We’re calling today Day 0 of our NZ bike trip, as we plan to leave tomorrow, bar any additional unforseen illnesses. Today’s focus was preparation, preparation, preparation. First, we prepared to leave the house. This was only the second day of outdoor air for Dena since arriving 5 days ago. Once out, we bussed into …
Our pedaling adventure officially began with the short, 3-hour flight from Sydney to Christchurch (with a special shout-out to Neighbor Cynthia who, that morning, played the all-too-familiar role of Chauffeur Cynthia). The view of the Southern Alps from high above got us to thinking “Hmm, how will we get across those?”. But not to worry …
Neighbors Cynthia and Kim treated us to a Sydney Thanksgiving. There were families that weren’t relatives, more food than could be eaten by those present, and a multitude of thanks for treating us to such a wonderful evening, as well as the past 8 months of friendship and support.
Some of you may be wondering why the Burritowagon blog has been so quiet lately. It’s not because we’ve been up to nothing, more that we’ve been up to something that has taken the past few months to fall into place. But now that it has, it’s time to get blogging again and explain our …
I’ve decided that one of us needs to become an Australian dentist. I went to one today for a regular checkup and not only did she clean my teeth, she cleaned out my wallet too at the rather heady rate of $17.60 a MINUTE. From outside her practice doors, one would think they were in …