Yep. It's us. Again. I know, months go by without hearing from us, and then you get hit with four blogs in the space of a week. Sorry. It's just been such a great week!! Yesterday was (more than likely) our final day up the mountain, as the lifts are closing on Sunday and we're due for some rotten weather this weekend (bummer). Taking advantage of the most crystal clear, warm, gorgeous day you could ever imagine, Jeremy, Stacey, and I grabbed our boards, slathered on some sunscreen, and headed on up to enjoy the last good day of the season. We opted for the other side of the lifts this time, "Shadow Basin," and found ourselves taking an impromptu hike up to the crest of the mountain range (not actually that far, but tough to ... read more

Howdy y'all!! I know you just heard from us, so I won't bore you with a lot of writing. Remember in my last blog how I said we were waiting for a nice sunny day to take our camera up the mountain? Well, today was it!! Hands-down THE best day of the entire season...all the storms in the past two weeks have dumped a massive SIX FEET of snow up there, and the warm sunshine turned it into light, powdery slush that is simply a dream to ride. The photos will speak for themselves, so please, join us on our day at Remarkables!!... read more

1 Floridian + 1 Tazzie + 2 Habanero-Chili-Infused Tequila Shots = Lots of Tears and Laughter. How did we find ourselves in such a bizarre predicament this far away from Mexico? Allow me to explain! At last, our long weekend and district convention in Christchurch arrived. The weather was cold and dreary as we loaded our car, grabbed Hungry, and bid farewell to Queenstown for five days. I was hoping for some really spectacular shots as we drove the 300 miles across the island, but unfortunately the overcast ruined about 90% of the scenery. It was still beautiful around Lake Tekapo, but overall a disappointing (and long - 7 hours) drive! The above panorama, by the way, was taken on our first trip past Tekapo way back in December...I thought it'd be fun to compare summer ... read more

Hi everyone! We hope this blog finds all of you well and enjoying your summer season!! I know it’s been a while since our last blog, but we now have an update on our itinerary and a rough idea of when we’ll be homeward bound. It’s hard to believe we’ve been gone for so long already, but in just a few short months, our visa for New Zealand will be expiring. On October 15th, exactly a year to the day since we left Florida, we will be leaving New Zealand…but not going home just yet!! It will take twenty hours and three separate flights, but when all is said and done, we will be tackling southeast Asia once again. Our port of entry will be the much-loved Singapore - we just didn’t get enough of it ... read more

Well, it's official. Winter is here. Bust out the electric blankets, coal stoves, ice scrapers, and a whole host of other items that we've never even HEARD of (what the heck is a "Longjohn" anyway? Didn't those go out of fashion in the 1800's? I didn't know people actually still wear them!) You all (I was tempted to go Texan and put "y'all" there) would be rolling on the floor laughing if you just witnessed us attempting to hand-wash the dishes in our new home. As there is apparently no hot-water hook-up in the kitchen, we were reduced to filling the electric tea kettle and dumping several batches of boiling water in the sink so we wouldn't get frostbite from washing the dishes out of the freezing cold tap water. Bet YOU wish you were here, ... read more