Friday, April 5, 1996 Woke Up: Hokitika, New Zealand Went to Sleep: Franz Josef, New Zealand To commemorate our wedding twenty-one years ago, and subsequent month-long honeymoon trip to New Zealand and Fiji, here is a day-by-day account of our travels. To travel with us from the beginning, start with Tuesday, April 2nd. Our day […]
The West Coast
Thursday, April 4, 1996 Woke Up: Christchurch, New ZealandWent to Sleep: Hokitika, New Zealand To commemorate our wedding twenty-one years ago, and subsequent month-long honeymoon trip to New Zealand and Fiji, here is a day-by-day account of our travels. To travel with us from the beginning, start with Tuesday, April 2nd. Today we’re headed out […]
Charming Christchurch
Wednesday, April 3, 1996 Woke Up: Christchurch, New ZealandWent to Sleep: Christchurch, New Zealand To commemorate our wedding twenty-one years ago, and subsequent month-long honeymoon trip to New Zealand and Fiji, here is a day-by-day account of our travels. To travel with us from the beginning, start with Tuesday, April 2nd. Thanks to our ridiculously-early […]
The Honey Moon Begins
Tuesday, April 2, 1996 Woke Up: Madison, WisconsinWent to Sleep: Christchurch, New Zealand To commemorate our wedding twenty-one years ago, and subsequent month-long honeymoon trip to New Zealand and Fiji, here is a day-by-day account of our travels. We woke up on March 31, 1996 at the Collins House in Madison. We were married. As […]
Day 13 – St. Paul to Madison
Laura and I drift on out of town. We have lost our co-pilots, so we’re traveling alone, each in a vehicle.
Day 12 – Chamberlain to St. Paul
The storm has moved on by morning, so we depart in sunshine. We cross the Missouri River at Chamberlain, and the terrain is much different than before.
Day 11 – Billings to Chamberlain
Today is our longest day on the road. The trip notes are all about fuel stops, mileage and motel options.
Day 10 – Glacier National Park to Billings
We awake this morning surprisingly not dead from grizzly bear attacks. I am amazed and grateful to be alive.
Day 9 – Glacier National Park
This day began with a drive up Going to the Sun Road. Words do not easily describe the scenery.
Day 8 – Glacier National Park
We moved to another spot in the same camp to get some distance between us and the Winnebagos and those generators. Now, off to do some hiking. What a beautiful day – hotter than we thought, but we’ll take it. We chose trails that were surrounded by big trees, and I have to keep reminding myself the Rocky Mountains are all around us. We’ll get that straight tomorrow, but today is Glacier on a micro level, where you look down to see the cool stuff.
Day 7 – Missoula to Glacier National Park
We awake in our motel room after dreaming of glaciers. No, not the ones in Glacier National Park, but the ones whose meltwater is feeding the “hot” water lines.
Day 6 – Leavenworth To Missoula
Today is a long driving day to set up our approach to Glacier National Park. Eastern Washington and Montana are large expanses of this continent, separated by a skinny slice of Idaho.