New York! Wow! We had such a special time! We were so lucky to stay with our dear friends Amy, Joe, Phillip and Mary Grace (and their sweet doggie Holly) in the beautiful village of Greenwood Lake in upstate New York. Amy and I met when we did our Masters in Marine Science in Dunedin […]
Continue ReadingThroughout our global adventures I will post videos of my runs. Park runs, trail runs, exploring runs around the streets of far flung places. Enjoy. Part trail video – part wildlife documentary. This is a departure from my normal video as it is MUCH longer than usual – I just couldn’t find anything to edit […]
Continue ReadingWe left Jasper thinking it would take us 4-5 hours including stops to drive to Lake Louise…and once again we were pulling into our accommodation in the dark! Time and time again, we underestimate how much joy we have when we are out in the wild – finding reason after reason to linger a little […]
Continue ReadingOur first full day in Jasper was declared a rest day…except the weather was lovely so we took a raincheck on the rest day and had a full day of adventuring instead! The kids were up for it so we set off for Maligne Lake Road, well-known for having regular moose sightings. We kept a […]
Continue ReadingWe left Castle Mountain bound for Cranbrook – not a destination per se, but a good stopping off point to break up our driving days. We had some insider knowledge of places to visit on the way and we enjoyed the drive with some very pretty scenery and sightings of bald eagles. The next day […]
Continue ReadingWe arrived into Calgary and to our hotel at close to midnight, but were still greeted by a super kind manager who offered us cookies, cold water, and all sorts of advice to aid us in the errands we needed to complete the next day. Lucas said “Wow, Canadians are so friendly” multiple times in […]
Continue ReadingWe left Wellington as a party of 9 – the Akers, the Hayes and Mum. The kids were stoked to have their cousins to hang out with to pass the inevitable “hurry up and wait” hours in airports and to “Seat Chat” to on the plane. Our first stop was San Francisco and we arrived […]
Continue ReadingIntroducing the Akers Family… four intrepid Kiwis travelling the world. As a family we have decided to take 2024 off and simply travel the world – continually travelling East from New Zealand until we get back. Zara, the youngest is 9 years old. She loves hanging with friends and exploring the world, both inside and […]
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