Hiking Purple Peak: Akaroa, NZ
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 […]
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From Christchurch to Akaroa: Camped at the top of the world
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 […]
Kekerengu reminds us of Italy
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 […]
South Island, New Zealand: Arrival
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 […]
Windy Wellington & A Happy Easter
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 […]
You have to really WANT to do this…
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 […]
Nowhere New Zealand
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 […]
One Family, Five Years, Countless Adventures
March 23, 2013 in Birthday Party, Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Today is a very special day for us. It is the anniversary of our fifth year of full time travel. Five years ago today I was not having my best […]
Hollard Garden & Dawson’s Falls, Taranaki, NZ
March 22, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
Today, we hiked: Through the very beautiful gardens of Bernie and Rose Hollard who gifted their lifetime legacy to the state for the enjoyment of others. And down a wild […]
Spelunking at Waitomo: Glowworm & Aranui Caves
March 20, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
There is no dark like the deep, dark of underground. Sitting in the boat, gently rocking from side to side I remembered the deep dark of other caves, on other […]
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