I’m in Salem, Oregon now. Considering I wasn’t planning to be in Oregon a few weeks ago, this is slightly crazy. But it happened and is real and wonderful and I’m loving it here already even though I’ve only been here half a week. So how did this all happen? Well, on May 3 I [...]
We took a ferry ride over to Waiheke Island the other day, after spending a few minutes on the wharf trying to decide on the best destination. The ride itself was quite nice; it takes about 40 minutes to get to the island and there is plenty to look at leaving Auckland. Once we got [...]
One of my favorite things to do when traveling is go kayaking. In Memphis I’m a bit limited in where I can, or would want, to go kayaking so generally I just don’t do it. I wait until I have opportunities when traveling and then take advantage of whatever beautiful river or lake I’ve happened [...]
I’ve been in New Zealand for three days now. I LOVE it here. What’s not to love? It’s a really great city. Clean and green, that’s the New Zealand slogan, right? Totally fits. Even in the city there is so much green space it’s amazing. And you are just minutes from water and beaches in [...]
