Last year we were looking forward to visiting New Zealand, doing a big driving tour of the South Island. One week before our departure, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and the following day, one year ago today, we postponed the trip. 🦠🗺✈️🚗🇳🇿
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In March 2006 we went to Seattle Mariners baseball spring training in Peoria, Arizona. ⚾️ #ThrowbackThursday
(Apologies if pictures of crowds is triggering for anyone in these pandemic times; remember, this is from the Before Times.)
A trip to the Oregon coast in January 2006, staying at the Stephanie Inn, Cannon Beach. #ThrowbackThursday
One more from our anniversary trip to Hawaii in 2005: a poster we created with several of the photos from the trip. #ThrowbackThursday
Last photos from our anniversary trip to Hawaii in 2005: us at Waihi Falls, a palm tree and frond, and a pic of a lion fish at the aquarium that I quite like. #ThrowbackThursday
A few more photos from our 2005 anniversary trip to Hawaii: us on the beach, palm tree and rainbow tower, and a couple of breakfasts on the lanai. Good times. #ThrowbackThursday
More from our trip to Hawaii in 2005; we enjoyed a rainbow by the Diamond Head volcanic cone before celebrating our anniversary at a resort restaurant, and bringing back a chocolate Diamond Head dessert. #ThrowbackThursday
Back in 2005 we visited Hawaii for our 10th anniversary. Here are a bunch of pictures of the Byodo-In Temple on the east side of O’ahu. #ThrowbackThursday
We are safe at Mom’s place. We took our dog Rory, pet cats Pippin and Paladin, and the six ducklings, since they can’t stay on their own for more than a day. The older ducks and feral cats can fend for themselves; the chickens should be fine for a few days.
We got a level 2 “get ready to evacuate” alert just as we were heading to bed (during a power cut). After agonizing about it for a while, we decided to evacuate to Mom’s place (3 hours drive north), heading out around midnight, arriving at 03:00.
