Late last year I decided to complete my SCUBA certification in preparation to dive one of the world's premier diving destinations - Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The final certification dives took us to the chilly waters of Monterey Bay, CA…
When we last left off I was talking about the 70+ year-old man who had just lost his wife to cancer. Well, on our flight from Auckland to Melbourne I found myself talking to another more senior member of this…
Almost 40 days on the road and we have truly settled into being away. We are surviving, but more importantly thoroughly enjoying New Zealand and now preparing for a month in Australia. The highlight for me was kayaking with the…
Two weeks ago Audrey and I started the trip of a lifetime. We are on a seven-month sabbatical from the "real world" to see the real world. Along the way, we plan to meet many interesting people and experience a…