Many of you know Emma and I spent her spring break and my 50th birthday in Patagonia. We hiked the ‘W’ trail of Torres del Paine, considered by many the greatest hike on the planet. We met up in DC…
Australia Day 16-19: Australia better than Europe for coffee and Lily meets her match
What makes my family the happiest on our adventures? Sleeping in! Truthfully they love the adventure and get cranky if we don’t do enough activities. But correctly spaced throughout the trip, sleep-ins are like mini-vacations. We eat at the busy…
Australia Day 15 – Australia a tourist trap? Kings Canyon, Northern Territories
$512 USD for a single ‘luxury’ room? It’s really outrageous. The wi-fi is broken, the toilet leaks all night and last nights food at the restaurant was inedible and expensive. I’ve never seen risotto as bad as we were served…
Australia Day 14: Mutiny on the S.S. Creekmore and Lily finally skydives
It’s official. Mutiny on the S.S. Creekmore. Emma, my last hope for a loyal mate to join me on my sunrise walk around Uluru rolls over and says ‘I’d rather sleep.’ Amanda and Lily had already begged out the night…
Australia Day 12-13 – The Creekmore’s arrive in the Outback! Uluru, Skygazing and Kata Tjuta
The views from the aircraft over the Outback are other-worldly. The airline flight attendant was nice enough to put us in empty rows where we each can have a window seat. Red everywhere and scattered low mountains. Salt flats and…