We slowed it down here in Rio and it has been great. It was a natural destination to chill since the beach dominates the pulse of the city. We love the greeting they use instead of “Have a good day”, it is “Have a good beach”. We made our reservations long ago and were advised that during the high...
I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. – John O’Donohue Our adventure so far has largely unfolded along the banks of a river. On December 29th we landed in Montevideo on the coast of the massive Rio de la Plata, which Chad will argue is not a river, but rather a...
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ― Anaïs Nin Okay, I think Lobos Marinos (as they call them here), or Marine Wolves is a much better name than Sea Lions. This was the kids first official dive as certified scuba divers. But getting there wasn’t a piece of cake. Having these animal encounters with the penguins...
Everything you can imagine is real ~ Pablo Picasso We visited the surreal Perito Moreno Glacier, one of many glaciers here in Argentina’s Glacier National Park. This area is the 3rd largest reserve of freshwater on the planet, with the Perito Moreno glacier measuring up to 5 km wide. The magnitude of a glacier with a face that is...
None of us really knew what to expect with this awesome adventure, but here are some lessons that we learned right off the bat. Our bodies need to be broken in. Our feet are transitioning into “summer feet” barefoot and flip flops are an adjustment. Our skin is molting from the sun. We are getting used to our backpacks...
Happy New Year! We rang in the new year with a bang here in La Paloma, Uruguay. At the stroke of midnight the sky was ablaze with fireworks. With no regulation of fireworks and little fire danger, fireworks were literally being launched all around us from backyards all around town. It was an amazing display and a unique experience...
“Are you Ready?” It is a whirlwind. Sometimes we think we are ready and then we realize a detail we missed and freak out. “Not ready!” Everyday is a flurry of activity ticking off to do lists. But if the list isn’t done, we’ll still be on the plane! “What about your jobs?” We both really like our jobs...
We are six months out from heading on the road and in my free time I find it hard to think about much else. Mostly I keep focused on what I need to do before we go since I know how fast six months can fly by! Here is a taste of what we are working on: Making reservations...
In preparation for the RTW Trip we thought it was time to give the kids a taste of what is to come. At the time, Shia was 9 and Liam was 7. We planned a Costa Rica trip with a sampler platter of experiences. We planned it in thirds to give the kids a taste of what is familiar...