[Author’s Note: Here I am, catching up again.] 18 to 22 February 2011 We can call it many things – fate, destiny, divine intervention, or just plain old dumb luck – that reason why we weren’t in Christchurch the afternoon of the earthquake. But in addition to any or all of those things, we can …
22 to 24 February 2011 Emotions have a funny way of sneaking up on you. Or at least on me. This happened when Stephen, our host for our every visit to Christchurch over the past 3 months, opened the door to greet us, 24 hours after the deadly earthquake that changed his city forever. I …
14 February 2011 157 Miles in Lucy With no more movies left to see in Greymouth, it was time to move on to Arthurs Pass. This was essentially the only road crisscrossing the South Island’s spine that we had not yet covered. The plan was to stay the night in Arthurs Pass Village, but these …
13 February 2011 220 Km in Lucy We drove over one hundred miles today to see a movie. This is both a true and false statement. True that we drove that far and true that we saw a movie (127 Hours – gruesome yet very well done) but the implication that our sole purpose for …
12 February 2011 I don’t care where you’re from, where you’ve been, or where you’re going. This is how I know that I’ve hit my traveling max, for this is what I think now when someone wants to chat me up. I simply don’t have the energy for it. At least not now, not this …
Kaikoura Rainy Day 09 February 2011 I am in the midst of a losing streak. Things were looking better last night when I beat Gina at her own game, i.e., Yahtzee! Who would have guessed that with three fours in the kitty, I would toss double-fours on my third roll, completing that perfect Yahtzee! moment? …
08 February 2011 107 Miles in Lucy 5 Miles on Foot on the Kaikoura Peninsula Walk Transit day today from the bushy, tropical north to where the mountains meet the sea. Visually, Kaikoura is the bomb, from gigantic kelp to knackered fur seals to alpine vistas. We liked.
07 February 2011 “Eighty-seven!” we shouted simultaneously, as the Packers scored the first touchdown of the Superbowl (Helen, did you hear us?). We awoke today thinking, Shoot, it’s No Bowl Monday here in New Zealand. But this is why we love our Top 10 Holiday Parks – hello, flat screen TV and ESPN. And also …
03 to 06 February 2011 71 Km (on Foot) over 4 Days Days 1 through 3 Gina has taken to hiking in her underwear. It’s Day 3 on the Queen Charlotte Track (QCT) and Someone is hot. To combat this, she has decided that it’s okay to hike along with her shorts tucked up into …
02 February 2011 No Mileage Anywhere We’ve mostly been hanging around camp the past few days, catching up on chores and making plans. That’s got us talking about what life is like on the road, outside of the holidaying days. Here’s a glimpse into what that life looks like … The alarm goes off any …