Monthly Archives: August 2019

Vanuatu: Standing on the Rim of an Active Volcano

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Todd

Katy and I had an uneventful 90-minute flight from New Caledonia to Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu. It was operated by an ATR-72, which is a large turboprop plane. A weird thing about the plane is that you … Continue reading →

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A Few Days in New Caledonia

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Todd

Pelotons of lycra-wearing men riding their $5000 road bikes down the main drag in Noumea at 6:30 am was not what I expected from a South Pacific island. It turns out you can’t keep the French from enjoying a good … Continue reading →

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We are in France and New Caledonia

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Todd

Katy and I are off on another adventure. We have spent over 50% of our nights not at ”our house” since the wedding, traveling a ton. I was excited about the honeymoon, but there was so much going on around … Continue reading →

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Fiji: A break from New Zealand winter

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Todd

July is not summer in New Zealand; it is the heart of winter. New Plymouth likes to celebrate winter by being 50 degrees and overcast. There is also a healthy dose of rain to make sure the weeds grow even … Continue reading →

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