Category Archives: Around The World

“Why would I ever throw myself out of a perfectly good plane?”

Posted on October 30, 2008 by erin

These were the words of the woman who helped us book our skydive with Skydive Taupo yesterday. SKYDIVING?! Yes, skydiving. Taupo is the adventure capitol of the North Island and we had been told by many travelers we had met … Continue reading →

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The First Great Walk – Lake Waikaremoana

Posted on October 28, 2008 by john

New Zealand is home to hundreds of incredible hikes, or walks as they call them here. We knew in coming to NZ that we wanted to spend a good portion of our time backpacking, or locally referred to as tramping. … Continue reading →

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The Pictures Have Been Developed

Posted on October 24, 2008 by erin

We have finally signed up with Flickr and can share some of our pictures with you (we maxed out our Picassa). So far we have a video montage from Fiji (this is actually on YouTube) and our favorite photos from … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got Mud On Your Face…

Posted on October 23, 2008 by erin

We got a tip from a local to go take a soak at a hot springs in the area, Ngwaha Springs. She told us you that this was a real deal natural hot springs, that there were no showers and … Continue reading →

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Getting Our Exercise

Posted on October 17, 2008 by erin

For all of you who were concerned we would be out of the country during the most important time of the year–the election–and to whom we assured we would get our absentee ballots and vote (Travis Morgan), we are pleased … Continue reading →

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10,939 kilometers from home

Posted on October 17, 2008 by erin

Upon arriving at the Auckland International Airport John promptly pulled out his handy GPS device and determined how far from home (well, technically from Rachelle’s house because that’s where we have a mark for Newberg) exactly we were at that moment. In miles … Continue reading →

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Yosemite

Posted on September 21, 2008 by john

This was our first time to Yosemite but certainly not our last.  If you haven’t been you must go and if you have I am sure you don’t need any encouragement.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words … Continue reading →

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Dirt is Relative

Posted on September 21, 2008 by erin

I don’t know how many of you have been camping or backpacking for any length of time, but having just spent our 14th consecutive day in a tent, we have discovered that being dirty (or being clean) is relative. There is … Continue reading →

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Down the 101

Posted on September 11, 2008 by john

The last five days have been spent driving down Hwy 101, which today as we left the Redwood Forest turned into Hwy 1. Let us tell you something–did it ever turn… and turn… and turn… We were both a bit … Continue reading →

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