Week 11 Day 70 Our Time in the Hutt and Wellington

Wellington New Zealand

Week 11 Day 70 Lower Hutt  41.2167° S, 174.9167° E Since I last wrote last week, Tom and I have had a great week! Friday afternoon we hit up the Te Papa Museum of New Zealand and an art gallery featuring original works and prints of Dr. Seuss. Following our artsy afternoon, Friday night Tom and I did the Koha …

Week 10 Day 63: The Lord of the Rings Tour: Mordor Mt. Doom (Mt. Tongariro), Rivendell (Kaitoke Park), Escape from Nazgul (Mt. Victoria) + W/ bonus features of the Weta Caves, Life in the Windy City Wellington, and our weekend in New Plymouth

lord of the rings tour new zealand

Week 10 Day 63 Wellington 41.2889° S, 174.7772° E This week has been pretty epic!  We’ve hit the Lord of the Rings trail, finding filming locations everywhere we turn–some on purpose, some accidentally.  We’ve visited some amazing towns, our favorite ones in New Zealand so far!  I started work at Bikram Yoga Lower Hutt, and I’ve convinced Tom to do a …

Week 5 Day 30 Oahu and Maui

It’s almost been a month now since we left Washington. This week marks the longest we’ve been in one place. One of Tom’s and my’s goals during our travel is not only to see as much as possible, but also to immerse into the culture of where we are at and experience what it’s like to be locals. I definitely …

Week 3 Day 16 Napa, San Francisco, Hawaii

Week 3 Day 16 Honolulu, HI 21.3000° N, 157.8167° W We wrapped up our stay in Napa last Friday. Denise has Fridays off so we got to play with her one last time, wine tasting at Jessup Cellars and Luna. Jessup Cellars in Yountville is one of my favorite wineries to taste at.  It is  best to make an appointment, but …

Week 2 Day 9 – San Francisco, Napa, Mill Valley, Navato, Petaluma, Davis

Week 2 Day 9 Napa, CA 38.3047° N, 122.2989° W Tom and I have been very busy since I last wrote last week. After I posted we spent the day playing in the city.  We went for a walk/run through Russian Hill, Pacific Heights, and China Town checking out all the fun architecture and sites that San Fran has to offer. …