Home Sweet Drysdale
August 24, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
It’s been a week since we arrived in Drysdale and checked into our housesit. It’s only our second one, so it still feels a bit odd to me to roll […]
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Old Sydney
August 22, 2013 in Australia, Inspiration, Oceania
Sydney has long been on our bucket list, and three days was not enough. I can’t tell you how thankful I am that we were hosted by Holiday Inn Old […]
Road Schooling: A snap shot
August 20, 2013 in Education
Yesterday was our first day of a new school year for our family. Of course what that means, exactly, is hard to define for anyone not “us” because we are […]
Climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge
August 17, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The view from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is spectacular. Climbing it was an unexpected adventure on our second afternoon in Sydney. The invitation from BridgeClimb, arranged by […]
Taronga Zoo: Who has evolved?!
August 15, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
It’s been a while since we’ve been to a zoo. We were noodling it and we’re pretty sure the Tucson Zoo was our most recent, in 2011, with Ryan & […]
Sydney Opera House: a date with La Traviata
August 13, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The sun is rising, molten pink, behind the Opera House this morning. I’ve watched a lot of sunrises, but this has to be one of my favourite backdrops. We’ve seen […]
Welcome to Sydney
August 12, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Every time I look out the window I have to pinch myself The Sydney Opera House fills my window frame. Sydney has long been near the top of our bucket […]
Top Ten in New Zealand: in which we bid a fond farewell
August 12, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The view from seat 28 E is blue skies and puffy white cloud as we glide across the Tasman Sea from Auckland toward Sydney. If our entrance to New Zealand […]
Last Days in New Zealand
August 10, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
In 24 hours the wheels will be leaving the runway and we’ll be leaving New Zealand, perhaps for a very long time. We love it here. It’s been a beautiful […]
On my 39th Birthday
August 5, 2013 in Inspiration, Travelogue
Tomorrow is my 39th birthday. After three kids celebrating in July, the last thing I want is cake. We have the fixin’s for raspberry pie, my very favourite. We aren’t […]
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