My Adventure comes to an end…

Days 175-176 (Wed Feb 13th – Thur Feb 14th) Wednesday and Thursday were long travel days as I flew back to Wellington from Los Angeles. I picked up Tuatoru from airport parking and drove north to Taupo. As I got to Taupo, I heard about an Art Deco festival in Napier. Napier is a 2…

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Recommendations #8 & #18 complete!

I’m down to 4 recommendations left. 1 books, 2 movies, and a TV show remain. I’m hoping to have all of them done in the next few days. I’m excited to be finished with my list, but that just means I get to start on my 37-item NZ recommendation list!

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Disneyland! 4 days in the Magic Kingdom

Day 170 (Friday Feb 8th) Last year, my parents sold a property owned by my grandfather who passed away almost 3 years ago. One of the things they did with the money was to pay for all of the children and grandchildren to go to Disneyland. For my nephew and nieces, it would their first…

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North Island NZ in 2 weeks

Days 157-159 (Fri Jan 25th – Sun Jan 27th) Friday found me flying back to Christchurch, NZ by way of Melbourne. I didn’t have any trouble with the flights, and soon I was picking up Tuatoru (my car). Saturday I spent in Christchurch, seeing a few of the friends I had made while I was…

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Recommendations #20 and #24 complete

I uploaded two additional recommendations to my website today. That means there are only 7 recommendations remaining! Both of these books I highly recommend, so check out their pages below. They also have some good songs at the bottom of each page. The picture for this post is from my Phoenix trip last month. I…

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My week in the Great Barrier Reef

Day 149 (Thursday Jan 17th) We wouldn’t depart until the evening, but after checking in, I was able to go to some of the scuba shops in town to get some last-minute gear. The water temperature was very warm, so my 2mm shorty wetsuit would have sufficed for temperature. However, to guard against jellyfish stings…

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Recommendations #23, #26, and #29 completed!!!

Three more recommendations have been uploaded to the My Recommendations pages: the Rhythm & Pixels podcast, Aja by Steely Dan, and Best Remodeled by Venus Hum. Check them out to find out more about what I’ve been listening to, reading, and experiencing! Only a few recommendations remain, so we are getting to the “sunset” of…

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