South Africa again! In July and August of 2019 Andy was again asked to travel to south Africa to conduct some wood quality studies. Work had allocated a little over two weeks to conduct approximately six days of field work. While the work went smooth and the lodging in Kaapschehoop was pleasant it was mildly…
Category: Travel
Nicaragua. July 2019
Summer break 2019! In late July we decided to cash in some airline miles and headed down to Nicaragua for a little over week. The plan was to spend a few days walking around Leon and catch up with an old friend from university. Following this we headed a short ways west to the beach…
South Africa. August 2018
In early August of 2018 Andy was asked to travel to South Africa for work. The trip began with a quick three and a half days of field work out of a planned five. Having such an efficient field crew assisting enabled us to finish up early and allowed for a Friday morning mill tour followed…
Spain. June 2017
We took a break from the blog for awhile, so we are retroactively adding some previous travels. When choosing our first adventure with our daughter we wanted somewhere foreign, yet kid friendly. The architecture of Guadi made Barcelona a top choice. We enjoyed the architecture, food and culture of the Barcelona. The first glimpses of…
Alaska! July 2018
Summer vacation 2018. We took Granny to her 50th and most anticipated state. With a long layover in Seattle, we were able to enjoy some coffee, eat some mexican in Pike Place Market and watch the famous fish tossing. After a few hours in Seattle we continued on to Anchorage. Leaving Anchorage the following morning…
Hawaii. Spring Break 2018
Thanks Mom for the family trip to Hawaii for Spring Break 2018! Took a break from updating this blog for a while, hopefully going to back into it….
Honeymoon 2010: Bangkok
The final stop of our amazing three week adventure was in Bangkok, Thailand at the Lamphu Tree House Hotel. In Thailand, we lost considerable money when converting from Indonesian Rupiah to Thai Bahts. Compounding this issue was the fact that our bank card did not work in Thailand. From what we had left we set aside…
Honeymoon 2010: Lombok
After an exhilarating and exhausting 3 day trek on Rinjani, we headed South to Kuta Beach to the Novotel Lombok Resort. Unlike Kuta Beach in Bali, this resort area was quiet and relaxing. We found Lombok to be the perfect place for us. The south side of the island had yet to be developed, so…
Honeymoon 2010: Gunung Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia
As part of our romantic honeymoon in Indonesia, we decided to go on a 3 day hike up a volcano! This included two nights camping, a summit hike beginning at 2 am leading to a beautiful sunrise, and all in all an amazing adventure. While a small mountain at 12,224 ft or 3,726 m, it…
Honeymoon 2010: Bali
After Phuket, we flew to Bali, Indonesia for four days and stayed at the Bali Hyatt on Sanur Beach. We had read some people called this place “snore” and that’s exactly what we wanted. It was quiet, relaxing, and an amazing resort. The next morning, we didn’t waste any time and explored the surrounding…
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