We have travel confirmation on the freighter!We will be setting sail from Long Beach, CA on April 28th and heading to Tauranga, NZ. The details on the ship we're taking (The MV Hansa Flensburg) are at the below link:GETTING EXCITED!

We made some final clothing purchases in the last two days; we're almost done!Amazingly, Indi found some shirts at Wal-Mart that are similar in quality to the one I got at Backwoods. The back is vented and everything. Price different: Backwoods is $55 and Wal-Mart was $11. I hates them, but man, sometimes they give … Continue reading Packed Out →

*Update: GAAHHHHH. I can't figure out how to make blogspot let me indent. Boo! You're stuck with the unpretty list below til we can figure it out. :(*I’ll be entreating Rhys to add these to the website somewhere, but until then, you lovely blog readers can see it first. ^_^1. I’m sorry, what are you … Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) →

After much research and consideration, we decided on our camera. We are now in the possession of a Panasonic Lumix TZ5! I've set us up with a Flickr account, too (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhysandindi) and set up a rolling slideshow on the right side of the page. You can click on any picture and it'll go out to … Continue reading We Bought a Camera! →

Move was successful.Back online! Kitchen stocked with healthy foods - hooray! This is the last place we will call home before setting out on our journey, and that's pretty exciting.83 days til quitting our job.106 days til our freighter ship leaves.^_______^

This coming weekend we are leaving my Mom's place and rejoining Indi's Mom n Stepdad for the duration of our preparations for the trip. Speaking of, I'm not sure we've posted our current plans.The boat leaves on April 26th. We are planning on leaving a week and a half/two weeks early with Nikki and Brad … Continue reading Another Move →

Whew.So, Rich is right when he says that we need to get in the best shape we can between now and when we throw ourselves upon the earth's mercy. I know this, Rhys knows this, you know this. I've been a member of a gym for a while, and I have even been making passing … Continue reading Fitness Regimen →

We received the following from Richard, and loved it so much we asked permission to post it here. I'd call him a friend from work, which is technically true, but seems to diminish him, so we'll just call him an all-around nifty guy. And kind of a hippy. ^_~ All told, I hope to grow … Continue reading Lovely Letter →

The more we think about it, the more Indi and I think that taking the laptop whole may be more trouble than it's worth. It's been suggested that we get a good, hearty flash drive (they make 'em up to 64 gig right now o_O) put some basic stuffs like a web browser on it, … Continue reading Laptop →

Yes, yes...we don't update here a lot, I know.But that will change, I promise you. We're just in super-saving mode now and not a lot is going on. We do need to get more gear posted, will try to get on that ASAP.Anyway...Indi and I had a few conversations tonight that got the old gears … Continue reading Culture →