When scrolling through the photos from this part of our trip, all I saw was blue. Blue skies and sunshine. We finally left behind the clouds and rain and concluded our time in New Zealand on the most wonderful adventure. When planning this portion of our trip, Ruby, a very frugal and practical woman, insisted … Continue reading New Zealand, week three: blue skies & sunshine
Month: April 2017
I cried, just a little…
I'm taking a break from my vacation travel posts to focus on the reality of today. We have been going through some stressful shit. I'm doing my best to not let it get to me, but then I realize although Blue Eyes wants for us to share in the handling of this rather unfortunate circumstance … Continue reading I cried, just a little…
New Zealand, week three: Picton & Akaroa
First off, I opened my Instagram this morning to find this picture of home baked ANZAC cookies on Jamie Oliver's page in honour of ANZAC day, which was apparently yesterday in Australia and New Zealand! For people who like crunchy oatmeal cookies with coconut, these probably look pretty tasty! Happy ANZAC day, yesterday! Now, back … Continue reading New Zealand, week three: Picton & Akaroa
New Zealand, week two: cruising
I included this map of New Zealand, not because it is so helpful, but just because it is so cute! We boarded our ship and were pleasantly surprised to find that the room I had chosen was just as spectacular as I had imagined (how often does that happen?). Blue Eyes loves a luxurious bathroom, … Continue reading New Zealand, week two: cruising
New Zealand, week one: old friend
After a quick good-bye hug to Paula, we were off in Ruby's little Suzuki Swift. Truth be told, Ruby did not recognize me when I walked right up to her at the meet-up spot. I recognized her right away. She looks exactly the same except her hair is now gray instead of brown. When we … Continue reading New Zealand, week one: old friend
New Zealand, week one: new friends
We were delighted when we boarded our plane from Tokyo to Auckland and found out the flight would be approximately nine hours. Nine hours on a plane is do-able for us. That's about how long it takes to fly from Portland to Tokyo and we do that all the time. For some reason I thought … Continue reading New Zealand, week one: new friends
I’m baaack
Okay, so anyone else picturing Jack Nicholson? Just me? Moving right along... I think this is the longest break I have taken from blogging since I started this thing 2 1/2 years ago. I wanted to write, I really did, on some days at least, but it seems the entire six weeks of our holiday … Continue reading I’m baaack
try not to cry on my rainbow 