We arrived Panama City and went directly to what was meant to be our AirBnb. Suffice it to say that it was incredibly unacceptable so we promptly moved to the hotel right around the corner, used points, and set up for a three day stay to get our feet under us. We all felt especially spoiled by being in a hotel with housekeeping and room service and all the joys that hotel life brings. It didn’t last too long. Scott’s mom …
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Mendoza, Argentina for the Blink of an Eye
We left Santiago with plans to spend a week in Argentina, eating outstanding steaks and drinking incredible wine. Because Mendoza is essentially due east of Santiago, it is a quick fifty minute flight. What no one tells you is that the super quick and cheap flight over the Andes may well be one of the scariest moments of your life. The Zonda winds …
Santiago for Beginners
The kids and I made it to Santiago. It couldn’t have started any worse. At check in, our seats were moved to the very back of the plane. Upon landing, we were at the back of the line for immigration. Once through immigration, it took ages to get through customs. There was not a single ATM machine nor a place to purchase a SIM card, so we were without commications and money. We finally reached an Uber on the airport Wifi, but coudn’t hook up with him once we left the airport lobby. All in, we were in the arrivals terminal for 2.5 hours. Without sleep. Once we were…
Caravanning the North Island
We loaded up in the caravan, aka The Beast, and set out. We had a bit of a delay due to a nasty skin infection Caden had on his hand. With his history of MRSA, we decided to stop at a local family practice office and have it checked out. One hour and ten dollars later, we had seen the nurse practioner, the physician, had a culture of the wound, received a prescription of antibiotics, and were on our way. (It’s baffling to me why Americans are so against making the USA healthcare …
A Winter Visit to Auckland, New Zealand
We made the easy flight from Brisbane to Auckland, New Zealand on July 4. We were all excited to arrive New Zealand, and in fact, Keali announced that it was the one place she was most excited about visiting: a “dream country” as she called it.
It was cold and rainy from the very beginning. We were fortunate to have …