• Things I’ve Learned About Kona

     Things I’ve learned about Kona:  Wheelchairs are street legal.  Yep, that’s a guy in a motorized wheelchair “driving” down the side of the highway.    You only need 1 pair of shoes – slippers (aka flip flops).  This is what happens when you wear shoes that aren’t slippers:    They…

  • Vacation life vs. real life

    We’ve been here for 8 weeks now. In some ways I can’t believe its been that long, but in other ways, it seems about right. We’re now settled and getting into a groove and getting used to our new life. And that new life is amazing. I am 100% happy…

  • Freeing up some brain space

    For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to travel.  Any time I’m home, I wish to be somewhere else.  Out somewhere new and distant, exploring, learning.  This energizes me.  Makes me feel alive.  And being home with the same ole same ole same ole every day saps my…

  • Coming in for a landing

    Any move involves a certain level of disruption to life.  Having your things in boxes, moving them to a new, sometimes strange place, unpacking and settling in. This is partly what I was looking forward to – getting out of our rut, changing things up, and being a bit more…