I wrote the following blog just after we arrived in New Zealand last November. This past weekend we watched our first ever All Blacks game. The season is just beginning and the words I wrote below …
Out of The Ashes – Christchurch Rising
I create - in order not to cry. - Paul Klee - Painter In 2010 and 2011, two major earthquakes and their aftershocks decimated the city of Christchurch. After the disaster, the population dropped by …
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Majestical
We have never been to the movies as a family. There were times when I would take the kids to a matinee or Ron would take the boys to see the latest superhero thriller. Typically our “movie nights” …
Completely Taken By Wanaka, New Zealand
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. - Nathanial Hawthorne We set our sights on making it to Queenstown the minute we landed in New Zealand in …
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New Zealand’s Glaciers: The Story Is in The Ice
As the kids prepared for our time circling some of New Zealand’s highest peaks, facts about glaciers were swirling: Approximately 10 percent of the Earth is covered by glaciers; during the last …
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What Makes It a Great Walk? New Zealand’s Abel Tasman National Park
As soon as we arrived in New Zealand, we started hearing stories of the Great Walks. There are nine official Great Walks in New Zealand, three on the North Island, and six on the South Island. Many …
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