The following short tales are true stories from my time on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. Belly Dancing at the Pub On Tuesday morning while cleaning around the Pub, Nina began to discuss the possibilities of performing some night. You see, Fanina (Nina) is a professional belly dancer. She is one of the most talented [...] [...more]
Natalie and I set out yesterday, accompanied by our new friends and fellow WOOFERS Michael and Fanina, to hike the Mount Hobson summit trail. (Natalie and I had attempted to do this last Monday, but we were waylaid by an adventure with Dr. Peter.) Inspite of the fact that local fisherman assured us that it [...] [...more]
We set out the other day to climb Mount Hobson via the Windy Canyon route. From Claris, we caught a lift with Peter, a retired doctor who later admitted that he only picked us up because Natalie has nice legs. Peter is a slow speaking, careful driving impulsive man with somewhat bizarre metaphysical theories that [...] [...more]
Recently, Justin and I received an email from Gillian, a long term subscriber (3 months or so, wink wink!) inquiring about what we have learned. Her and her husband are currently selling their house and making plans for their own life style change of long term travel. Gillian wrote: Hey guys, now that you have [...] [...more]
Greetings from Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. First off, it took us a few days to get over jet lag and find a constant internet connection. Now that those issues have been surpassed, the various stories that details our travels will continue. Currently Natalie and I are on Great Barrier Island which is a 4.5 [...] [...more]
