We were touring around Urubamba, Peru with our wonderful driver, Enrique, in his beat-up white station wagon. Eli and Jake were the lucky ones who got to ride in the very back. At one point Eli was being silly and […]
Stuck on a nail
A man pays a visit to a friend. As they sit on the front porch talking, the friend’s dog lies beside them, twitching and wimpering. “What’s wrong with your dog?” the man asks.“Oh, there’s a nail sticking up in the […]
New Zealand part 5: The north island
New Zealand’s north and south islands are roughly equal in size, but not in fame; the south island seems to get all the attention whereas the north island is the urbanized sidekick; Mario’s Luigi, Batman’s Robin; Ferris Bueller’s Cameron – […]
New Zealand part four: the rest of the south island
After the glow worms – and especially Milford Sound – we couldn’t help but suspect that we’d seen the best of New Zealand – the enchanted far south. But as we drove from Te Anau to Wanaka there was more […]
New Zealand Part Three: glow worms and fjords
We woke up early. A fast breakfast of muesli and fruit; high octane coffee for those of age. I had filled up the minivan with fuel the night before. There would be no gas stations between us and our destination, […]
New Zealand Part Two: a frugal family road trip
Our arrival in New Zealand (which involved secret snacks, a customs interrogation and a beagle) turned into a post all by itself. This is about the beginning of the adventure we did plan: a New Zealand family road trip. If […]
New Zealand Part One: the glass island
Don’t bring food to New Zealand. There’s a cute beagle in the airport with a nose ten billion times more sensitive than yours, anxiously awaiting your arrival. He and the man on the other end of the leash love to […]
Back to Canada: What do the boys think? (by Lindsay)
The two most common questions we received after Matt’s post about returning to medicine were, “How does Lindsay feel?” and, “How did the boys react?” You have heard my side. But were we able to “sell” the boys on the […]
My Side of the Story (by Lindsay)
By this point, I am sure you have read about our plans to come back to Canada at the end of our year of traveling. Since the announcement, we have received a lot of wonderful messages and emails from family, […]
Australia: Back to the land of luxury
We have a little catching up to do! Our last blog post was about a big family decision. The one before that was about taking a day to really see who the kids are becoming. The last time I wrote […]