Sunday, July 28, 10:30 I’ve been bad about journaling. But the experiences have been so much about visual and aural stimuli that it’s so hard to translate them into words. I’ll write a little about our routine, which is slightly different … Continued
Wednesday, July 24, 21:00 Just “Wow!” I don’t know how to write about the extraordinary moments of today. I just know it was extraordinary.
Wednesday, July 24, 04:00 Yes, it’s 4am. Yesterday I slept right up until my alarm went off at 7am. That was my first full night’s sleep of this trip. But today I’m up again in the middle of the night. Rather than … Continued
Monday, July 22, 19:00 No visit to Cape Town would be complete without heading to the Cape of Good Hope. That’s what we did today on a private tour with a charming and knowledgeable guide named Danny.
Saturday, July 20, 20:30 I love the ocean! The sound of the pounding surf, the immense energy of the waves, and the patterns of water undulating, crashing, and splashing, all delight me.
Wednesday, July 17, 16:25 We’re on our way! The first leg of our journey is a one-hour flight from GDL to MEX. There we will spend the night before continuing across the pond tomorrow.
One of the things that seemed completely remote and unlikely for me as a younger person was the idea of going on a safari. Safaris were exotic, expensive, and beyond my aspirations. As I’ve made travel a fundamental part of … Continued
I’m currently staying with my mom in central New Jersey. (But see the note below.) We have two family weddings. One was last weekend in north Jersey, and the other is this coming weekend in Connecticut. I couldn’t make a … Continued
My time in New Zealand finished with a few days at the Bay of Islands. Now I am in my room at the Novotel Auckland Airport, awaiting the first of my four flights home (AKL — NAD — LAX — … Continued
We had three nights in Queenstown, which was more than enough time to explore the city (or town). It’s really nothing special. It’s a town filled with upscale shopping and a wide range of eateries and drinkeries. It reminded me … Continued
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