Monthly Archives: November 2011

Kiwis have great accents. Depending on where you’re from, these accents can be downright funny. This video, shown to us by a local, pokes fun at those accents and the national obsession of eating fish and chips. As one comment … Continue reading →

Lollies. No, not lollipops, as I incorrectly assumed. “Lollies” refers to candy of any and all types. We found them at the supermarket: mini-bars, wrapped for Halloween, in packages of… 18. Not the 300-piece bags of candy one finds in … Continue reading →

Karen Gill is truly amazing. She managed to whip up a Thanksgiving dinner for us, with limited time and resources. I’m thankful for having her to share this adventure with!

My Hobbit quest shall continue… stay tuned.

For those of you who just can’t get enough OGO, here’s the uncut footage from our OGO runs. First, Karen jumps in head first… And then I go for a spin… Wheeeeeee!

Karen and I have wanted to go for a roll ever since we saw Peter Gabriel do it in concert. We finally got our chance in Rotorua, NZ. This is the longest OGO/Zorb run in the world, and they’re in … Continue reading →

The time has come to trade koalas for kiwi birds. Goodbye Oz, hello New Zealand. We’ve been in NZ for a while now, but it’s hard to keep the blog up to date when you’re (a) doing lots of fun … Continue reading →