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Converting Our Sprinter Van: Part 1

After spending the better part of 5 months in New Zealand visiting with Ed’s parents, we returned to the States on February 1st, 2020; and with a rough plan for the year ahead, we began tossing around ideas for our wedding as well as continuing our search for the perfect blue water live-aboard sailboat. …Ha!Continue reading “Converting Our Sprinter Van: Part 1”

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Exploring New Zealand: Milford Sound

Despite its name, Milford Sound is not a sound at all, it’s actually a fiord. Milford Sound is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand’s South Island within Fiordland National Park. Its sheer cliffs and rocky valleys were formed over hundreds of thousands of years by ancient glaciers. The fiord runs 9.94 milesContinue reading “Exploring New Zealand: Milford Sound”

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Exploring New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Crossing

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a 19.4 km (12 mile) tramping track located in Tongariro National Park on the North Island of New Zealand. The park has 3 active volcanoes: Tongariro, Ngauruhoe (aka “Mount Doom” in the ‘LOTR’ films), and Ruapehu; the park is also where you’ll find the famous Emerald and Blue Lakes. TheContinue reading “Exploring New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Crossing”

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Exploring New Zealand: Sailboats, Hobbits, and Beautiful Campsites

The first stop we made was in Opua. Opua is located in the Bay of Islands in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is well known as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean. We had actually been to Opua multiple times prior to the startContinue reading “Exploring New Zealand: Sailboats, Hobbits, and Beautiful Campsites”

Purchasing a Camper-van in New Zealand

Everyone, meet Peggy! If you’re asking yourself, “why Peggy?” then I’m about to tell you, and if not, please feel free to skip ahead. After purchasing the van in Auckland, we drove back to KeriKeri where we were staying with Ed’s parents. The following day we suited up in our grubbiest clothes and dove headfirstContinue reading “Purchasing a Camper-van in New Zealand”

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‘Gets down on one knee..’ -Ed

A short story about the day we got engaged =) Please excuse our attire and scruffiness, but at this moment in time we had been living onboard for 5 weeks; so honestly, I’d say we were looking pretty damn good. We had just dropped anchor between two of the most remote islands I had everContinue reading “‘Gets down on one knee..’ -Ed”

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We nearly lost our minds.

A short story about flying to Vanuatu from Atlanta.. Some advice, cheaper is not always better. Since we were now without a home base (Ed tells me this sounds better than referring to ourselves as “homeless”.. I guess he does have a point), we were ready for our first adventure, and because it had beenContinue reading “We nearly lost our minds.”

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Hello!

The following is a little more about us and why we’ve created this website/blog. As you may already know, either if you know us personally or if you’ve read our “About” page, then you know we’ve quit our jobs and sold most of our non-essential/non-heartfelt belongings. Over the years we’ve come to realize life isContinue reading “Hello!”

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