November 2007

Sheep Store

November 30, 2007

You must be extra careful when traveling through the bush of New Zealand. You never know when a massive corrugated steel sheep might suddenly block your path. (In reality, this is a store that sell various wool and tourist-oriented products.) November 30, 2007 · Tirau, New Zealand

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Old Farmhouse

November 29, 2007

Today we roadtripped through the Northland region (i.e. the peninsula north of Auckland). It rained much of the day, so we mostly contented ourselves with finding interesting shops in some of the towns we visited. As fortune would have it, we missed a turnoff and wound up passing this old farmhouse that caught our eye. [...]

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Seattle Espresso … In Auckland?

November 28, 2007

Our first impressions of Auckland were … well … familiar. We found four Starbucks locations during the fifteen-minute walk to the waterfront, meaning it’s almost as easy to find familiar coffee as it is back home. The real kicker was when we actually got to the waterfront and found this coffee shop staring back at [...]

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Making Tracks

November 27, 2007

If all goes well, we should be landing in Auckland about now. Today we’ll be getting our land legs again after 12 hours in the air and taking a walking tour of downtown. November 9, 2007 · Seattle, Washington

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Kiwi

November 26, 2007

And, we’re off! Later this morning we’ll be leaving for an extended vacation in New Zealand and Fiji. We’ve never been through either country before, so we’re looking forward to exploring and learning the land of the kiwis. November 20, 2007 · Poulsbo, Washington

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Toyota Prius

November 25, 2007

Looking down onto the headlight of a Toyota Prius. November 9, 2007 · Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Sunrise

November 24, 2007

It seems only fitting that I should begin this photoblog at sunrise. This is Seattle at its best: fresh ocean air, a clear morning, a hint of fog, a ferry, the skyline, … life is good. October 27, 2007 · Bainbridge Island-Seattle Ferry, Seattle, Washington

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