Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 5
I slept soundly in the well-designed dorm room at Sen Guesthouse where each person…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 4
My body was feeling the effects of the long day before when I awoke…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 3
The wind subsided at about 2 am in the morning and then I was…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 2
I woke early on Monday morning, my mind immediately turning to the weather which…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 1
Considering the howling gale outside, I slept well and woke up around 6 am…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 0
Spring—Summer Update
Between entertaining visitors, a fractured leg, and preparing for a wedding, life has been…
Yatsugatake Snow Camp
Hiking through snow is always a lot of fun, and for the past few…
NZ Road Trip 4: East Coast
After completing The Routeburn Track, our friends picked us up at The Divide and…
NZ Road Trip 3: Arrowtown
After getting stuck at Mount Cook the day before, we had a leisurely start…
NZ Road Trip 2: Mount Cook
On day 2 of our New Zealand South Island road trip, we departed Lake…
NZ Road Trip 1: Lake Tekapo
The bulk of our trip to New Zealand last December was spent driving around…