First off, thanks to Heather and Ken who hosted me for a night last night up at their place in Bayly’s Beach, just outside of Dargaville. I came to know them through Kerry and Darrell and was invited to stop by for a night on my way up North. Plans changed, and I decided to […]

I’d like to send a BIG THANKS to Kerry, Darrell, and Paige for being great hosts and providing a very warm welcome into this beautiful country of theirs, New Zealand. So thank you guys for all that you did to help me get situated and adjusted to life in another country!

October 2, 2005  And Come Back Another Day!…….. This is the most water I have ever seen fall out of the sky. For the last two days there has been a constant flow of rain with light letups at times. The winter can’t seem decide if it wants to turn its job over to Spring […]

October 1, 2005 Ahhhh!….I’m finally here in New Zealand. It was a long trip over, but well worth it. I flew out of Denver at six o’clock at night on Sept.28, had a couple hour layover in LAX, and had a direct flight to Auckland from there (12.5 hours) arriving at six o’clock in the […]