I didn’t write last night. I had every intention of writing last night. Last night was New Year’s Eve, I actually had many intentions for last night, one of them being getting home. But none of them happened. Our last morning in Sedona turned into a hybrid of the options that were before us, either... Continue Reading →
We got out at a decent time without rushing this morning and made it to our first planned trail about 10am. Our plan for the day included the Soldiers Pass to Brins Mesa loop, the Cathedral Rock hike/climb, and then the Chakra Sound Healing session with the woman we met at dinner our first night... Continue Reading →
The alarm went off at 6:34am. Ugh. I quickly hit snooze. Jenny stirred but was quiet. The alarm went off again. I grunted. “Do we really need to get out there so early?” BEST QUESTION EVER! No Jenny, no we don’t. We declared that it was our adventure and decided to sleep another hour. The... Continue Reading →
Time to squeeze in one last mini adventure for the year. Why not end the year cleansing my soul hiking on some red rocks in Sedona?! And this time, I have company! Yup, about four weeks ago my friend Jenny asked if I wanted to get away to Carmel for a weekend – I couldn’t... Continue Reading →
In the grand scheme of things I did not do today very well. Really, I feel that I let it go to waste largely instead of taking advantage of my last day in New Zealand (for this trip at least) but oh well, it is what it is. At least I get a chance to... Continue Reading →
Once I finally fell asleep I slept pretty good in my cozy little Rotorua home last night. But there was a lot more noise than last time I was there, neighbors, logging trucks on the highway, and who knows what else. I had set my alarm for 7:45am, the White Island folks had indicated yesterday... Continue Reading →
Before anything I must start by saying thank you. Of course thank you to anyone who is actually taking their time to read my ramblings but an especially special thank you to my friends and family who reached out to check on me today - either after hearing from me yesterday or reading my blog... Continue Reading →
Tonight’s blog will be short. Really short. And quite frankly, not interesting at all. I didn’t do much today except drive. And cry. And drive some more. The weather was still awful when I woke up; cold, windy, and raining hard. As I decided I was set on doing, I tried to change my Christchurch... Continue Reading →
I’m not loving the universe at this is current moment in time. I should be in a better mood, as of today I officially made it, I drove down the entire South Island of New Zealand and made it to the, literal, southernmost point. I think I’m just road worn and exhausted. And I really... Continue Reading →
It’s late and I’m tired. I’ve had a frustrating end to the day but now I can relax. Today was mostly a passive sight-seeing day, which my body is thankful for as my right hip is not happy with me after yesterday’s hike. I woke up this morning to a message from my AirBnB host,... Continue Reading →
