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This weekend, we celebrated my birthday by doing exactly what I wanted to do – beach day! The weather was perfect for a day out at Rosie’s Dog Beach. This was H’s first beach trip and I think she had a blast (or at least as much fun a baby could have sitting in a […]
Playing Catch Up
Life has been so busy that I’ve now built up a huge back log of post drafts I need to finish and publish. I think the last time I made a real post (and by real, I mean a post I didn’t have to backdate…..) was at the end of 2017, also complaining about how […]
NZ & CI – Day 5: Queenstown
When we landed in Queenstown, it was already dark and weirdly COLD! We jumped into our rental car and headed to our AirBnB. It was actually pretty scary because the streets didn’t have street lamps and it was really dark. We were traveling uphill and was eventually surrounded by mist and fog. The next morning, […]
NZ & CI – Day 4: Hahei and the Coromandel Peninsula
Today was our last day in the North Island. We had a long day of driving ahead of us because I had purposely scheduled an out-of-the-way trip to the Coromandel Peninsula to visit the beautiful Cathedral Cove. Cathedral Cove is a “must see” in the area, especially if you time your trip just right for […]
NZ & CI – Day 3: Matamata and Tauranga
Driving from Los Angeles to the Redwood National Forest in California is about a 11-12 hour drive. Driving from our AirBnB in the city to the Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest took less than 10 minutes. There was a sudden transition from bustling city to wooded forest but it was nice to be so close! We had […]
NZ & CI – Day 2: Rotorua
On Day 2, we woke up insanely stiff and sore. Every step was a painful reminder of the 38,500 steps we took up and down the Tongariro Crossing. However, we were SO excited for a new day and a new adventure. We made the 1 1/2 hour drive from Turangi to Rotorua and made it […]
NZ & CI – Day 1: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is one of the most popular day hikes in New Zealand. The National Park has dual World Heritage status for its natural features and cultural significance to the Maori people. It’s a one-way 19.4km (12.1 mile) hike over the volcanic terrain of Mt. Tongariro, passing the base of Mt. Ngauruhoe (aka […]
New Zealand & The Cook Islands
New Zealand was at the top of our travel bucket list so when we had the excuse of a honeymoon, we went all out and spent the most magnificent two weeks exploring the North and South islands of New Zealand and Rarotonga and Aitutaki of the Cook Islands. I spent A LONG time planning this […]
Building the Great Wall of Thai – Part 10 and 11
Before and after of our back gate.. We finally finished building the back gate after many months of having an ugly chain link fence temporarily closing the gap. The fence and wall just needs some paint and it’ll finally be complete! We’ve also started work on the wall in the front of the house as […]
2017
2017 was a busy year. Peter and I got married. Had friends over at our half-finished house for dinner and games. Finished construction at our house but continued remodeling and finishing the inside for several months after. It was only recently that we stopped working every weekend on house things.. but that’s going to start […]