The Great Wall of China
Teyauna grasped my hand a little tighter as another group of local tourists pushed past us on their flight up the ancient steps. We had been hiking for half an…
Stop in China – We sure stand out!
Today was our first full day in China. Instead of heading straight home we decided to stopover in China for a few days to break up our trip. After arriving…
Treetop Adventure Park – Sydney, Australia
We awoke to the thundering roar of unusual Australian weather. The Tree Top Adventure Park had told us they would run their tours rain or shine and unless there was…
St. Helena Island – Australia’s Alcatraz
We had an exciting excursion planned for the day only ten minutes away from where we were staying in our 3 bedroom apartment at West Wynnum. We had arranged to…
Botanical Gardens of Vanuatu
After spending the week cleaning and packing and scrubbing our beloved Far and Away I was exhausted. I lay down on the crisp white sheets in our rented house in…
Too Much Luggage!
Thomas had offered to take us somewhere to weigh our luggage this morning but by 8:15 he had not yet arrived. I called him in desperation, “Oh ya... Are you…
A family of monkeys
The truck skidded and slid and we made our way up one of the more driven “roads” in Tanna Vanuatu as we headed for the World’s Largest Banyan Tree. Passing…
Volcanic Ash all over the Boat
We had a beautiful Sunday in Lenakel, Tanna. It was a bright sunny day with a light mist of ash from the island's volcano, Mt. Yasur, being blown toward us…
Turn of Events – Any Suggestions for Australia?
In an incredible (divinely miraculous) turn of events, we have sold our sailboat. Alyssa saw a posting in one of the marinas looking for a catamaran meeting the specifications for…
Teyauna Makes Friends at Fijian Elementary School
At two in the afternoon we boarded the small passenger boat to go to land. Jaeden, Alyssa,Dailin and Orin were all off on a beginner dive and Norm was taking…