“Let’s go back downstairs to hang out with everybody. I feel like we are part of the group”, Jaida said to me from our hostel beds. And we WERE part of the group of amazing individuals from all over the world that we shared this 80km adventure with. I am thrilled that Jaida and I… Continue reading Three Days on the Camino de Santiago
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Road Trip in Idaho and Utah
Boise, Idaho I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful city of Boise Idaho. I knew nothing about Boise and was very impressed with how lovely it is. The city is quite flat which made getting around by bike extremely fun. The downtown is very clean, safe and easy to navigate. The neighbourhood we stayed in… Continue reading Road Trip in Idaho and Utah
The Great Barrier Reef
We ended our trip back in Australia at the Great Barrier Reef. I forgot to write this post but wanted to include the photos here.
The South Island of New Zealand
We flew out of Rotorua – the smallest airport I’ve ever been to. It is so small that they actually don’t even have security, you can check yourself in and put your luggage on the belt without an attendant. We flew to Christchurch and picked up our camper van for the next 9 nights. We… Continue reading The South Island of New Zealand
Rotorua
We all agree, Rotorua is our favourite place on this trip so far. I don’t have the vocabulary to describe the incredible things we saw so I will try to be brief and let the photos do the talking. Our Airbnb was perfect, sitting just outside of the city but very close to most of… Continue reading Rotorua
Auckland and Tauranga
We had a pleasant 3 hour flight from Sydney to Auckland. When we arrived in New Zealand we were surprised at their very strict customs. There were large signs up about getting a $400 fine for bringing in any fruit, vegetables or seeds. So I was very careful on the form to declare everything. I… Continue reading Auckland and Tauranga
One day in Sydney
We left Jindabyne at 9am, we drove back through the lovely eucalyptus forests and grassy rocky fields, we passed about 20 dead kangaroos on the side of the road and arrived in Sydney at about 4pm. Our car rental return location was in the heart of the city and of course we missed a few… Continue reading One day in Sydney
Australian Alps
We flew to Sydney and rented a car for the next leg of our trip in the Australian Alps. It was the first time both Christian and I tried driving on the other side of the road. All went well, but there is more to it than just staying on the left side of the… Continue reading Australian Alps
Gold Coast Australia
Stop 2 of our small Australian tour was just an hour south of Brisbane or in our case much longer on a train and 2 buses. The transportation was delightful, the luggage was horrible. We tried very hard to pack light before we left home. Bringing musical instruments was a priority for us so we… Continue reading Gold Coast Australia
Brisbane
There are many great things to do in Brisbane with kids, which made it a great first stop. Brisbane is half way down the eastern coast of Australia, putting it at about the same distance from the equator as Egypt, South Africa, Baja California and Florida. It turned out to be a great choice for… Continue reading Brisbane
Huggletoe – Fun Simple Way to Get Lots of Hugs
Everybody has heard of a Mistletoe but not many people know about the Huggletoe. What is a Huggletoe you ask? I’ll start at the beginning. I have a wonderful veggie garden. One year, I had some hot peppers that I wanted to turn into pepper flakes that would be used to spice up our dinners.… Continue reading Huggletoe – Fun Simple Way to Get Lots of Hugs
A Fun Time Alone at a Concert
I was thrilled when I heard that Radiohead was coming to Seattle – Vancouver would have been better but Seattle was the next best thing. I scheduled uninterrupted time for both of their ticket sale dates but did not succeed. Huge stadiums sold out in minutes, it is very difficult to score tickets. It didn’t… Continue reading A Fun Time Alone at a Concert