tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60005631430943602152024-03-12T23:54:59.661-07:00Sheek Hippie TravelsNot all who wander... are lost.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-78411422519182362932013-06-11T22:15:00.002-07:002013-06-11T22:15:51.003-07:00BelizeSoon to be updated about my belize and guatemala trip.<br />
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Just wait.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-27399139718181486292012-10-27T18:45:00.002-07:002012-10-27T18:45:10.197-07:00mum&sisters join me. alas.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>What a lovely treat. My mom and my lil sisters came out here last weekend and joined me. Finally I get to share these cool places with them. We had a lot of fun and I got to show them some of the amazing things around this island. </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>with photos and baby deer.</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hooooray, I can attempt to speak spanish here.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Do I speak it well? </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">I been wandering the streets of Avalon just about every night since I got here. I have adopted about 4 people as my friends along the wandering. They speak spanish, therefore, I attempt to speak spanish. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">My amiga Mckel decided to come visit, only for 3 short days, but, they were 3 very fun short days. We wandered the streets together, went to the beach, kayaked, won deal or no deal, twice, went to zee hot tub, ate lots of food, listened to some jazz with our pina coladas. Good times. So glad she came out, it was very very fun! Some much needed girl time! </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">I finally went scuba diving! I did 3 wonderful dives over by the dive park at the Casino. It felt so good to immerge myself in the water and become a mermaid. I saw lobster, lots of fish, snails, a manta ray, some white sea bass, a sea kelp forest, oh, and more fish. What wonderful dives! Can't wait to go again! After my first dive, I went over to the stairs and got myself out of the water and floating about 20 feet from me was a lil sea lion, with about 4 big chunky bites taken out of it by a shark (it looked fresh)</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>It is a beautiful island, how can I not love it?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>I just wish I had someone to share it with.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Just so happens I am here for jazztrax, its a big jazz music festival and on Thursday, I scored a free ticket for wandering in the same place an old man was wandering (turns out his friends got held up at the airport and didn't make it, so free ticket for me). </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Did I mention, the jazz show I watched, had tambourines involved. It spoke to my soul, so glad that I happen to travel with my tambourine! It's a little different, but hey, its one of my best travel buddies :)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Everyplace I seem to travel too, there is always a place where I feel at peace. Here, this is it. </span></strong></div>
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Coming home after the adventure I had in Canada was a bit difficult. I went into work the next day and thought to myself, did the past week just happen? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know it did, I will never forget that adventure. I have a bit of a sprained akeles tendon on my right ankle back. It basically hurts whenever I walk, but its tolerable, and for that, I do not think it is torn. This was a bit devastating because we did have a few more sunny days and I forced myself to not go hike because I want my body in ship shape condition for winter and snowboarding!!!</div>
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So last two weeks, I worked my last days as a “bamboo so soft sales gal,” hung out with my friends and said my fairwells as they all started fluttering away on airplanes to go home for the season and awaited my turn to leave. Good news, it finally came!! I am on a plane from Seattle to Arizona right now and then I go from Arizona to Utah, zippppiteh.yay. I am soooo excited to see my lover boy and all of my family and a few friends before zipping off to an island til the end of October. When I say excited, I mean ecstatic, I mean so gosh.darn.freakin happppy, I may cry, the happy cry.</div>
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Alaska was amazing and I met some amazing people in both Juneau and Sitka. Grace, Carina, Koali and of course lil puppy sofie, you made Sitka amazing for me. Haley, Jenny, Kelley, Steve, Ted, Curtis, Toodles, and the rest of you ACT bus drivers, I love you all, and without you, I am unsure what I that I would have had as much fun as I had out in Juneau without you all! Kyle, it was good working with you and you know that I think you rock and you best be having an excellent time visiting Fiji (I miss it so).!! I met so many great people and had so many great things.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>--Hiking the Chilkoot Trail from Dyea Alaska to Canada. 33 mile trek, getting lost twice (once in the dark, once in the fog at summit), seeing four grizzlies, feeling like we may very well die due to being lost and very cold, and going with complete strangers. The things I saw, the emotions I felt, and the accomplishment I felt after this hike is irreplaceable.</strong></span></div>
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I only have a few short days to be home though, it is bitter sweet really. I leave Oct. 3 for another adventure out to Catalina Island til the end of October. Just for a short month, enough time to work a bit, train a bit, get a tan a bit, eat a bit, swim a bit, scuba a bit, turn into a mermaid a lot and eat a bit. </div>
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I am excited to go somewhere warm for a change, it will be so amazing to dress down and wear short shorts, tank tops and bikinis and frolic around barefoot. I am ecstatic about that sunshine and warm ocean water. Hello sunshine and frolicking on the beach, diving into the ocean, and letting the wind ripple through my hair and enjoying it.</div>
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After finally getting a ride from the Canadians neighbor, we made it to Tagish for the night and then awoke early to bring the Canadian to work in Whitehorse. He let us take his car so I could get back to Skagway and explore some of the area too. So we got some coffee went to the shop, got a bite to eat and decided to go visit an animal preservation that was about twenty minutes away. I love animals! This place also happened to be close to a hot spring. I may love water and hot springs more that cheesy potatoes and after not being in one for over 5 months it was necessary for me to jump in. I asked the Taiwan girls if it was okay, just for 15 minutes because we were in a rush to get me back to Skagway and they said yes. So I went, paid the $11 to get in and soaked up that hot water for a mere 17 minutes before going back to the car. That was the first time in 5 days I had, kind of taken a bath. I didn't get the real bath that actually cleaned me til I got back to Juneau later that night.</div>
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Bought me some Canada Dry Gingerale in Canada.</div>
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I'm Horny? or Antlery.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">33 miles -- 53 kilometers</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I had never heard about the Chilkoot trail until about 3 weeks prior to this trip. I was planning a trip to venture into Canada for the first time since I am living so close to it at the moment and my destination was the capital of the Yukon Territory, Whitehorse. Not completely sure on why I decided this, simply because it was a place that seemed safe and easy enough to get too. I posted a advertisement for whitehorse members of couchsurfing.com to see in hopes of finding a free place to stay whether it was a floor, porch, or couch to stay on since I am traveling on a low budget. I had one person reply, Steve, saying I could stay with him. He asked if I would bring his car back to house and I could stay there because he was going to do the Chilkoot Trail with a former couchsurfer of his and needed his car to get back to his house, then he suggested that if I would like to come along on the trail, I was welcome too.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Like I said earlier, never even heard of the Chilkoot Trail, but after he extended an invite, I used the magical world of google and discovered this looked like an adventure I could not turn down. I sent him an email and said I was in. As September 14 crept closer and closer I made preparations for this hike. After all, this would be my first big "hike in and camp along the trail," kind of hike and it was 33 miles (that is 53 Kilometers!) Holy Crap...This could be my "turn into a badass moment while I'm here in Alaska!" </b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">OH CANADA....</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I'm coming to you very soon.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I think I should say, </b></span></div>
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I'm back in Juneau</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I miss Sitka.</b></span><br />
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Hiking to a cabin for the night.<br />
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Orcas. -in the wild.<br />
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baby starfish on ma face.<br />
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diving whale.diving eagle. on the way back from hoonah.<br />
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pretty flowers.<br />
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Mt. Juneau.<br />
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Mountain goats.er. unicorns.<br />
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Meditation. on top of Mt. Juneau.<br />
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Mt. Juneau start.<br />
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Waterfall.<br />
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Tree ma friend.<br />
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Pretty flowers.<br />
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Sandy beach.<br />
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Bye. Bye. Cruise ship.<br />
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Laying on zee beach.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I walk outside on my day off and it's sunny and bright, so I think to myself, man I should hike. I stand and I stare at the mountains, that aren't bare, and decide right then and there, I want to be up there.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A random person from Brazil who happens to work on the cruise ship asks me for directions to a trail and I give him the directions and say that I am thinking of doing a hike as well. He asked if I wanted to come, and I said yes, if I can choose the trail. We ended up doing Mt. Juneau which is a pretty steep hike up, but worth it. After a long hike, running out of water and drinking my new brazilian friends water as he drinks out the stream and walks barefoot like a champ, we finally made it to the top. We had a little under an hour before we had to hustle down, he had to get to his ship by 3 pm and we left the top at 1:45 pm. We ran downhill and man, did that hurt my legs, and then he abandoned me and sorry, I'm going to run the rest of the way (he could not be late since he worked on the cruise ship). So he ran, and I walked down the rest of the mountain and good news, he made it at 3:00.15 pm., just in time that he didn't get in trouble. I made it home by 4:30 pm, I kept getting distracted with tree hugging and viewing and observations of the earth as I walked on down that mountain.</b></span><br />
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<b>Zee best week of Alaska</b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Is the week my lover boy came to town. He makes me happy and he brought the sunshine.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Here is a link to a movie of his trip to visit me: </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Cha.cha.check it out.</span></b><br />
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<b>Anyways, </b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So I'm going to go a bit mooshy goooshy for the first time on this travel blog of mine.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I have a lover and we have been together for quite some time now.</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>More than 4 years that tis.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>He has been with me throughout all of my wandering soul moments.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>When I moved to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania for the summer of 2009</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>When I moved to Fiji in July 2010.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>When I decided to stay longer in Fiji So I could travel to New Zealand and Australia in November and December 2010.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(to scope it out so we can move there in the future of course)</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>He has always wanted to go to New Zealand.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>& I would love nothing more than to return there.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>He has been with me when I graduated University and decided I had to go somewhere for the summer, like Alaska.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Luckily,</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>after all these times I have put him through our long distance relationship status,</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>he came to visit me in Alaska.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>that made this week he was here, the best week of my being in Alaska.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Love you my peanut butter cup.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Otay.Otay.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>So While he was here,</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>We spent the first rainy day eating breakfast til early hours of the afternoon and then decided to walk through the Sitka National Historic park. This park has several totem poles from the Tlinget tribe posted into zee ground around the area and a nice easy trail to frolick about on. We did this and enjoyed the view, watched the salmon run, and ended it by going to the local brewery. Soup, beer bread, beer samples, root beer, and beer, and loverboy, sounds like a chunk of heaven to me and it twas. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>We took a hike, the next day, literally, and went on a trail that passed two waterfalls and ended by a lake, where there was a boat. "We're on a boat, We're on a boat," Psych, boat was nearly sunk, we got in, and got right back out. It had a huge crack in it and well, wouldn't have made it very far with us in it. After getting home, we decided to bike to one of my favorite local hangout spots and sunset watch spots, Seamart! Seamart is a grocery store and it's open 24/7, it has a big parking lot and a short trail by it along the water. We biked out there, got some ice cream, drank a lil juice box wine and watched the sunset. It was quite beautiful and one of those moments I had been dreaming of since I got here, him with me, watching the sunset.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Next day, Tuesday, </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Next day, we kayak on a day which held lots of sunshine and about a mere ten minutes after we got out on the kayaks, a giant cloud of fog comes down and stays on us for the rest of the evening. However, that did not stop us, we kayaked out and about by the river opening where the salmon were at Sitka National Historic Park. We chased the salmon, made funky movies and then went where the birds were in the open water. We learned that the sea lions were also where the birds were. I learned, that I am slightly frightened of Sea Lions when I am in a kayak, they kept staring at me, right in the eye. We chased the sea lions too and well, I am very grateful they did not tip me or Reese over. Hallelujah.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Last night with Reesie Roo and </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I took him to a fancy dinner at a place called "Ludvigs." Was it delicious yes, we got salad, soup, bread, steak, asparagus, & chocolate torte with raspberry----amazing. What I must mention is that before we went to this fancy dinner we went on a hike to no where in particular, but it was up to a muskeg area and then a river full of salmon. We got to the river and got a bit distracted, nearly lost track of time and had to power walk it back so we could catch our dinner reservation. We got back to the hotel, I swung on my dress of tribal print and we danced off to the fancy dinner together after stopping for five minutes at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">not cheap, but crappy hotel.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>That night was also our first night in a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">not cheap, but crappy hotel</span> together. How Romantic??? Don't worry, I brought my bamboo sheets and put them on the bed so we could get more comfortable. It worked like magic. Bamboozled check.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The last day comes after we wake from the not cheap, but crappy hotel with my bamboo sheets. We have a bit of a lazy morning and then think, well we still have a lot to do. We pack up, run to my apartment and pack our stuff (we could not stay in the apartment the night prior which is why we stayed at the hotel), and grab the bikes. We bike to the end of the island to the rope swing and plunge into the ocean of Alaska. We jump into the water together and relax on the hammock. Then we bike out to the Fortress of the Bears and say "errrro Bears, how Bearry nice to see you." Next stop, we hit Whale Park and then the Raptor Center, we look for whales and eye the eagles. We walked up stream a bit at the Raptor Center and I also caught my first fish in alaska, with my bare hands. Was it hard, sure, did I catch the same fish twice, yes, did we get it on film, of course!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The adventure with my lover ends as we grab his luggage (and mine that I don't want to keep out here with me) and lug it to the bus, walk it to the airport and plop down and order some delicious sandwiches, of course, after basically starving all day (we didn't really get a good chance to eat any meals) anything would have tasted good at that point.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>I must say, I really wanted to jump on the plane with him, Alaska is wonderful, but my lover is more wonderful and saying goodbye to more wonderful, sucks. I watched him fly away on the plane and was a walking waterfall home. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Sad day :(</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>But,</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Cheers to a great week with my love.lubdub.</b></span><br />
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<b>Rainy.Rain.Rain.</b><br />
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<b> Brewery.</b></div>
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<b> Hike with ma like.</b></div>
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<b>Kiss for the mister.</b></div>
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<b> Kayak with the hipster.</b></div>
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<b> Love for my mister.</b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-5811670920044357542012-08-08T19:59:00.001-07:002012-08-17T11:30:09.428-07:00Gettin' Tougher<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>As time has gone by, year after year, to this twenty-second year of my life, I feel like I have grown to be a pretty "tough girl." Sure I have my moments where I turn into a slight pansy (when it comes to lifting things), but overall, I feel like I am pretty tough. That is, up until the moment I moved to Alaska. I'm definitely still tough, but just not as tough as I thought I was.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Here in Alaska, at least the southeast part, it rains and rains and rains, sometimes it feels like a constant rain. I suppose its mroe of a drizzle though, a constant drizzle with the occasional sideways rain. It's fairly cold for a season that is considered summer, about 40-50 farenheit. It's part spring and part winter with a chance of summer, maybe even two days of summer.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>I love winter and I love the snow, but let me tell you, this rain is not snow. I can't snowboard on it, but I can swim in it, it will just be a bit chilly. I love water, but not constantly pouring on me, so maybe if summer could show its face one more time while I'm out here in Alaska, that would be nice. From what I hear, the weather is all downhill from here and summer is over. Thanks for your honesty my fellow alaskans.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Goodbye sprinter and herro finter (fall/winter) or shousd I say Herro Safinter -salmon fall/winter time. Did I mention the salmon are swimming up stream to leave their babies. Some are making it up there, and others, they are passing out on the sides of the streams, its quite a crazy thing it is. Sooo Many Salmon! I went kayaking the other day and chased a few up stream, the water rippled like I have never seen it ripple due to massive amounts of frightened salmon (my apologies), but it was so neat to watch. I had to turn around to get back to the ocean and ended up scaring a few more salmon back to the ocean, I hope they had the sense to turn around and go back to the river. (I'm such a tease sometimes.)</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Alaska is great, the rain, is not. Alaska is beautiful and the rain can be, but if it would just stop, I want my skin to get some vitamin D, hell, I want to show some skin for maybe an hour? I feel like I'm not asking too much to Mother Earths Alaskan parts. Please, mother earth, let the sun shine, let me show some skin, just for an hour, I have a fringe bikini thats yearning to be on me.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Just said goodbye to my bestie friend, she visited from Utah, now I await the lovers arrival this weekend. Life is good, I have kayaks I borrowed from a friend, and the salmon are going crazy, which means the bears are coming down. I must also add I have not seen any since I hike and walk with my tambourine, it must work as a good bear-scarer device (genius idea? one of many for me). I did however see bears in the wild about two weeks ago, a mama and her baby and another mama and her two babies, they were so adorable, and when we whistled, they ran. They so adorable though. </strong></span><br />
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Ludvigs<br />
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StarFishes<br />
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Bird Preservation<br />
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Sea Kayaking</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Homeskillet happens to be a music festival that is held here in Sitka each year. This year I was lucky enough to be able to go to it. Tickets were reasonable and the bands that were playing ended up being pretty marvelous. I had never heard of any of them and decided to youtube it so I could see what kind of music I was getting myself in the jiggy for. Ended up loving one of the bands "medicine for the people." If you have not heard of them, I reckon, you best be checking them out. They are very delightful people to be with and Hope, their percussionist is hypnotizing when she plays. I hung out with a few of them after their show and finally got the musical courage to whip out my tambourine and play with them. Who would have thought, I'm not musically challenged after all.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><strong>I do this thing, called traveling with my tambourine, it's kind of my thing, I bring it wherever I go. The first one I bought was in New York City, then I brought it back to Pennsylvania with me. It's name is "Rainee" after one of my good friends who worked with me in PA. From there it took flight with me to Utah and it lived with me there. Then when I moved to Fiji, so did my tambourine, and when I decided to hop, skip and jump to Australia and New Zealand, it also came with me to both those places, and back to Utah. Unfortionately that Tambourine broke, it still works, and I fixed it, but I glued the part together and decided it was time to leave that tambourine behind and get a sibling for it. It is currently living in Utah with my lover still. Needless to say, I invested in a new tambourine for me to travel with here in Alaska. It's name is "Bluebird" and it is very good at keeping me company and and saving me from bear chow.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Nahko and Chase from Medicine for the people.</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hope: Medicine for the people percussionist.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>She visited for a couple days and was an excellent adopted roommate for the couple days she was here.</strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>There is a volcano called Mt. Edgecumbe located over on Kruz Off island which is about a 30 minute boat ride from Sitka. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>I knew I had to hike to this volcano the second I saw it and heard it was possible.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>14 miles total</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>From sea level to 3200 ft up.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>on an Island in Alaska</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Tambourine ....check.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Lucky for me, the weather that day was perfect. Started out cloudy, as we hiked the last 0.6 of a mile (which was thee worst and hardest 0.6 mile I have ever done), the cloud crept up and out of the way so we could view all of our surroundings on top of this volcano. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>I even got sunburnt for the first time ever here in Alaska. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Proud of that.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>I hiked up to the volcano, I sledded down on my rain coat on the side of the volcano (about 0.5 of a mile), I walked around the rim of the volcano, I ate strawberries at the top of the volcano.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>I feel accomplished. This was also the longest hike I have done in one day. Not sure what it was before this, but I know it wasn't 14 miles. </b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Such an excellent day in Alaska!</span></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-83755332307672566802012-07-02T13:30:00.002-07:002012-08-08T21:24:43.497-07:00I got sunshine...in a bag.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>It's raining. I have had zero customers purchase something in the past two hours of work. I just want to curl up in a ball and watch gossip girl. I rented it from the library and it is soothing for me and my leg. I pulled a muscle in the race I ran, but I ran the whole entire race which was 3.1 miles. So high five to the girl with the painted legs. Yes I was dressed and painted as a worldly tree hugger [like the page on fb please]. Super exciting that my team won a prize for best body paint.. OH YEAHHHHHH. I bought some grapefruit juice and a honeydew and it is absolutely delicious. I have one month til a friend comes out to visit and I cannot wait and then I have 6 weeks til my lover comes to visit and I can't can't wait. So excited to see them both! Iyiyiyiiyiyi.</b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-89745050424814484612012-06-21T14:08:00.000-07:002012-06-21T15:38:47.576-07:00Shitka. I mean Sitka<div style="text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Hiking</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Hiking</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Hiking</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Hiking onto the Mendenhall Glacier</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Kayaking to the Mendenhall Glacier</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Walking to the Mendenhall Glacier</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Touching the Mendenhall Glacier from my kayak</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Seeing a bear</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Riding in a Seaplane and riding in the pilot (assistant) seat.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Eating King Salmon</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Eating Halibut</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Eating Crab @ Crab Fest</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Went to Walmart and Costco in Juneau</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Went to St. Therese Shrine</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Went to Eagle Beach and saw my first whale in the wild ever!</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Went to the Salmon Hatchery in Juneau, the fire alarm went off.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Going on a Whale Tour and seeing whales, humpbacks to be exact.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Seen soo many bald eagles, had one flutter by my face too.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Bonfires</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Hula Hooping</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Fishing</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Steamboat ride</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Mt. Roberts Hike and Tram</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Got some gold from a gold panner man.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Seen a few sea lions and seals</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Did I mention, a gazillion bald eagles</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Owls, the snowy kind.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Gold Fish racing at Imperial</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Finished Desperate Housewives final season</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Read some books, have a Juneau Library card, I'm legit.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Rode the ferry to Sitka</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Totem pole park, been there done that, gonna do it again.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Rode my bike to all 3 grocery stores in Sitka</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Saw whales on the ferry, saw whales at the grocery store parking lot, I love whales.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Went to the Rapter center and watched birds, lots of birds, birds are rad.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Coook, food, for real.</strong></span></li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Yesterday, I got a lot of energy from a bunch of pixy stix and watching the bachelorette. This lead to me taking a bike ride at about 9 pm going, the other way, the road goes two ways, one way and the other way. So anyways, last night I went the other way... my destination was the grocery store, why? So I could say I have been to all 3 grocery stores on the Baronaff Island. So I pedal, pedal, pedal and end up at the grocery store, then suddenly, whale, whale, yes two whales. I go "Oh my Hooozah," and find a nice rock to sit on and try to snap photos of these creatures after completing my whale dance. As I am taking photos, the whales dive down. I can tell this, because they flipped their tails up above the water. I sat there looking and thinking I knew where they were going to come up, then I miss them come up because I was looking in the wrong direction. I hear others murmur and point and then I jump up cause..by golly.. they were getting further away. As I jump up, my phone plumets in the wall of rocks entering a segment within these huge boulders that seemed to be impossible to reach. I quickly asked for strangers assistance, first a light to see if I could see my phone hidden in the rocks, then a broom, stick, duck tape and a flashlight from the grocery store workers. Luckily one came and assisted me as I tried to reach my phone. She could not fit and finnagle her way into the hole in the rocks like I could, So I began to dive into the rocks, first my hands and arms, then my head, then my boobs, then my tummy, and almost my booty. My legs were poking out of the rock wall and thats all you could see. After much fiddling with the metal rod stick and flashlight, I was able to dive deeper into the rock and grasp my cell phone. Then I was basically stuck in the rock, but after time and patience and support from outside the rocks, I was able to jiggle out of the rocks after scraping up my body a bit. Moral of the story, don't do your whale dance and jump up if your phone is on your lap. Why did I care so much? My old phone broke, I got a new one sent to me about 2 weeks ago, and I am in Sitka by myself operating the store and have no other way to communicate with people besides the internet. </strong></span></div>
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Guess what it rained, on another note, the sun showed through too. I have now seen 4 almost fully blue sky days with few clouds now. Those days are magical, more magical than disneyland! Also, I went fishing, but not with a fishing pole, just in a way that I watched people fish and that to me qualified as fishing. Oh shoot now, I forgot to mention the bars here, they are interesting, I have finally gone to some with a few friends of mine from around here and they are not like fiji bars, not like utah bars, but alaska funky bars. Funky in the sense that on the dance floor, people wear xtra tuffs (the official alaskan boot). Thats classy up here, people are friendlier when you have xtra tuffs, however, I do not have xtra tuffs, they are a bit pricey and considering the extreme budget I have been cut down too here I cannot afford them.<br />
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Have I mentioned the color blue and I that I found a place to enjoy the color blue. I am speaking of a glacier, the mendenhall glacier.. I indulged in a kayaking and canoeing adventure out to the glacier, I touched the glacier and I realize that was not a good idea to get up close to the glacier after I got close. No worries though I got out safe and sound and got some amazing photos, now you can feast on ice, mum, you should enjoi that since you love ice. On another note, the water was so cold exactly the way I like my smoothies that my lover boy makes me. Soooooo cooooooool! Anywho, glacier was amazing... and that is that. Photos to come, sooner or later and more detail too!<br />
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There have been many more animals I have seen, but I do not have photos of them quite yet. Anywho, On another note, I came across some hula hoopers late at night. They caught my attention due to light up hula hoops, rad, yes, did I join? Yes! Was it a good idea? Yes. Anyways, I have myself a hula hoop now thanks to one of my new friends.<br />
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I have visited the St. Theresa Shrine which is absolutely beautiful and I heard of it from a book which I got from my lover boy (Thank you baybee! you a sweetheart and a half). Such a peaceful place! I got to see a few seals bob their head up from the ocean blue and then I went past that area and came across that purty whale blowing water up the gazoo. It made me do a little dance, you see, cause I have never seen a whale in the wild.... YESSSSSSSS!<br />
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How can I forget about the beautiful hike I went on the other day in another part of town. The trees were massive and the roots were also pretty massive. It ended on a nice lovely beach area. The tide was low so the hike was a nice little moon sliver as we went from surviving the trees to the beach walk along the rocks. We came across a kayak and two campers and minced words with them. They were lucky enough to be kayaking around a pod of about 12 orcas earlier. Orcas are whales and I am extremely jealous of these two campers, I soooo want to be kayaking with a pod of orcas! Maybe I should add that on this hike I put a plant that is poisenous to humans in my mouth (if humans eat it), I had no idea, I'm a genius.... not, no worries, I be playing it much safer, no more plants in my mouth anymore.<br />
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Well, peace homies, let the sun shine please.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-90615402078761965872012-05-15T23:48:00.001-07:002012-05-15T23:48:23.548-07:00Alaska Bound..<br />
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makes me weep like a weeping willow to think about it. So lets just say all you
family and especially you my lover boy mean the world to me and leaving this
third time for a new expedition was extremely hard and depressing once I
stepped through that security gate in Salt Lake City that eventually dragged me
out to Juneau, Alaska. Did I mention it was rainy the first four days as well,
talk about dreary weather to go with my dreary mood (it rains at least a little
bit each and every day, thanks mother nature). After adapting over the past few
days, I have been less depressed and more distracted. I have three lovely
ladies I live with and we are special. We enjoy sleeping, eating, working with
bamboo and things that change color, and doing random and exciting activities
throughout the rainy days of Alaska. We practice the habits of sleeping and
eating most often though, we are what some people would like call,
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times and I’m ready to cook myself a feast. Yes! Been working hard at the shop and,
good news, I can sell things, for real. I love bamboo and I like to bamboozle
people or help them get “leid”. I do this by giving peeps lei’s made out of
bamboo or by making them do the limbo in the Cariloha store I work at. (True
Story). That is all you get to know about my job at this moment.</span></div>
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that went over five glaciers, yes I said five glaciers in a sea plane. This
means we got in the plane which was on water and took off on water then landed
in water, just like on TV. It’s like I was in the Walmart section “as seen on
TV,” but without the Walmart part.
Another highlight of this seaplane tour is that… I saw a bear, a beary
cool, beary black, beary rad freakin bear. I feel beary happy and I got a photo
the bear and I which is even better. So, Hells Yeahs! Anyways ,on another note,
I ate my first piece of seafood out here as well, Smoked King Salmon and it was
good, so good, I ate it all, like a champ. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I wore real shoes, like the running
kind and they gave me blisters two days ago. So yesterday I wanted to go on a
hike to the tram and take the tram down to work. This hike is about three miles
up to the tram and I now know that it is also covered with snow for about half
of those three miles. I decided to wear my vibram five toe shoes. These shoes
and awesome, it’s like walking barefoot with a huge slightly sturdy barefoot
foot beneath you and I like them a lot. What I learned is that walking in snow
with them after so long is not a good idea. I made it to the tram after a
slight panic attack and a slide down part of the mountain because I slipped
after going the wrong way. But like I said, I did make it to the top and also,
I do not have frostbite even though I was really worried I was going to get it.
Lesson learned, I should get some hiking shoes. And the snow was deep, I sunk
down to my thighs at some points, fellow snow lovers of Utah, I have found the
snow we never got this past season.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">On another fine note, my roommates
and I went out to get pizza tonight and on the way home we went to a water
fountain, at this fountain there was a man who skipped drunkenly over to us and
lifted up his shirt on the fountain wall. He had a tattoo of a gun and went “bang
bew bang bew bang” with it (sound affects were included) and then said “oh, you
want more,” and then he reached his hand down his pants to whip out his wanker.
We turned around giggling hysterically, me with my pepper spray in hand ready
to defend us. He did not like this and yelled “FOOOOOOOK you, Foooooook you.”
Alaska men have class, right, lover boy, I love you and baby, you have class. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-87168043016685495192011-05-08T22:08:00.000-07:002011-05-08T22:19:03.149-07:00What's Happening.....<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So I know I have not been recently updating this blog very much. I'm at a stump currently. I'm home, going to school and trying to find a sturdy job so I can save up money to travel again. Until then, I will not be posting on here because I have made this blog mostly for traveling and will update it when I travel. If you want to see what I am up too lately, you can read my other blog...<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>http://twistitlikeagypsy.blogspot.com/</b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrn3hbIlB9mf3gxSk6rNHITEnccMVDcTBb68m5zdBs9JlTdcbdD_DwSoUxQ-2itU4QBwHjiH6cS5y6U1SV_9iLJlei2Qk-rqkKNSBHNUd89tKLnVdBZgyWIMc9Zb1WBZq4xhz44Pfru_6h/s200/IMG_6719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604580807583608162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">check check check it out.. and follow if you like.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>So until my next expedition somewhere.. you can find me updating my other blog. I also hope to post some travel stuff about the U.S.A. because I have noticed that quite a bit of my bloggers are from outside the U.S.A. So I will try to keep you updated on the U.S.A. hopefully soon. If you have any questions feel free to post on this blog :)</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-11325387984187308612011-02-03T13:49:00.000-08:002011-02-03T13:55:32.273-08:00Back in UtahI am back at home and it has been about a month and a half now. I am back in school and working my weekend winter wonderland job. I sure do love being able to snowboard, but lately, I have been missing the ocean and the warmth that I had for while I was living in Fiji. I love the food here and it's making me gain weight, but totally worth it, I promise.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Been snowboarding about 3-4 times a week, going to school 2 days a week and I am trying to find another job right now too since my bank account was depleted to zero from all my travels (so worth it). I really really really want to go to the snowbird spa and I will, as soon as I get enough money. I need to roll in the snow and jump in the hot tub up there!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Here is some lovely pics of my home sweet home.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div>Up on the Mountain</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xy73uUAa0T6Jw0VBF-8E6MarYBqvIzhxMHxOzsnf7Toghl5Xk00qsR1_148ja5hC3MsuCrkRwzcUsB71WISMw1DRm_oHce6vr1p6vR5_klTpD9IqGxZDfgK7RR3MraT65_8qqiV3ec6_/s1600/IMG_5970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xy73uUAa0T6Jw0VBF-8E6MarYBqvIzhxMHxOzsnf7Toghl5Xk00qsR1_148ja5hC3MsuCrkRwzcUsB71WISMw1DRm_oHce6vr1p6vR5_klTpD9IqGxZDfgK7RR3MraT65_8qqiV3ec6_/s320/IMG_5970.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569584697127786178" /></a>Watching the Sunset while driving.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqQpB0bOOgb_zhBBUR2UIkD0EQGo0jKNdig5MZcPaUBBsvsOxaKHZU2bPH8RhedFqWU1M8877XijvDYTWERPS2CA2P9X3hJS31bu_HsE-5hiY-J3RbrcnZqOkAf07W2GkPDAQbpAvv7P1/s1600/IMG_6035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqQpB0bOOgb_zhBBUR2UIkD0EQGo0jKNdig5MZcPaUBBsvsOxaKHZU2bPH8RhedFqWU1M8877XijvDYTWERPS2CA2P9X3hJS31bu_HsE-5hiY-J3RbrcnZqOkAf07W2GkPDAQbpAvv7P1/s320/IMG_6035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569584685069698178" /></a><div><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-91825375816099602482011-01-27T13:44:00.001-08:002011-01-27T13:51:02.342-08:00Farewell to FijiSome last photos at my favorite place: The Beachhouse<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBknYsm2OMZk9HorWNytWZ7t8TNReh6mVDv_GiipgC1gvpUi_nN2BXQijVKi3GeiT9FhSrhYw3hYZ-UHWcatla2Ujrvqz3iW0AZntTXEtiOEPB6lR5_EitICfya4ksg6_0RJD_g-u571ME/s1600/IMG_5836.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBknYsm2OMZk9HorWNytWZ7t8TNReh6mVDv_GiipgC1gvpUi_nN2BXQijVKi3GeiT9FhSrhYw3hYZ-UHWcatla2Ujrvqz3iW0AZntTXEtiOEPB6lR5_EitICfya4ksg6_0RJD_g-u571ME/s320/IMG_5836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566986128355998610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IgZ7FaoBTre-UgRp1huRjI6fS_l42vnzHQDgz2vMh2QAUR_sdH6If0fTqCxBH5TaRfkyc7xyZPFs-Zka1Godg3ATOxnx4xfmm2VxcazGf2uzc8dMiByAtHabykU-90OXS-T-lwhLI1BD/s1600/IMG_5831.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><br /></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IgZ7FaoBTre-UgRp1huRjI6fS_l42vnzHQDgz2vMh2QAUR_sdH6If0fTqCxBH5TaRfkyc7xyZPFs-Zka1Godg3ATOxnx4xfmm2VxcazGf2uzc8dMiByAtHabykU-90OXS-T-lwhLI1BD/s1600/IMG_5831.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IgZ7FaoBTre-UgRp1huRjI6fS_l42vnzHQDgz2vMh2QAUR_sdH6If0fTqCxBH5TaRfkyc7xyZPFs-Zka1Godg3ATOxnx4xfmm2VxcazGf2uzc8dMiByAtHabykU-90OXS-T-lwhLI1BD/s1600/IMG_5831.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; 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This would be me doing the highest Bungee in New Zealand. Awesome right!?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_wZCdix1-GXjJmuDRAJupTkk_P9A1eoiDxWoSU_04Fo2Bb1NM-z2sndB7_LhlAPV-Ch5ICWRw_A7Py425qC1pS5qI9NjCe9DlWGISeUGqcGwa5YuwcVYvwMBFDIUAN0IeWiv9FwMJxNi/s1600/AJHB_AJHN_2010_12_06_C3006_8166.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_wZCdix1-GXjJmuDRAJupTkk_P9A1eoiDxWoSU_04Fo2Bb1NM-z2sndB7_LhlAPV-Ch5ICWRw_A7Py425qC1pS5qI9NjCe9DlWGISeUGqcGwa5YuwcVYvwMBFDIUAN0IeWiv9FwMJxNi/s320/AJHB_AJHN_2010_12_06_C3006_8166.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566979911032103362" /></a><div>Craters of the Moon. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnkZEBPsCtSEiido5R74tbR6dN8zTR2pi-GBzLUGtWDZj2zjL5c8ygBpxw8uufzx7FOg65apXO7TM6-la01xOOhdBxbpFrYJUPkN5nrVvDrsy_Y_7IJ52UeJwE9ge4D5jQ0_9WKkvXn93/s1600/IMG_5475.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnkZEBPsCtSEiido5R74tbR6dN8zTR2pi-GBzLUGtWDZj2zjL5c8ygBpxw8uufzx7FOg65apXO7TM6-la01xOOhdBxbpFrYJUPkN5nrVvDrsy_Y_7IJ52UeJwE9ge4D5jQ0_9WKkvXn93/s1600/IMG_5475.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnkZEBPsCtSEiido5R74tbR6dN8zTR2pi-GBzLUGtWDZj2zjL5c8ygBpxw8uufzx7FOg65apXO7TM6-la01xOOhdBxbpFrYJUPkN5nrVvDrsy_Y_7IJ52UeJwE9ge4D5jQ0_9WKkvXn93/s1600/IMG_5475.JPG"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnkZEBPsCtSEiido5R74tbR6dN8zTR2pi-GBzLUGtWDZj2zjL5c8ygBpxw8uufzx7FOg65apXO7TM6-la01xOOhdBxbpFrYJUPkN5nrVvDrsy_Y_7IJ52UeJwE9ge4D5jQ0_9WKkvXn93/s200/IMG_5475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566981739521100258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Huka Falls<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PYle6_aPN9R8aLEU6WJUfy4Eh6dPVLQwVmrFPxpzB80v6sJkWcUWx84komeS4RnmEjDv_flN4Yj8c_mH9o0BRFrHIVyUPooiKGOxFrAFc1eFBLgtm9NZB2vCDRKfeqxnUXnXeYLUETdz/s1600/IMG_5605.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PYle6_aPN9R8aLEU6WJUfy4Eh6dPVLQwVmrFPxpzB80v6sJkWcUWx84komeS4RnmEjDv_flN4Yj8c_mH9o0BRFrHIVyUPooiKGOxFrAFc1eFBLgtm9NZB2vCDRKfeqxnUXnXeYLUETdz/s200/IMG_5605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566981745338716674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a>OGO New Zealand... Yes. At long last I was able to see what it's like to be a hamster in a ball.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhF51RwoViHIaSP5KDWkC4-8bv9GkoWfnzspAZAQG1uelc93SVPQJ7h0bjUnO4f8SVZdrO-qeg6EVA_hC4AdNHGjFrLUsCP5IJPdiSQaQ0l5nlHt45g_UMqUDKhGW0OfWOdSWUt7_Y0Ut/s1600/DSC_1874.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhF51RwoViHIaSP5KDWkC4-8bv9GkoWfnzspAZAQG1uelc93SVPQJ7h0bjUnO4f8SVZdrO-qeg6EVA_hC4AdNHGjFrLUsCP5IJPdiSQaQ0l5nlHt45g_UMqUDKhGW0OfWOdSWUt7_Y0Ut/s200/DSC_1874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566981758714171538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px; " /></a></div></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000563143094360215.post-18515975593004438682011-01-27T13:18:00.000-08:002011-01-27T13:22:52.139-08:00After a long long ride...Fiji-Australia-New Zealand-Fiji-United States<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Day 144: December 8, 2010<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Went to bed early, or at least tried, but was up most of the night because the bar outside was soo loud. It felt like people were yelling right outside my window.. they probably were.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Woke up, feeling good, it was bungee jump day on December 6 and I was ready.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I did it, and survived. Yesss. I did the highest bungee jump in New Zealand and the highest swing in the world.. It’s kind of a big deal.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I ate another massive burger to celebrate with a girl I met at the bungee jump.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>We also decided to celebrate by going to the ice bar. A bar that is made out of ice in queenstown. Sounds cool yeah? it was, I have picturessssss.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Had an early night to bed because the next day, I was heading to Franz Joseph.. I wanted to go to pancake rocks, but its not going to happen this trip. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Made it to Franz Joseph and hiked up to the glacier. It was sooo coool. I don’t think I have ever seen a glacier before so thank you mister Franz Joseph.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Stayed at a backpackers in the franz joseph town.. up in glacier territory.. pretty cool eh. I thought so, I felt in my element cause I was in the mountains and it was a wee bit cold.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Now I am on a bus again.. I swear about a third or maybe even half of my new Zealand trip is on a bus. That kind of sucks, but at least the drive is soo beautiful, so its okay. I wish I had an ATV to cruise around NZ on, that would be rad.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I’m heading to Christchurch yet again and hoping I can make my way up to Kaikora.. (I spelled that wrong) because I want to go whale watching ASAP.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">11.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I have to get to the north island.. ASAP I fly out of NZ in a week, so yeah. I sure do love the South Island, everything about it, except the expensive bus fares I keep paying.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Day 146: December 10, 2010<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Stayed in Christchurch and decided I was going to start a new food thing, rice.. chicken flavor. I got it, and it was disgusting.. luckily one of the other backpackers cooked to much food for themselves (lamb and rice) and so they shared.. I lucked out. It was the best food I had so far in New Zealand. Just like a real home cooked meal. Yep.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>The Christmas tree in Christchurch has some phone booths that are labeled Santa Line. So you can call Santa. That is so cool!</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Well, I got up early so I could head to Kaikora yesterday. Hooray for another bus ride.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>In kaikora, I heard there was good whale watching. What I did not hear is that it can cost anywhere from $160-500 dollars.. Um.. yeah. I did not budget for that.. So that sucked. However, I still found a way to spend my day.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I walked down to the seal colony and on the way I passed the boat ramp for the locals, two fisherman were going out and they asked if I would like to come out on the boat with them and go cray fishing for about a half hour. I figured why not, I got no plans and no money, I’ll for sure go.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>We caught crayfish.. Turns out. You leave a cage with a dead fish attached overnight.. and during the night the crayfish (also known as lobster) move to it because they like dead fish. Yep.. So we caught some crayfishes.. and a sand shark. We threw the sand shark back in the water. It was the first time I got to hold a shark.. and save its like.. I am kinda a hero.. or at least I like to think so.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>We were just out for a short half hour, but that was awesome.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I continued walking down the beach to the seal colony. When I got to them.. I did not even notice that I was about 5 feet from a seal until it started growling at me. Seals have a bubble and they will bite. So after being a stupid idiot and getting too close to the seals I backed off and watched from the distance.. Most the time. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I did a nice hike up around the coast that took about 5 hours and it was really nice. I saw two seal colony’s and a whole lot of birds.. they love it there.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>It was a nice relaxing day full of crayfish, seals, and at night time. I ate my corn flakes and milk.. and well I got a ka-bob from another backpacker who had yet cooked too much food. That was nice.. I like to have my meat when traveling. It’s so scarce, because its usually expensive.. and my cooking skills are so bad without my better half.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">11.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Next stop, Picton. I have to get on the ferry tomorrow morning, but I did not book it. I think I should be alright. I hope.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">12.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Well, I definitely should have booked the ferry. I was able to make it on and use my flexi pass, but I think it is only because I started crying because I did not know I had to book it 26 hours ahead of time. That was frustrating, but hey, it all worked out. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">13.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Ferry ride on the interislander was nice, windy, and nice. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">14.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>It took about 3 hours to get over to the north island.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">15.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Goodbye south island.. I will miss you cause you are beautiful.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">16.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I’m staying in Wellington tonight.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">17.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I hope I make it in time to see the giant squid at the museum.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">18.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I didn’t make it, I tried, but no luck.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">19.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I made pasta with two other girls I met in queenstown. We crossed paths again and were staying at the same hostel sooo we decided to go get some stuff to make pasta and all went in on that. It was such a good meal.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">20.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I girl snored in my dorm.. I hate that… I mean seriously… have some respect for the other people in the dorm. Nobody likes someone who snores.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Day 148: December 12, 2010<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Went to Taupo. And I wanted to skydive, but hey it was skydive and be completely broke and in the hole, or survive and not be broke, I decided it was a better idea to not be broke so I didn’t do it.. and I suppose I was barely okay with it since I have skydived before.. but still, I was bummed.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Did a lot of hiking at craters of the moon, wairaki terraces, huka falls, and a bridge area that releases water (it’s in a scene of lord of the rings.. dude).</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Then I went to a honey bee place and learned about bee’s.. they are crazy creatures.. and new Zealand has a lot of them.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I saw mount doom.. in taupo.. yeah.. the one that is in lord of the rings. Haha. Cool.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Next stop Rotoruwa.. and im going to zorb.. or ogo. Yesssssssssssss.. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>OGO was awesome. I did that and the fishpipe.. twice each. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I did it once by myself down the hill with water and then blindfolded with two of the people that worked there. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I love OGO.. yep. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Next stop Auckland… So I can go stay with warwick and desleigh (this awesome couple I met in Fiji out at the blue lagoon). They are being nice enough to let me stay with them. Yessssss. They rock.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Day 149: December 15, 2010<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Time to go back to Fiji and well, I can honestly say, I am glad to go back to soak up some sunshine and see some crystal clear water! (clearly I am not going back to Suva, and I am almost positive I never will unless forced).</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Warwick and Desleigh (people I stayed with in Auckland) were some of the nicest people I have ever met. They gave me a bed to sleep in, let me wash my clothes, eat their food and even made me meals, the picked me up from the bus stop and they helped me survive as my bank account hit zero. Without them, I don’t know how I would have made it home healthy. I literally would have starved, unless I ate grass and twigs or something. They did so much for me and I wish that I could have given them stuff in return. I set up their Christmas tree and played with their puppy, but I wish I could have done so much more and had more to give. Love those two! Hope I cross paths with them again!</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Good morning Fiji, Please ship me to the Beachhouse ASAP!</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>At long last I have made it to the beachhouse, slightly gone through my luggage and have my rum to bring home for Christmas gifts. I am not quite sure how I am getting my luggage home… but it will get home with me. Yep. I plan on that.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>It’s raining and there is lightning, but its really pretty and I like it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Day 150: December 16, 2010<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Last day in Fiji, Last day overseas. It is really weird.. to think I am leaving all this. I am very much ready to go home, I miss my family, my boyfriend, his family, my friends, and snow, but I am so nervous. I have slightly forgotten what America is like since<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have been over here. The way of life is much the same in one aspect, people eat, work, sleep, etc.. but people are soo much more different, especially here in Fiji.. Fiji time is something that is natural where as.. No Fiji time in the US really unless you make fiji time for yourself. Anyways, I’m rambling. I’m just nervous, but excited.. so nervous excited. I’m ready for snow, I’m ready for home, I ready for friends and family and lover to be back in my life. ASAP.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>First stop LAX, next stop SLC.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>This is the longest Thursday of my entire life.. talk about a 44 hour long Thursday.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I’m so anxious.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>CULTURE SHOCK .. CULTURE SHOCK .. in LAX. Everybody has turned into robots.. and im scared.. LAX has robotic people (people on iphones & labtops everywhere).. its freaking my out.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Let me get to SLC.. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>At last.. hello Utah..</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Get me out of the airport please.. I’m sooo nervous be surrounded by millions and gazillions of return missionaries families… get meee out…. Toooo many people….. and I’m scared.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>At last, First sign of human life that I know.. Loverrrrrrrrrrrrr boy..</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>I will be taking people in small doses now that I am home.. one person at a time, please. Vinaka.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Home sweet home: (2 days later): December 20, 2010.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto">I’m slowly, but surely getting use to the USA again.. and Utah.. I love the snow and walmart. Mountain dew tastes soo good and Mexican food is delicious. Cheesy potatoes warm my soul (thank you reese for making me a whole thing of it, it has made my weekend as I eat them every meal I can).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I feel like it’s Christmas. It’s good to be home. Time for Snowboarding now!</p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0