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2019

Turangi, North Island, NZ

November 12, 2019October 25, 2024Susan
Lake Taupo and Tongariro National Park in the distance

Over these past couple of weeks I can safely say we have embraced the Kiwi lifestyle, we have become avid “trampers” the Kiwi word for hikers/walkers.  Our home this week was the small town of Turangi, chosen because Read more →

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The Tongariro Alpine Crossing, North Island, NZ

November 8, 2019October 25, 2024Susan
The summit of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Completing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing was a significant achievement for us and I thought deserving of it’s own blog post.  We first heard about this hike Read more →

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Hiking Heaven in Rotorua, North Island, NZ

October 31, 2019October 25, 2024Susan
Rotorua

Around Rotorua the earth’s crust is thin and the area is well known for it’s geothermal activity, featuring geysers and pools of  bubbling hot mud and steaming water.  Read more →

New Zealand, 2019 New Zealand

The Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, NZ

October 26, 2019October 25, 2024Susan
Pauanui and the beach, from the top of Pauanui Peak

The Coromandel Peninsula is steep and hilly, largely covered in temperate rainforest.  It’s rugged nature means that much of it is relatively isolated with several small towns dotting the coastline, leaving much of the interior virtually uninhabited.  Read more →

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Down Under in Auckland

October 16, 2019February 15, 2026Susan
Downtown Auckland

After a long journey from Calgary we arrived in Auckland, the first stop in our 3 month tour of New Zealand’s 2 islands.  We left Calgary on October 8th Read more →

New Zealand, 2019 New Zealand

Calgary – Our final few weeks

October 8, 2019October 25, 2024Susan
Fall has arrived in the Rocky Mountains

After 4 months in our home town, the final few weeks in Calgary have been overly social  Read more →

Calgary, 2019 Calgary

Calgary Part 2 plus Health Insurance

August 22, 2019October 25, 2024Susan
Looking West up the Bow River

With family commitments winding down, we had more time to visit a few sights around the city, catch up with friends and take one or two trips outside the city. Read more →

Calgary, 2019 Calgary

Calgary – Part 1

July 26, 2019October 25, 2024Susan
Downtown Calgary with the mountains in the distance

After our arrival in Calgary on June 6th we were caught up in a whirlwind of family matters pretty much taking us all the way to the end of July.  Read more →

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We are touring the North island of New Zealand until March 31 after which we fly to Sydney, Australia and tour the East coast for 3 months.

“My life was so Good, that I would do it all again.  One Life is not Enough”

My friend, Bruce Goodall,  who passed away in August 2024

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” 

Saint Augustine

“Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller” 

Ibn Battuta

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