We’d given some thought to other places in the states that we might like to live in, but due to our craving need for a hot climate and an...

21 Jul 2002 After six weeks of moving madness, we’ve finally reached our final night in Oregon and tomorrow we depart for Washington, DC....

28 Jul 2002 A week later and the dust has finally settled. It feels like the last week has been consumed with unpacking boxes, shuttling...

About a month has gone by since the last instalment and much has changed in our plans. Those of you that have been following along will...

9 Apr 2002 - Qantas or bust For a little bit of exotic excitement, Lynn and I start off this vacation approximately 2,000 miles apart. No...

16 Apr 2002 - Virgin on the ridiculous With a little help from a friendly guy at the checkout desk, we uncover a well hidden, but...

24 Apr 2002 - Housing hysteria Something has happened in Adelaide in the past 4 years. When we were first here, back in '98, we were...

20 Apr 2002 - Balmy Brisbane Another pleasant and uneventful Virgin Blue flight and here we are in Brisbane, in the far south east...

27 Jan 2002 - Portland A couple of months into my year long sabbatical from work, and the day has finally come for us to take leave of...

29 Jan 2002 - Sydney Day 1 Getting through Sydney airport is fairly painless, with the exception that I make the mistake of answering in...

1 Feb 2002 - Driving to the Hunter Valley Excitement is in the air! Today we wave a fond fair-well to Sydney and make a start on our...

5 Feb 2002 - Melbourne Day 1 It's been pissing down all last night, so we rise early (well, fairly early), eager to hit the road, move...

8 Feb 2002 - Driving to Port Fairy Last night I spent ½ hour in voice-mail jail, trying for sign up for a Citylink pass, so that when we...

10 Feb 2002 - Driving to Adelaide We wave a fond farewell to the Wongary Cottages and hit the road for Adelaide. We have approximately...

19 Feb 2002 - Flying to Sydney This morning we wave a fond farewell to Adelaide (sob sob), and jump on plane Sydney, enroute for the Blue...

24 Feb 2002 - Back to Sydney We drive back down from the mountains and head back into Sydney, admiring the view for the last time along...

In the late 1990’s, Portland Oregon DJ Mike Rich decided to try his hand at writing. His first attempt, a screenplay titled Finding...

At the last minute, we cancelled our shuttle ride to the air and took up Colleen (our neighbour) on her offer of a ride to the airport....

7 Feb 1997 -Arriving at Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Ten hours, forty two minutes, two crap movies, 7 hours of highly interrupted sleep...

12 Feb 1997 - Yasawa Lodge Our first full day at Yasawa. Breakfast is interrupted by Vili – the activities director, who tells abut all...