Sadie and Liz reporting to you from the land of Mordor. We come bearing news of ventures of all kinds. Since arriving at the Blue Mountain Adventure Center Saturday morning we have endured an array of team and self building exercises. Our adventures began with the high ropes courses where we were harnessed and encouraged to walk acoross a log which stood 30ft in the air as we met our… Read More
Frances and Hayden on Blog duty this week!!!
We just left the Maori village and had a great time! We stayed with Paora and Aramanu on their small faremette just outside the actual village of Porongahou (sp?). They had a few cows and a few sheep and a small garden, and two cats. About half the group slept inside but the rest of had to rough it in tents outside.… Read More
Ozzy and Mike giving a quick update. Well, our time on the farm has come to a close. Over the course of the week we continuted doing odd jobs, such as building fences, more hole digging, and of course feeding and moving calves. Everybody loved the farm expereince, and we will take away so much knowledge. We appreciate the White family for hosting us for this wonderful week. While we… Read More
Ozzy and Mike reporting from the farm in Takapau, down towards the eastern shore of the North Island. We headed to the farm between 8 and 9:30 AM on Thursday morning, and most of the group did not even arrive at the farm until 7 PM that night. Luckily, our bus rides down to the farm consisted of amazing scenery, knitting, good sushi for some, and an incredible waterfall in… Read More
Oops! This was meant to be posted before the last update being an account of Fiji… We made it! One country down, two to go. Yesterday we landed here in Auckland, NZ, and were reintroduced to warm water! Fiji was amazing, especially Nananu, the village where we stayed for two of the three weeks in country. they were some of the most welcoming, giving people any of us have ever,… Read More
Day in Auckland with Sadie and Rita:
Today we explored all of Auckland learned our way around following the fan trail to Eden Park. On our way we were greeted by many friendly locals that helped us find our way around town. We also, stopped at some of the many shops on the way that caught our eyes. HAHAHA!! Loving everything about New Zealand so far also, when we arrived… Read More
Sadie and Mike reporting from the front lines in Rakiraki, Fiji! We have been up to a lot since our last blog post in Nadi. We headed to the village of Nananu last Sunday and have been showered with love and affection from the local villagers. We have also been hard at work, building stairs and pathways from homes to the main road. Unfortunately, since arriving in Nananu, illness has… Read More
Bula Bula from Annie, Dylan and Blair
Just headed into town from the beach to get some Indian food, where we got ripped off. But it’s cool cause we got super cheap ice cream after. We’re having a great time and we’re excited to head to the Fijian village tomorrow to meet our home-stay families and show off our newly purchased sulus! Here’s a picture of us in the internet… Read More
Bula!Bula!Bula!
hey everyone, its Frances, Ozzy, and Hayden. We are spending the day on a scavenger hunt in downtown Nadi. so far, we have visited a Hindu temple, the fresh produce market, and bought several sulus. We are having a great time in Fiji.
Frances, Hayden, Ozzy… Read More
Bula Bula Bula; greetings from Liz and Mike. We are scavenging through downtown Nadi, and have come across the wonders that Fiji has to offer. Everybody is very welcoming and the town itself is quite inviting. We went to a hindu temple, where we saw of the most incredible artwork and were given a bit of a history lesson about the religion. We bought sulus, which is kind of like… Read More
Hey Y’all!!
Rita, Connie, and Sadie here. Writing to you in downtown Nadi (nandi). Yesterday was our first full day in Fiji, arriving at 430am (Fiji time) while all of you, our friends and families, were enjoying a nice afternoon in the states. We have had some real great group bonding adventures along with getting to know our surroundings. We all have learned a new word BULA, which means hello,… Read More
Just as a heads up to parents and vicarious adventurers out there – a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck about 300 miles off the SE coast of Fiji today. The group is fine and there’s nothing to be concerned about for tsunamis nor their safety, but for those who are curious, check out the following link for information. http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/recent-earthquake-unrelated-2014/ Yours,
Ethan Knight… Read More
Well, to all the parents, friends, and vicarious travelers, it’s official: WALKABOUT is in da house! As far as group unions go this one was incredibly painless and I think I can safely say it’s an auspicious beginning to 3 months of a journey none of us will forget.
May it be a fruitful, safe, inspired, and profound trip.
Yours in heart,
Ethan Knight, Executive Director… Read More
Hey Walkabout family!
We are super excited to meet all of you – only 5 days and counting!
Back at HQ, we’re like busy bees, buzzing around the office, making sure we’re as prepared as can be for our upcoming adventure! The weather in Portland is surprisingly hot, getting us pumped for our first stop, Fiji!
We can’t wait to get to know you and hear all your stories. During… Read More
Greetings and Goodbye, my friends.
We find ourselves now back in the old familiar places – those places that seemed so comfortable and cozy when we were preparing for a whirlwind trip with twelve strangers. Now we’re a family that’s been strewn back across the states – physically distant but with new bonds that can’t be broken by space and time. Think of all of us often, and reach out… Read More
And here is Hannah’s…
Memory: Originally, I’d say something like horseback riding or scuba diving were my favorite memories. but now, upon returning home, looking back with an outside perspective my favorite memories are the ones when we were together as a family. when we had a hostel room together in Nadi. when we all made it to the top of mt. doom, together. when all snuggled at the Marae.… Read More
Well I feel like a complete arse I totally forgot about Christine’s and Cliff’s quotes…please forgive me I haven’t slept in 2 days.
Christine- Memory: It is so hard to sum up these past three months and pick one memory but if I must it has to be our time on the Routeburn. It was filled with fun. adventures and family. What’s Next- I have had a blast over… Read More
Hello Everybody,
David here, writing the final blog of our journey. I am writing from my home in Evanston, IL. It is 4:30 in the morning on Sunday the 8th of May and I haven’t been able to sleep because I can’t stop thinking about the amazing journey that we have just completed. I am thinking about the bumpy car rides in Nananu when we would sit in the back… Read More
Oh hey, what’s up?
Let me first start off by introducing myself… Hi, I’m Gordon.
Alright cool.
Where did the past three months go? It feels like no matter how full our days are the weeks keep getting shorter and shorter. This last week was spent at the Satyananda Mangrove Retreat Center, a few kilometres outside of Gosford. Before I say anything, let me just say this, it… Read More
G'day Mates!
This week we have a special tag team blog for you, brought to you by Emily and Kelsey.
We spent the last 7 days traveling getting in touch with our hippie roots travelling on the Groovy Grape bus through the Outback. We left Adelaide in the early morning, picked up 4 more passengers (Boris and Peter from Switzerland, Laura from Germany, and Laurence from Belgium) and drove most… Read More
