Rip. n. A strong coastal current formation intent on separating you from home. Options: Traverse across the current, and return homeward (recommended). Alternative: Swim out and see how far you get offshore. Rut. N. A strong current intent on maintaining your proximity to home/work. Options: Work with it, and see how flash a car you can afford to get you between home and work (recommended). Alternative: Sell everything, ignore separation anxieties experienced, purchase backpack, raincoat and fast drying underwear. Search travel blogs. Find the most appealing rip, and swim with it. See how far you get. Tearing asunder from a pleasant New Zealand urban environment, Benj and Arlene prepare the finishing touches for Tahiti (a few days), Easter Island (10 days), South America (6 months) and Mexico (2 months). Visit the Spanish/Iberian connection on route to
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