My Big Adventures
Currently: kiteboarding Western Australia
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Embrace the Fear … SKY DIVING!!!
I must not fear, fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there […]
One of those days…
Wednesday was just one of those days… I blame my lack of sleep from the night before on most of it, but it was just one of those annoying days when everything was way harder than it should be! I got back from hiking the glacier and was overjoyed to realize that I had the […]
Franz Joseph Glacier Climb
The Franz Joseph Glacier is a 12 km (7.5 mile) long glacier located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It is unique in the fact that it descends from the Southern Alps to just 240 meters (780 feet) above sea level surounded by lushness of a temperate rainforest. […]
Swimming with flipper and his friends!
After our 3 days of hiking we drove an hour north along the coast to the city of Kaikoura. Kaikoura is renowned as one of the world’s leading destinations to view marine mammals and seabirds in their natural environment. We were able to swim with literally hundreds of wild dolphins! It was so so cool! […]
Kaikoura Coast Track
Mary and I arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand last Sunday. We were greeted at the airport by Kathy, Bruce, and Darek. I know Darek through Mary while living in San Francisco, but this was the first time I met Kathy and Bruce. After spending a week with them, I think they are an amazing and […]
Sailing, sailing on the ocean blue…
The main reason we came to Airlie Beach is because it is the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. The Whitsunday Islands consist of over 90 islands, most of which are uninhabited and all but four are completely national parks. The blue green water surrounding these islands are marine park and fall within the Great Barrier […]
Goodbye Sydney, Hello Airlie Beach!
Stacy, Lauren, Mary, me and our big backpacks left Sydney yesterday headed to Airlie Beach. We had a connecting flight trough Brisbane and ended up having to stay the night in Brisbane as our connecting flight was canceled due to flooding in Airlie. Airlie Beach is located in the state of Queensland and this area […]
Hunter Valley Wine Tasting
We took a tour bus to the Hunter Valley, which is a wine region similar but smaller to Napa Valley. Hunter Valley is about 2 hours North of Sydney and we stopped along the way at the Australian Reptile Park, which also had kangaroos and koalas! We were able to pet the kangaroos and we […]
Stacy has arrived in OZ!
My friend Stacy arrived in Sydney on Wednesday and I am so excited she is here! YAY!!! It is so nice having another good friend of mine in Australia! Stacy is also participating in the Bunac working visa program. To celebrate Stacy’s arrival in Sydney we had our first car bombs in OZ! Stacy is […]
Canberra: the capital of OZ??
I spent the weekend in Canberra, the capital city of the Commonwealth of Australia. My friend Jenny has been living there for the past four weeks working as a temporary veterinarian. Lauren and I decided a visit to the national capital was a must during our stay in OZ, and it would be more fun […]