Day 7: Pleasant Point to Fairlie 07 December 2010 48 km (29 mi) Last night at our cozy cabin we did laundry. The difficulty of doing laundry when it’s raining out is that there’s then nowhere for it to dry. We made do with stringing a line between the bunk beds. This worked great until …
Day 5: Methven to Geraldine 05 December 2010 80 km (50 mi) Today we entered unchartered territory for New Zealand – we eclipsed our Day 1 record of 55 km and hit 80 km for the day. This was mostly out of necessity, with few to zero places to stay between our starting and desired …
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 …
Barbara and Iden have arrived in Sydney. We were hoping for better weather, but at least as Seattleites they are accustomed to the rain. Besides, Gina’s walking cards are waterproof. Welcome to Sydney!
It’s official: we have completed the 50 Sydney City Walks. Thank you, Cousin Cynthia, for the inspirational and exhausting guide that spanned the entire Sydney scene, from the inner city to the harbour shoreline to the ocean cliffs. We walked every kilometer and have the blown-out sneakers and drained camera batteries to prove it. Below …
There is a pedestrian tunnel that runs between Railway Square and Central Station in downtown Sydney. I walk this tunnel as part of my daily commute, along with hundreds of other people. All at once. This has called for me to develop a new commuting skill. I call it Slipstreaming. Slipstreaming is where you look …