Auckland: November 9-10 I made it to Auckland after 14 hours of fly time. Not bad compared to others I’ve met… Some took 28 to 40 hours to get to New Zealand from their home! Yikes. I left San Fran at 8:15a Tuesday November 7, arrived in Honolulu at 12:30p, and made it to Auckland by 10:30p November 8. Those time changes really get me. … Continue reading Hello New Everything: November 9-10

Saturday: November 25 “…Be alone. Eat alone, take yourself on dates, sleep alone. In the midst of this you will learn about yourself. You will grow, you will figure out what inspires you, you will create your own dreams, your own beliefs, your own stunning clarity…”~excerpt from How to Ruin Your Life (Without Even Noticing That You Are) by Bianca Sparacino). It’s date night and … Continue reading Date Night and Wellington Botanical Garden: November 25-26

Ah, it’s been awhile!  Let me catch y’all up..  I left Wellington December 9 and today is December 30.  Oofta.  Three weeks that I’ve been on the South Island and almost two months that I’ve been away from home. Recap: I left Wellington Friday morning, took a three hour ferry (but I call it a cruise) to Picton (tip of the South Island), then got … Continue reading South Island Baby!: December 9-December 19

March 2-6 Marco and I headed further south for a long weekend.  Our plans were to visit Stewart Island which is another island south of the South Island, just a short forty minute ferry ride.  We spent the first night in Invercargill, then the next morning we took the ferry to Stewart Island.  After returning from two days spent on Stewart Island, we still had … Continue reading Te Anau: March