30 May 2011 Pemberton to Walpole When the United States celebrated its Bicentennial, my mom took my sister and I to Walt Disney World. I don’t really think that was the reason why we went to Walt Disney World as I don’t think my mom is into big loud events in any sort of way, …
29 May 2011 Pemberton Gloucester Circuit (12 km) While I’ve been busy trying to self-diagnose my ongoing tummy troubles (currently narrowed down to ulcer, malaria, dengue fever, or, in addition to the goulash, salami poisoning), Gina’s been busy strategizing how she will get up that Gloucester Tree. She has decided that a “don’t look down” …
28 May 2011 Nannup to Pemberton Gina is obsessed with a tree. Usually it’s me who goes on and on about things like big trees and big rocks and big birds and other big natural wonders, things that Gina sometimes doesn’t even notice as she’s busy walking and talking and telling me once more how …
27 May 2011 Yallingup to Nannup I have been poisoned by a one-pot goulash dinner. At least I am convinced that is what kept me up all night. Not the soothing sounds of the crashing surf outside the campervan or the sweet silence of the clear starry sky. Those would have been better reasons for …
26 May 2011 Perth to Yallingup From giant pelican to pudgy black Lab, meet Roxy. Roxy is hanging out with us here at the Yallingup beach as we watch sunset and surfers. One of those surfers out there must belong to Roxy, for not only is her beachside gaze fixed out to sea, but each …
25 May 2011 Perth He’s huge. If he were a dog he’d be a Great Dane. We’re sharing this pier south of Perth with him, this enormous pelican. Actually, I think it would be more accurate to say that he’s sharing his pier with us. It’s nearly dusk and we are dragging, having risen at …
18 to 24 May 2011 We’re down to five bags and two backpacks. The sum total of what we will return to Seattle with come mid-June. Well, that’s if you don’t count the shipment that’s on a container boat right now, hopefully not more than a nautical mile or two from docking in Los Angeles. …
15 to 17 May 2011 Komaneka at Bisma, Ubud This is my pastry basket: Gina has one too. We each get one every morning, delivered free to our room with the rest of our hearty breakfast. In fact, the lovely people here at the Komaneka at Bisma Resort in Ubud come to our room eight …
13 and 14 May 2011 Munduk Moding Plantation After two days of trekking and our one day of biking, much reviewing and re-reviewing of our Lonely Planet, and talking with other travelers here in Bali, we’ve determined that beyond what we have done, what most people do when they come to Bali is nothing. Nothing …
12 May 2011 Munduk Trekking Our little Balinese guide from yesterday is waiting for us at Reception. He may be small in stature – at least one and a half heads shorter than Gina – but his smile is bigger than us both. We’ve opted for a longer trek today, doubling-down on the length from …