In the morning we were all still rattled from the previous night’s experience. I have bruised knuckles on both hands and Rob has bruised palms from hitting the door so hard last night.…
This morning was the last with the Sadliers. They kindly offered to take all the kids to play soccer while Rob and I went grocery shopping and finished packing up.…
Amanda found us a gem of a location for our families to kick off summer vacation together: Lake Wainamu Sand Dunes.…
Today, we did a tour of Chelsea Bay, the main sugar making company in New Zealand. They get raw sugar shipped in on cargo ships from Australia and then do all the processing onsite.…
We kicked off the day by walking Madeleine and Elliott to school.
After that, the four of us explored the old military base at North Head in Devonport while taking in the excellent views of Auckland.…
The Sadlier kids skipped school today to join us for a day of adventure north of Auckland. We split up the families in the cars for the long drive, so Rob drove the boy car while Amanda drove the girl car.…
The Auckland airport greeted us just before 6 a.m. on Monday. Because we crossed the International Date Line, our Sunday was just a couple of hours long in the middle of our flight.…
After many months of planning, departure day is finally here. The trip started with a late afternoon flight to San Francisco, which gave us a leisurely last day at home.…
Last night we took Winnie to the gas station for one last time as a family. Rob and I got all the paperwork lined up to ensure a smooth sale.…
How can this already be the last morning in the RV? We woke up to a smoke colored sunrise and enjoyed extra long snuggle time before starting our day.…