Wheelchair Ron is Rolling Again

[drron]

Tomorrow We are off to Melbourne. Flying VA from MCY. Although we leave atr 1225 we don't arrive until 4PM due to DST. Arranged to be picked up by Jimmys Taxis on the recommendation of @Cruiser Elite .We will be staying at the fairly new Crowne Plaza Carlton. Basically because it is close to Melbourne University where our first Granddaughter is studying now. Haven't seen her since last Christmas.

She is doing a 3 year science degree with quaranteed entrance to Medicine. She is definitely smarter than I.
We have meals penciled in for the first 3 days. Coming back home on Saturday. So another short trip to hopefully know what to expect with wheelchair travel.

After this will come an old style trip with 6 days in Singapore, a month in Bangkok, 5 days in Hong Kong and a 2 week cruise from there to Singapore va the Phillipnes and Borneo..

 

[SYD]

Passed by that CP yesterday heading out for lunch.

Fortunately you’re not here this weekend. MEL marathon, also coinciding with a massive Gamers thing at the convention centre. Lots of fit people and not so fit Goths/gamers/Cosplay out and about!

 

[OATEK]

Tomorrow We are off to Melbourne. Flying VA from MCY. Although we leave atr 1225 we don't arrive until 4PM due to DST. Arranged to be picked up by Jimmys Taxis on the recommendation of @Cruiser Elite .We will be staying at the fairly new Crowne Plaza Carlton. Basically because it is close to Melbourne University where our first Granddaughter is studying now. Haven't seen her since last Christmas.

She is doing a 3 year science degree with quaranteed entrance to Medicine. She is definitely smarter than I.
We have meals penciled in for the first 3 days. Coming back home on Saturday. So another short trip to hopefully know what to expect with wheelchair travel.

After this will come an old style trip with 6 days in Singapore, a month in Bangkok, 5 days in Hong Kong and a 2 week cruise from there to Singapore va the Phillipnes and Borneo..

Nothing if not ambitious, the overseas trip! I am sure it is "planned" to within and inch of its life, but will we see a re-emergence of the colourful shorts of expeditions past as you roll through Asia?!

 

[drron]

Nothing if not ambitious, the overseas trip! I am sure it is "planned" to within and inch of its life, but will we see a re-emergence of the colourful shorts of expeditions past as you roll through Asia?!

Very likely that you will.

 

[markis10]

Weather is not much chop in Melbourne’s east today, pack a brolly! And MCY again, interested to hear how the new facilities are going?

 

[drron]

Fortunately we are arriving at 4pm and the forecast is showers easing in the afternoon.
And @markis10 the departures has totally changed since our recent flight to SYD.
Will post pictures when some reliable wifi available.

 

[drron]

Pictures of MCY work.




Less drop off. space. The parking dragons haven’t changed. One didn’t want to let us wait for a closer space. Had a go at the driver so he got my wheelchair out first. She walked off.





New ride share pickup.




You have to go outside to get to security.


The plans.

 

[Quickstatus]

I hope the airport has some way of getting the wheelchairs to come back to a central location....

 

[drron]

I hope the airport has some way of getting the wheelchairs to come back to a central location....

Under the photo of the plan for MnCY you can see all the wheelchairs. I don’t have to worry having an electric wheelchair. I ride it to the bottom of the cattle ramp and then I fold it up take the battery out and put it in free wheel mode for the baggage guy. I was just about to get in the VA wheelchair to be taken up to the plane door when he came. Good to see an experienced wheelchair driver. I said yes it is my third time. Ah a quick learner. Naturally.

 

[markis10]

I cannot see the lounge in that plan…….