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 […]
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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 […]
Cape Reinga: it’s all fun and games until someone blows out a tire
August 3, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
The view from the lighthouse at Cape Reinga is stunning. The northernmost tip of New Zealand, where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean feels like the end of the […]
Skiing Mt. Ruapehu: Science, speed-dating, the spectrum & scent memories
July 29, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Two of the young people pointed out the same thing to me on separate rides up the lift: “There are no trees… remember how we always did our trees on […]
Skiing Turoa: Of mountains and misadventures
July 28, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The first sounds I heard this morning were a dog barking in the distance and a little girl giggling in the room above us. She was hanging off of the […]
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