Pronounced YO-rah-nah, hello from paradise! French-speaking people with some France infrastructure layered onto Polynesian island culture, it’s been interesting to compare and contrast French Polynesia with our (current) home state of Hawaii. ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ Island of Raiatea Cruise port is in a quaint and quiet town, gorgeous waters Papeete, Tahiti Bustling city with plenty…
Category: Places
South Pacific Sunrise, Sunset Inspiration
Nine days cruising from Sydney to Auckland to Tahiti, the views were breathtaking.. The sunrise-sunset bookends of the relaxing sea days included smokey-gray, soft pink, or brilliant orange skies with charcoal and white cotton-ball-cumulus clouds or pale-yellow-wispy cirrus clouds mirroring into glistening wavy or flat seas, this collection showcases Mother Nature’s extensive palette…and it will…
Kia ora from New Zealand
Although not planned around the occasion, it was fun to spend my birthday in New Zealand…I especially appreciated starting to understand the connection between cultures in Oceania..more to learn! Kia ora (Māori) | aloha (Hawaii) #newzealand #auckland #kiaora #lovelifeeveryday
Autumn in NSW, Australia
Wrapping up our stay in mid- and south-eastern Australia .. I will miss the morning cackle of the kookaburra, the crisp-fresh autumn air, watching rugby at the pub, and the friendly “G’day Mate” .. since it appears we can’t relocate here, I’m thinking it’d be fun to come back and stay for a couple months…
Blue Mountains NP, NSW Australia
Now that the “rescue drama” is over, I wanted to save a few memories from this beautiful part of the world. #bluemountains #nsw #fallinaustralia #lovelifeeveryday
Trapped in the Blue Mountains, NSW Australia
((Note-it’s the morning of April 7th here)) Ok, this is the first extended vacation we’ve had since we got slammed by hurricane Ian.. blogging seems like an idea… Let’s start from the beginning Our journey began as most do, with excited anticipation — a weeklong camp experience in NSW before we venture on an 18…
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