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Windiest Day Ever We have been meaning to take the kids whale watching since our failed attempt in Kaikoura just about a year ago. Since...

Some of you may remember 12+ years ago I started this blog with a promise to update it more often than once every 6 months. Or something lik...

In case you missed it, we moved to Maui. The most exciting thing that has happened so far: I bought a Jeep. I first wanted to buy a Jeep i...

Dear Family, Friends, and Co-workers, Many of you are probably aware that the family and I had scheduled a move to Hawaii for later thi...

Queenstown On the bike path from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley Every time I visit Queenstown, I am shocked by the number of tourists. E...

South by South (sort of) Jancie's favourite thing about the Moeraki Boulders?  Getting her hands muddy, of course. The thin...

Road Trip (Part I) We used to take these expensive tandeming vacations to far off and exotic places, most recently (if you can call 2009 ...

Camping We have made plans several times to go camping since moving to New Zealand, but had not gotten closer than glamping until this ...