家齊齊整整住在窩居裏已很開心. 過富豪式生活不一定開心. 過去二十一住在美加的親朋戚友都叫我去探望他們, 但要為生活奔波, 無法答應.

終於今年退休了, 可以實現探望住在美加的親友邀請. 這個89日之旅足足計劃了四個月, 從退休那天開始. 聯絡美加的親友看看那些日子他們有空接待我們. 然後計劃行程,訂機票, 訂酒店, 訂羚羊谷, 黄石公園, 墨西哥當地旅行團, 阿拉斯加遊船等等. 最開心可以安排到參加認識了四十多年朋友女兒的婚宴, 我們看著他們的女兒長大. 想起很快就能和美加的親朋戚友見面就很開心, 89天的旅程相信會很辛苦, 幸好途中會在親友家中充充電, 好似洗洗衣服, 盡情休息. 親友的家成為我的加油中途站.以下就是我用了四個月編排的行程. 現在心情很複雜, 既興奮, 又擔心體力能否應付這個漫長之旅.

CANADA- USA- MEXICO –ALASKA ITINERARY

2.7.2014 WED  TAKE AIR FLIGHT AX8 DEPART AT 19:20 FROM

              HONG KONG

2.7.2014 WED 1610 ARRIVE IN VANCOUVER

3.7.2014 THU VISIT GRAVILLE ISLAND

4.7.2014 FRI TAKE THE FLIGHT 1015 TO LAS VEGAS,ARRIVE IN LAS VEGAS AT 13;30, RENT A CAR AND CHECK IN LAS VEGAS HOTEL

5.7.2014 7:00 DRIVE TO GRAND CANYON WEST RIM

         9:30 ARRIVE IN GRAND CANYON WEST RIM

         13:00 DRIVE TO KINGMAN

         15:00 DRIVE TO FLAGSTAFF

         17:30 DRIVE TO PAGE

         20:00 CHECKIN MOTEL 6 PAGE     

6.7.2014 9:00 ARRIVE AT 23 SOUTH LAKE POWELL BLVD ROAD TOUR OFFICE

         9:30 START ANTELOPE TOUR

         1:00 LUNCH

         2:00 START VISIT NEARBY DAM      

7.7.2014 7:00 DRIVE TO GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM

         9:00 ARRIVE GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM

         18:00 CHECK IN CANYON PLAZA RESORT

8.7.2014 13:00 LEAVE GRAND CANYON

         18:00 CHECK IN BALLY’S LAS VEGAS HOTEL

9.7.2014 14:00 GATHER AT BALLY’S HOTEL LOBBY AND GO TO BEAVER UTAH

10.7.2014 ARCHES NP-COLORADO-DENVER

11.7.2014 DENVER-CHEYENNE-MT.RUSHMORE-SPEARFISH S DAKOTA

12.7.2014 SPEARFISH S.DAKOTA-YELLOWSTONE

13.7.2014 YELLOWSTONE-GRAND TETON-IDAHO FALLS-ODGEN

14.7.2014 ODGEN-SALT LAKE –LAS VEGAS

15.7.2014- TO LA CHECK IN COMPORT SUITES ROSEMEAD

16.7.2014 – LA HOLLYWOOD BEVERLY HILL

17.7.2014 –TAKE GREENHORN TO SAN FRANCISCO

18,7,2014-  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

19.7.2014 –YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

20.7.2014 –FISHERMEN’S WHARF PIER 39

21.7.2014 - GOLDEN GATE PARK

22.7.2014 – NAPA VALLEY

23.7.2014 -  PALACE OF FINE ARTS THEARTRE

24.7.2014 –TAKE GREENHORN TO LA CHECK IN AMERICANS BEST VALUE INN

25.7.2014 – HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, FARMER’S MARKET

26.7.2014 – LA PASADENA

22:00 ARRIVE LA INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL 2

0150 FLY TO MEXICO CITY

0740 ARRIVE IN MEXICO CITY

27.7.2014    MEXICO CITY –TEOTIHUACAN

28.7.2014    TAXCO- CUERNAVACA

29.7.2014    MEXICO

29.7.2014    19:00 TO AIRPORT

             20:55 TO CANCUN

             23:06 ARRIVE CANCUM (CHECK IN KRYSTAL CANCUN)

30.7.0214    CANCUN – CHICHEN-ITZA

31.7.2014    CANCUN

1.8.2014     1555 DEPART CANCUN TERMINAL 3

             2105 ARRIVE NEW YORK JFK TERMINAL 8 ( CHECK IN HOTEL CARTER)

2.8.2014 – DOWN TOWN – STATUE OF LIBERTY,WALL STREET, TRINITY CHURCH, WORLD TRADE CENTRE,CHINA TOWN, CIVI CENTER

3.8.2014 – UPTOWN- LINCOLN CENTER,AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATUARAL HISTORY,,MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YOURK

4.8.2014 – MIDTOWN – MDISON SQUAE, EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

BORADWAY, TIMES SQUARE,UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

5.8.2014 TAKE GREENHORN TO WASHINTON DC CHECK IN HOTEL EMBASSY ROW HOTEL

6.8.2014 WHITE HOUSE,WASHINGTON MONUMENT,LINCOLN MEMORIAL,

UNITED STATES CAPITOL,LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

7.8.2014 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

8.8.2014 -10.8.2014 VISIT MY FRIEND ERICA

11.8.2014 6:00 ARRIVE WASHINTON DULLES AIRPORT

          0845 FLY TO VANCOUVER

          1130 ARRIVE VANCOUVER

12.8.2014 CAPILANOR SUSPENSION BRIDGE, STANDLEY PARK

13.8.2014 SALT SPRING ISLAND

14.8.2014 VICTORIA, CRAIGDARRACH CASTLE

15.8.2014 WHITE ROCK

16.8.2014 MOUNT WHISTLER, WHISTLER VILLAGE.

17.8.2014 Vancouver -16:30 depart

18.8.2014 Inside Passage

19.8.2014 Icy Strait, Alaska

20.8.2014 Hubbad, Glacier, Alaska

21.8.2014 Junean,Alaska

22.8.2014 Ketchikan, Alaska

23.8.2014 Inside Passage

24.8.2014 7:00 Arrive Vancouver

25.8.2014-8.9.2014 IN VANCOUVER VISITING FRIENDS

9.9.2014- TAKE FLIGHT TO CALGARY

10.9.2014 -12.9.2014– BAFF

13.9.2014 ATTEND VINCENT’S DAUGHTER WEDDING BANQUET

14.9.2014- 19.9.2014 VISIT MY FRIEND IN ALBERTA

20.9.2014 TAKE FLIGHT FROM EDMONTON TO YELLOWKNIFE

20.9.2014 -23.9.2014 IN YELLOWKNIFE

23.9.2014 TAKE FLIGHT TO VANCOUVER

24.9.2014-26.9.2014 IN VANCOUVER

27.9.2014- TAKE FLIGHT AC7 1300 BACK TO HONG KONG

28.9.2014- 1705 ARRIVE IN HONG KONG