Then We Got Audited…

Helensville, NZ With Greg’s mom’s departure came the next phase of our adventure.  And, like every other part of this journey, it was not what we expected. This time was different though because the surprise was not a good one.  What this entry should have been about were the chronicles of us finding and holding …

Only one thing smells like bacon and that’s BACON!!!

Helensville, NZ In case you hadn’t noticed yet, we LOVE Bacon!! We know, you probably never would have guessed that we were vegetarians for 4 years because we talk about bacon so much.  But bacon is just one of those things that you must make an exception for (ok, and sushi…and BACON SUSHI!  Crispy, salty, …

Living in Rural New Zealand

Helensville, New Zealand As we’ve previously noticed, the lines between rural and urban New Zealand are quite blurred.  Sheep can be found in the middle of their largest city, and when we tell New Zealanders that we lived in Helensville for a few weeks they said, “Oh, that’s in Auckland”. Which it’s not.  It’s about …

But how much does it cost!?

Enroute Coff’s Harbour, AU As many of you know the main question we get when it come to how get started as volunteer crew is how to deal with seasickness. The second most often asked question is similar to the one Mike asked us a few weeks ago: “All signs in my life point towards …

Kiwi Moderate

Mt. Aspiring National Park, NZ Another aspect of friendship is the joint lexicon a group develops over time.  Shared experiences become stories, stories become jokes, jokes become catchphrases and so on until it gets to the point where simply mentioning the last name of a high school teacher will bring smirks, smiles or groans of …

To simply be

Helensville, NZ Despite rumors to the contrary, there’s a lot more out in the farms of New Zealand than Kiwis, possums and sheep: Sometimes things fall into place and life moves on when we’re least expecting it.  After about a month our battles with taxation came to an abrupt and, if annoying, at least vindicating conclusion, we got …