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Day 227 ‐ 2026-05-31T06:36:55+00:00 (4 days ago)

16 mi

+39

Kyoto

4 Days in Osaka and some exciting news from Chicago

We made it to Japan and have spent the past 4 days in Osaka. We took a bike tour around the city and stopped at several sites along the way…
Day 226, Japan ‐ May 30

9 mi
Day 225 ‐ May 29

2 618.3 mi

+67

Osaka
Day 224, Thailand ‐ May 28

292.5 mi
Day 222 ‐ May 26

46.6 mi

A lap around Koh Samui

The island itself is pretty big, but the ring road around the island takes only a couple of hours - so we hired a driver to take us on a tour to make sure that we got see all of the sites. First stop,...
Day 220 ‐ May 24

85.3 mi

Koh Samui - A trip to the National Marine Park

We took a day trip out yesterday to see some of the smaller surrounding islands, do some snorkeling, and visit the National Marine Park.
Day 219 ‐ May 23

1.6 mi

Finding our way around Koh Samui and a night out in the Cash Cab

We made it into Koh Samui yesterday so tonight, we headed out to a local restaurant at the top of the mountain behind our hotel. What we didn’t know was that we were getting into The Cash Cab. Well Ok...
Day 217 ‐ May 21

331 mi

+68

Koh Samui
Day 216 ‐ May 20

1.1 mi
Day 215 ‐ May 19

114.4 mi

Markets by Trains… Markets by boats…

Today we went with a private guide outside of Bangkok to experience two different kinds of Thai markets. First up was the famous “train market” in Mae Klong Station. So the mark
Day 214 ‐ May 18

6.8 mi
Day 213 ‐ May 17

2.1 mi

+106

Bangkok

A day of Temples and Buddhas

Today we did some daytime exploring. First up was The Grand Palace and the home of The Emerald Buddha. The Emerald Buddha is the most sacred religious object in Thailand. It’s in the Wat Phra Kaew Tem...
Day 212 ‐ May 16

4 023.5 mi

Bangkok - Excitement on the Chao Phraya River

We arrived in Bangkok today in time to settle into our hotel on the Chao Phraya River. The hotel is beautiful, and a great place to watch all of the crazy boat activity right from our balcony.
Day 211, Australia ‐ May 15

48.1 mi
Day 210 ‐ May 14

100.3 mi

ATV adventure to Cassowary Falls

Our last adventure in the Daintree Rainforest was an ATV trip to Cassowary Falls (think you would have liked this one Al)….
Day 209 ‐ May 13

0.4 mi
Day 208 ‐ May 12

33.9 mi

Crocs and Cassowaries

We had a great time with Al and Kara in Port Douglas and were sad to see them go, but we also kinda felt like we missed out not seeing a real cassowary or croc in our Daintree Rainforest adventures. S...
Day 207 ‐ May 11

0.2 mi
Day 206 ‐ May 10

6.9 mi
Day 205 ‐ May 9

95.8 mi
Day 204 ‐ May 8

14.7 mi

The Daintree Rainforest - Where the reef meets the rainforest

Today we headed up to Cape Tribulation - the most northern part of Australia where the rainforest meets the reef… My hair hygrometer said we were definitely in a rainforest! 😂 ….
Day 203 ‐ May 7

23 mi

Port Douglas and a crocodile safari

Today we took a self guided croc safari. Al took care of the navigation… Tom took care of the refreshments…
Day 202 ‐ May 6

72.4 mi

Port Douglas and Mossman Gorge

Today we went to Mossman Gorge which is just on the outskirts of the Daintree Rainforest.
Day 201 ‐ May 5

7.1 mi

Port Douglas and The Great Barrier Reef!

We made it to Port Douglas a few days ago and have been enjoying hanging out at the Airbnb and exploring the town a bit. Al and Kara got in on Monday night so we had fun catching up with them and hear...
Day 200 ‐ May 4

0.1 mi
Day 199 ‐ May 3

11.8 mi
Day 198 ‐ May 2

44.4 mi

+149

Port Douglas
Day 197 ‐ May 1

3 116 mi
Day 196, Singapore ‐ Apr 30

1 291.7 mi
Day 192, Indonesia ‐ Apr 26

37 mi
Day 191 ‐ Apr 25

17.2 mi

Hanging out with The Chief and a dip in Rangko Cave

The day after our cruise, our guide (Vitus) made arrangements for us to be “guests of honor” at a small village outside of Lubuan Bajo. He picked us up at the hotel that morning, and gave us an amazin...
Day 190 ‐ Apr 24

20.7 mi

Komodo Islands Cruise (day 4) - best snorkeling yet and back to Lubuan Bajo!

This was our last day, and our guide definitely saved the best snorkeling for last!
Day 189 ‐ Apr 23

13.2 mi

Komodo Islands Cruise (day 3) - lots of amazing snorkeling and dinner on the beach!

Day 3 was lots snorkeling….
Day 188 ‐ Apr 22

32.3 mi

Komodo Islands Cruise (day 2) - Padar Island and Komodo village

Day 2 of the cruise started very early with a sunrise hike to the top of Padar Island…
Day 187 ‐ Apr 21

5.9 mi

Komodo Islands Cruise (day 1) - Kanawa and Kalong Islands

Our long awaited Phinisi cruise is here! We weren’t sure if it was going to happen because we were the only booked passengers (tourism is much slower this year for Indonesia we have been told), but at...
Day 183 ‐ Apr 17

1 287.9 mi

+183

Lubuan Bajo

Lubuan Bajo - Warm up for the Komdo Islands

The first part of our time in Indonesia has been spent enjoying the resort and a bit of rest after some very busy time in Singapore. The sunsets here have been amazing…
Day 182, Singapore ‐ Apr 16

29.9 mi
Day 181 ‐ Apr 15

5.6 mi
Day 180 ‐ Apr 14

20.6 mi

The Southern most point in continental Asia and a close encounter with godzilla!

Our last excursion out in Singapore was a trip to the southern most point in continental Asia….
Day 179 ‐ Apr 13

0.9 mi
Day 178 ‐ Apr 12

3.4 mi

Singapore by night

Singapore completely changes when the sun goes down …
Day 177 ‐ Apr 11

4.8 mi
Day 176 ‐ Apr 10

1.1 mi
Day 175 ‐ Apr 9

10.6 mi
Day 174 ‐ Apr 8

5.5 mi
Day 173 ‐ Apr 7

397.2 mi

+116

Singapore

Singapore by day

We’ve been having fun exploring Singapore - what a cool city! The heat is real here, so planning activities around it is key. We got an early morning start one day and headed o
Day 172, Malaysia ‐ Apr 6

1.4 mi
Day 171 ‐ Apr 5

6.5 mi
Day 168 ‐ Apr 2

2.2 mi
Day 167 ‐ Apr 1

20.3 mi
Day 166 ‐ Mar 31

17.8 mi
Day 164 ‐ Mar 29

1.4 mi

+106

Penang

The artsy side of Penang

Today we went out on a bit of a scavenger hunt. The Georgetown area is famous for its street murals scattered throughout the historic area. We made a list of the murals we wanted to see, got an early...
Day 162 ‐ Mar 27

226.2 mi

A visit to the Green Mansion

Today we visited the “Green Mansion”, originally constructed back in the late 1800s as a grand residence and office for a wealthy Chinese tycoon. Since Charles and Camila paid it a visit a few years b...
Day 161 ‐ Mar 26

2.3 mi

Penang Hill

Today we took the funicular train up to Penang Hill, unfortunately the visibility was not the best… But it was a bit cooler at the top, so we took a treetop hike through the rain
Day 160 ‐ Mar 25

5.4 mi

Penang - Exploring the colors and history of Georgetown

We arrived late Friday by train from Kuala Lumpur to Penang. It wasn’t the relaxing train ride I had envisioned (the train broke down), but we made it. Sunday, we ventured out to explore Georgetown a...
Day 159 ‐ Mar 24

240.1 mi
Day 158 ‐ Mar 23

10 mi

KL - one last stop

We made one last stop in Kuala Lumpur to little India….
Day 157 ‐ Mar 22

12.5 mi
Day 156 ‐ Mar 21

0.1 mi
Day 155 ‐ Mar 20

19.3 mi
Day 154 ‐ Mar 19

18 mi

A visit to Malaka

Malaysia is an interesting country with many contrasting cultures side by side. We took a day trip out to the city of Malaka and they were all there, just within a few city blocks! Mosques …
Day 151 ‐ Mar 16

1.2 mi

Kuala Lumpur and Batu Caves

We have been in Kuala Lumpur for the past week hanging out with a club of international slow travelers. Most are either retired or semi-retired and are traveling full time like us. We’ve had a lot fun...
Day 150 ‐ Mar 15

0.2 mi
Day 149 ‐ Mar 14

218.9 mi

+122

Kuala Lumpur
Day 148 ‐ Mar 13

3 923.3 mi

Kuala Lumpur - the markets!

The food scene and the street markets are definitely part of the vibe in KL. Tom is much more adventurous when it comes to trying some of this stuff than me, but it is fun to watch…
Day 147, Australia ‐ Mar 12

132.3 mi
Day 146 ‐ Mar 11

20 mi
Day 145 ‐ Mar 10

5.1 mi
Day 144 ‐ Mar 9

7.6 mi

Slackin off in Sydney

I am a bit behind on our travel posts. We spent 6 days in Sydney with weather that was pretty much 50/50. Our airbnb had an amazing view of the harbor and the opera house… Unfo
Day 143 ‐ Mar 8

4.8 mi
Day 142 ‐ Mar 7

467.2 mi
Day 141 ‐ Mar 6

4.5 mi
Day 140 ‐ Mar 5

3.2 mi
Day 138 ‐ Mar 3

2.4 mi

+74

Sydney
Day 137 ‐ Mar 2

288.8 mi
Day 136 ‐ Mar 1

2.8 mi
Day 135 ‐ Feb 28

342.1 mi

+35

Melbourne

Made it to Melbourne!

We are spending the week in Melbourne which is a big change from the last month we’ve spent in Tasmania… We just missed the Australian Open, but we had to stop by for a visit any
Day 133 ‐ Feb 26

4.6 mi

Launceston and Cataract Gorge - Our final stop in Tasmania

Launceston is our final stop in Tasmania, and today we hiked around Cataract Gorge. It is a beautiful spot just outside of the city… There is an historic walkway that was starte
Day 132 ‐ Feb 25

106.8 mi
Day 131 ‐ Feb 24

11.1 mi

+13

Launceston
Day 130 ‐ Feb 23

5.6 mi

+50

Binalong Bay

Bouncing around in Binalong

Binalong Bay is our most northern destination in Tasmania and it is beautiful! We’ve been exploring mostly the coastline when the weather has let us over the past few days. Today we discovered the bes...
Day 128 ‐ Feb 21

76.6 mi

Sea Monsters on the Beach!

Today we hiked to Sleepy Cove… It was just beautiful and the colors were crazy!
Day 127 ‐ Feb 20

8.3 mi
Day 126 ‐ Feb 19

10.4 mi
Day 125 ‐ Feb 18

10.9 mi
Day 124 ‐ Feb 17

83 mi

+45

Freycinet National Park

Freycinet National Park

We are staying in Coles Bay just outside of Freycinet National Park. Yesterday we took a long hike up to the iconic Wineglass Bay overlook… …and the views were definitely worth
Day 123 ‐ Feb 16

34.1 mi
Day 122 ‐ Feb 15

77.8 mi

+34

Maria Island

Maria Island

Today we made a visit to Maria Island National Park. You have to take a ferry to get there - it’s very isolated.
Day 121 ‐ Feb 14

34 mi
Day 120 ‐ Feb 13

23.7 mi

White Beach and Tasman National Park

We’ve been spending the past 4 days in White Beach just adjacent to Tasman National Park (different from Tasman Abel National Park in NZ)… The Park has dramatic cliffs and caves…
Day 119 ‐ Feb 12

44.5 mi

+76

White Beach and Tasman National Park
Day 118 ‐ Feb 11

104.4 mi
Day 117 ‐ Feb 10

41.7 mi

The Best of Bruny Island

We have loved the slower pace of Bruny Island, and definitely have not gotten tired of our view… There are so many neat little things that make this place special. We’ve done so
Day 116 ‐ Feb 9

7.1 mi
Day 115 ‐ Feb 8

51 mi

+68

Bruny Island
Day 114 ‐ Feb 7

11.7 mi
Day 113 ‐ Feb 6

55 mi
Day 112 ‐ Feb 5

19.1 mi

+39

Tasmania - Hobart

Exploring Hobart

We’ve done some exploring around Hobart over the past 5 days - it’s a cool town with some amazing scenery! We had a beautiful clear day, so we biked (down!) Mt. Wellington…. Up was not an option!
Day 111 ‐ Feb 4

27.5 mi
Day 110 ‐ Feb 3

1.6 mi
Day 109 ‐ Feb 2

9.3 mi

+159

Our Travel-VERSARY

It’s our Travel-Versary - Celebrating in Hobart, Tasmania

I realized today that It has been exactly 1 year since we started our travel adventures. I got a little nostalgic and went back and looked at our first post. Here it is from Hilton Head Island, SC, ma...
Day 108 ‐ Feb 1

1 509 mi
Day 107, New Zealand ‐ Jan 31

168.8 mi
Day 106 ‐ Jan 30

5 mi
Day 105 ‐ Jan 29

9.1 mi
Day 103 ‐ Jan 27

7.6 mi

Hanging in out in Russell

We have just a few more days left in our 90 day visa stay here in New Zealand, so we are hanging out in the beautiful port town of Russell…
Day 102 ‐ Jan 26

3 mi
Day 101 ‐ Jan 25

19.2 mi

+166

Bay of Islands
Day 100 ‐ Jan 24

6.4 mi

The Bay of Island - Day 4 and back to port

We headed back to the port in Paihia today. It was a great trip, but after 3 nights onboard, we were ready for a real hot shower (made me smile just thinking about it)…
Day 99 ‐ Jan 23

10.8 mi

The Bay of Islands - Day 3 and saving the best for last

Captain Russell told us that he “Saved the best for last”. After everything that he had showed us so far, it was hard to imagine, but he wasn’t kidding! We started out the day by trying to catch our d...
Day 98 ‐ Jan 22

27.4 mi

The Bay of Islands - Day 2

After a pretty rough night, we woke up to beautiful weather and calm breezes. We continued on to Urupukapuka island where Captain Russell served us up a delicious breakfast, and then dropped us off on...
Day 97 ‐ Jan 21

1.1 mi

The Bay of Islands - Day 1

The weather finally started to clear, so we headed out today on our Bay of Islands cruise (our 4 night cruise was modified to be 3 nights), with Captain Russell, his wife and first mate Karen, and the...
Day 96 ‐ Jan 20

147.3 mi
Day 95 ‐ Jan 19

6.4 mi
Day 94 ‐ Jan 18

124.7 mi

In search of better weather in Auckland

After 2 solid days of rain in The Coromandel Peninsula, we decided to head out early and spend a few days in Auckland in hopes of finding better weather, before we headed up to The Bay of Islands. It...
Day 93 ‐ Jan 17

2.5 mi
Day 92 ‐ Jan 16

12.3 mi
Day 90 ‐ Jan 14

22.2 mi

The Coromandel Peninsula

We took a cruise down the coast yesterday and got to see things from a different prospective…
Day 89 ‐ Jan 13

48.7 mi

+58

Whitianga

Hahei Beach and Cathedral Cove

We are at the top of the Coromandel Peninsula now in a town called Whitianga. A couple of the “must see” places while we are here… Hahei Beach (AKA hot water beach) There is geothermal activity direct...
Day 88 ‐ Jan 12

118.1 mi
Day 87 ‐ Jan 11

1.2 mi
Day 86 ‐ Jan 10

83.9 mi

Rotorua - Taking a swing at SLEDGING!

A popular sport in the area is sledging… never heard of it, but we watched the youtube video and it looked like fun, so why not? (more on that later) They give you something that looks like a cross be...
Day 85 ‐ Jan 9

0.6 mi

+50

Mt Maunganui

Mt Maunganui - and a surf lesson

So after a lot of talk about doing “it” while we were in Waihi Beach - Tom and I decided to take a surf lesson when we made it to Mt. Maunganui! Well, we made it here and it seemed like a good warm up...
Day 84 ‐ Jan 8

44.2 mi
Day 83 ‐ Jan 7

59.8 mi

Whenuakura Island - AKA Donut Island

Today we headed north up the Coromandel Peninsula to check out Whenuakura Island. It’s an island about 1/2 a mile off the coast with a collapsed blowhole that you can kayak right into. So we picked up...
Day 82 ‐ Jan 6

44.3 mi

Hanging out in Waihi Beach

We are back over on the east coast for the next 4 days in Waihi Beach. A very cute little coastal town with a very different vibe than Raglan. The first day, we took a beautiful hike up the coast…
Day 81 ‐ Jan 5

9.1 mi

+60

Waihi Beach
Day 80 ‐ Jan 4

112.4 mi
Day 79 ‐ Jan 3

70.4 mi

+20

Raglan

A short stopover in Raglan

We took a short stopover in the coastal town of Raglan. A really cool laid back town… that is mostly known as a surfing spot…. Tom threatened to take a surfing lesson, but start
Day 78 ‐ Jan 2

91.4 mi

+17

Waitomo

Finally! The glowworms!!

We stopped over in Waitomo for a visit to the Otoruo glowworm caves. They suited us up in dry suits (did not stay dry)… gave us really cool helmets that kept falling over our ey
Day 75 ‐ Dec 30, 2025

26.5 mi

Wrapping up 2025 in Taupo

We’ve enjoyed our extra long stay here in Taupo over the holidays. They celebrate a bit differently here in NZ. It feels like they have not commercialized Christmas in the same way that we are used to...
Day 73 ‐ Dec 28, 2025

13.3 mi

The oddities of Lake Taupo

Lake Taupo is definitely a special place. The lake was created by filling a massive volcanic caldera. It’s so big, it creates its own weather patterns and is about the size of Sinagpore…
Day 72 ‐ Dec 27, 2025

21.6 mi
Day 70 ‐ Dec 25, 2025

11.8 mi

+86

Lake Taupo
Day 69 ‐ Dec 24, 2025

4.1 mi
Day 68 ‐ Dec 23, 2025

244.4 mi
Day 67 ‐ Dec 22, 2025

5 mi

+15

Wellington

Ka kite South Island … Kia Ora North Island

We left the South island yesterday on the ferry and headed across The Cook Strait… … and landed in Wellington on the north island…
Day 66 ‐ Dec 21, 2025

60 mi
Day 65 ‐ Dec 20, 2025

26.7 mi
Day 64 ‐ Dec 19, 2025

63.9 mi

Chugging along on the Queen Charlotte Tract and hanging out in Picton

We’ve been having fun here in Picton and loving the sights of Marlborough Sound. We’ve spent 2 days hiking the Queen Charlotte Tract… and made it half way through to Ponga Cove yesterday…
Day 63 ‐ Dec 18, 2025

60.4 mi
Day 62 ‐ Dec 17, 2025

21.8 mi
Day 61 ‐ Dec 16, 2025

22.7 mi
Day 60 ‐ Dec 15, 2025

31.3 mi

+43

Marlborough Sound

Marlborough Sound

We left Able Tasman yesterday and headed to Marlborough Sound. We quickly got settled into our new Airbnb (getting good at that by now)… Got up early this morning and picked up
Day 59 ‐ Dec 14, 2025

133.1 mi
Day 58 ‐ Dec 13, 2025

1.3 mi
Day 57 ‐ Dec 12, 2025

25.6 mi
Day 56 ‐ Dec 11, 2025

10.3 mi

Another day in Tasman Able… another great hike!

We have learned that there is no such thing as a bad day of hiking here!
Day 55 ‐ Dec 10, 2025

6.7 mi

A solid day of kayaking up the coast

Today we had a full day of kayaking up the coast. We got an early start and were really lucky with the weather - very little wind… There were so many beautiful little beaches, c
Day 54 ‐ Dec 9, 2025

43.7 mi

+77

Able Tasman National Park

Able Tasman National Park - and the cutest penguin ever!

We arrived late yesterday into Able Tasman National Park. We are staying just on the outskirts of the park, and it is just beautiful! The best way into the park is via water taxi, since there are very...
Day 53 ‐ Dec 8, 2025

178.7 mi
Day 52 ‐ Dec 7, 2025

16.8 mi

Hiking the Pororari River Tract

Our last hike before leaving Punakaki was the beautiful river tract. We didn’t come across any gnomes or unicorns, but it kinda felt like this is where they would be hiding out if they were around…
Day 50 ‐ Dec 5, 2025

116.1 mi

+38

Punakaki

The Pancake Rocks

We ended the bike trip with lots a good memories and some new friends. We’re staying in Punakaki for a few days before we head further up the west coast and cut over to Able Tasman National Park. Puna...
Day 49 ‐ Dec 4, 2025

48.1 mi

+91

West Coast Wilderness Trail 5 Day Bike Tour

West Coast Wilderness Bike Tour

Tomorrow is the final day of our 5 day West Coast Wilderness Bike Trail Tour, and it’s been amazing. We arrived the day before the start of the trip, and spent most of it driving up the coast in the r...
Day 48 ‐ Dec 3, 2025

36.1 mi
Day 47 ‐ Dec 2, 2025

55.5 mi
Day 46 ‐ Dec 1, 2025

129.2 mi
Day 45 ‐ Nov 30, 2025

265.7 mi
Day 44 ‐ Nov 29, 2025

27.8 mi

Last couple of days in Wanaka

Over the past couple of days, we have stayed busy in Wanaka. Took a hike above the town - the views were pretty epic.. Afterwards we went to a local restaurant/salmon farm where
Day 43 ‐ Nov 28, 2025

10.2 mi
Day 42 ‐ Nov 27, 2025

22 mi

A lake… with an island… with a lake

Today we took a water taxi out to Mou Waho - an island in the middle of Lake Wanaka… which has its own lake! The water taxi was definitely an adventure all by itself. It was very windy, and the driver...
Day 41 ‐ Nov 26, 2025

27.1 mi
Day 40 ‐ Nov 25, 2025

47.7 mi

+59

Wanaka

Mountain biking in Wanaka

We made it into Wanaka last night, and got up this morning ready to try something a little new. We are discovering that a lot of the biking in New Zealand is along hilly gravel paths that are geared m...
Day 39 ‐ Nov 24, 2025

3.4 mi

+36

Queenstown

5 days in Queenstown

We had 5 great days in Queenstown. It’s quite a bit busier here than our last stop in Te Anau. Our Airbnb had views that we couldn’t get enough of, so sunset (almost 10 PM) became our favorite time of...
Day 38 ‐ Nov 23, 2025

43.9 mi
Day 37 ‐ Nov 22, 2025

63.3 mi
Day 36 ‐ Nov 21, 2025

0.6 mi
Day 35 ‐ Nov 20, 2025

163.2 mi
Day 34 ‐ Nov 19, 2025

29.8 mi

Cruising Doubtful Sound - WOW!

Today we headed out for an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound. Still part of Fiordland National Park, but much larger, so we decided to take extra time to experience it. We started out with picture pe...
Day 32 ‐ Nov 17, 2025

147.8 mi
Day 31 ‐ Nov 16, 2025

16.6 mi

Fiordland National Park/Milford Sound and “The Parrot Paparazzi”

Today we made the trip to Fiordland National Park. It’s New Zealand’s largest national park and takes up a good bit of the southern part of the South island. Just getting there was a journey, but defi...
Day 30 ‐ Nov 15, 2025

230.5 mi
Day 29 ‐ Nov 14, 2025

29.8 mi

Hiking Lake Te Anau National Park

Today we hiked around Lake Te Anau National Park and up part of the Kepler Track. The weather was picture perfect…
Day 28 ‐ Nov 13, 2025

63.6 mi

+115

Te Anau

The road to Te Anau

Today we continued south to Te Anau with a few stops planned along the way. First stop - Nugget Point. A very remote lighthouse perched right out over the Pacific…
Day 27 ‐ Nov 12, 2025

12.7 mi

4 Days in Dunedin - A really cool town

We left Lake Tekapo and headed back towards the east coast. Along the way, we stopped to check out the Moeraki Boulders because well… they were there… They are supposed to be ov
Day 26 ‐ Nov 11, 2025

191.7 mi

+50

Dunedin
Day 23 ‐ Nov 8, 2025

1.4 mi

Mount Cook National Park

Today we took advantage of beautiful weather and headed out for Mount Cook National Park. It was about an hour drive from where we are staying in Lake Tekapo, but with scenery like this, the hour pass...
Day 22 ‐ Nov 7, 2025

7.2 mi

The Lupins are here! + Stargazing in Lake Tekapo

Today we did some more exploring around Lake Tekapo. Lupin season is here, which are these beautiful flowers that grow wild around the lake….
Day 21 ‐ Nov 6, 2025

136.5 mi

+74

Lake Tekapo - NZ

Lake Tekapo

We arrived in Lake Tekapo late yesterday and got to enjoy the most beautiful full moon rise (even though the picture looks like a sunset!) … got up this morning ready to do some
Day 20 ‐ Nov 5, 2025

2.8 mi

+28

Christchurch NZ

Dusting off our hiking boots - New Zealand here we come!

All attempts to influence a new swim suit fashion trend in French Polynesia failed ….
Christchurch

6 mi
Christchurch International Airport

463 mi
Auckland International Airport

2 543 mi
Day 19 ‐ Nov 4, 2025

8 mi
Day 18, France ‐ Nov 3, 2025

171.8 mi
Day 17 ‐ Nov 2, 2025

6.3 mi

Last day on Bora Bora

Today we went with a local guide to do some more snorkeling, and he definitely knew all of the good spots! First he took us to the Manta Ray cleaning station. Very cool - we saw 2 (no pics but they we...
Day 16 ‐ Nov 1, 2025

10.9 mi

The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger race!

Today was the Hawaiki Nui Va’a race… and we just happened to be on the right island at the right time! It’s an annual 6 man outrigger canoe race that takes place across the open ocean (these guys are...
Day 13 ‐ Oct 29, 2025

12 mi

A sunset to remember

We took a sunset cruise and got to see the island from a different prospective…
Day 12 ‐ Oct 28, 2025

0.6 mi

Exploring Bora Bora

We opted for a garden pool villa and it is beautiful…
Day 11 ‐ Oct 27, 2025

53.6 mi

Bora Bora Baby!

We arrived late in Bora Bora last night. It was just a quick puddle jumper flight from Taha’a to Bora Bora, but here were actually had some very large puddles to jump… the sky opened up as we were cro...
Day 10 ‐ Oct 26, 2025

1.7 mi
Day 9 ‐ Oct 25, 2025

16.7 mi

Taha’a - highlights of the week

We’ve had an amazing week here in Taha’a. Today was a our last full day before we head to Bora Bora… Taha’a is a bit more off the beaten path than Bora Bora,…. It’s just stunning… and felt a bit like...
Day 7 ‐ Oct 23, 2025

2.5 mi
Day 6 ‐ Oct 22, 2025

0.2 mi
Day 5 ‐ Oct 21, 2025

0.2 mi
Day 3 ‐ Oct 20, 2025

4 369.5 mi

Taha’a on the horizon

We left Tahiti this morning on our way to Taha’a…. A short walk across the tarmac and we were on the plane ready to go… no long airport lines for sure!
Day 2, United States ‐ Oct 18, 2025

1 846.6 mi

+236

French Polynesia

First stop - Tahiti

Made it to Tahiti today … just a short stopover before we head to Taha’a for the week…
Day 1 ‐ Oct 17, 2025

16.4 mi
Chicago, United States ‐ Oct 17, 2025
- San Francisco Bay
  - Tahiti, France
    
    Papeete, France
    
    Bora-Bora, France
    
    Christchurch, New Zealand
    
    Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
    
    Dunedin, New Zealand
    
    Te Anau, New Zealand
    
    Queenstown, New Zealand
    
    Wānaka, New Zealand
    
    Greymouth, New Zealand
    
    Punakaiki, New Zealand
    
    Marahau, New Zealand
    
    Picton, New Zealand
    
    Wellington, New Zealand
    
    Lake Taupō, New Zealand
    
    Raglan, New Zealand
    
    Waihi Beach, New Zealand
    
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