One of the difficult things for me with keeping a blog about what I’m doing is that, for me, I’m just doing the next thing. There’s nothing particularly special about doing the next thing. No one writes (or reads) blogs about their commute to work, the drudgery of the day, the commute home, and […]
A busy month, but it's time to move on to blue waters and sandy beaches.
Blasting (at a snail's pace) through Florida. Hey, it's warm and we can stay without marina fees... how can it get better?
It's been a long while since I updated you on the voyage south. Apologies. I'll try to get you caught up. In the process, you'll understand a theme with this trip... catching up.
April 13, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
It should be noted that, while “the largest food market in the Southern Hemisphere” sounds impressive, it is, in fact, about half the size of the farmer’s market in Bloomington, […]
April 11, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Sometimes, you just stumble on something weird. Today was that day. Oamaru is yet another postcard perfect New Zealand town with cute Victorian houses on every corner and a bustling […]
April 8, 2013 in Inspiration
A couple of weeks ago I asked what readers would like me to write about and we got a few questions, several of them centered around healthcare and what we […]
April 7, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I didn’t climb all the way to the summit of Purple Peak. I climbed to the saddle, hopped the fence and started up, plodding along behind the boys who charged […]
April 7, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
If you were to send your five year old out into the front yard armed with three jumbo bags of cotton balls and the instruction to distribute them evenly across […]
April 4, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The rain has let up and the sun is beginning to set behind the mountains above us, turning the clouds over the steel grey sea every shade of pink and […]
April 2, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
There is an eerie fog hanging between the mountains that leap out of the sea, creating the fjords that welcome us to the South Island on New Zealand. The hard […]
March 31, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
This time last year we were hunting eggs on the beach on Cape Cod, celebrating with Grammy and Gramps, packing for the big push to Asia… and, oh yes, I […]
March 27, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
“You really have to WANT to do this, don’t you, Dear?” Ann’s words have echoed in my mind as her sweet, octogenarian face has pleasantly haunted my afternoon walks. We […]
March 26, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I was speaking with a friend in Florida this afternoon and she asked what she so often asks: “So where are you today?” I thought about it, I asked The […]
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