Our camera was a simple point and shoot, so these shots cannot possibly even begin to convey the experience of getting close to these enormous animals. They are so different to land animals in the way they move, but in their manner and their interactions and their steady intelligent gaze, they are familiar as evolved mammals. … More Tonga part 2: Eue’iki island
When we were telling people about our trip itinerary, we got almost as many blank stares about Tonga as we did for the Congo. People were similarly curious, and wanted to know: Where in the world is Tonga? Why in the world would we want to go to Tonga? When we were first planning our … More Tonga part 1: fafa island
After I got unharnessed (a lengthy procedure) I walked back into the building. A crowd of Japanese tourists who had seen the jump from the top noticed me entering and burst into applause… … More Macau and a first class birthday
Many of you readers probably know we are already done with our trip and are back in the USA. Yes, we fell behind on the blogging. We have a good excuse though! Jesse broke my iphone in Indonesia. Some advice – when you are reliant on a delicate piece of finely tuned technology for email, downloading … More hong kong
round the world in sixty days 