Background and prep We would be biking 280 miles, roughly following the route below. Day Leg Distance Sun Gentofte → Helsingør → ferry → Helsingborg → Mölle 86 km / 53 mi Mon Mölle → Ängelholm → Båstad 86 km / 53 mi Tue Båstad → Laholm → Halmstad → Falkenberg 99 km / 62…
Lost luggage in Joburg So we zoomed onto our Johannesburg flight, and we were worried about our luggage making it. The guy told us to just kind of zoom on and things would be okay. Walking off the plane I asked Tara and Halle, “Do you think we used up all our luck, or do…
We got up early this morning so we could have a couple of hours of safari time before we had to board our plane. We decided to try for see one more river crossing, and we’re so glad we did! We checked out one spot for a while but not much was happening, so we…
We had a 3:55am wake up today. It’s hot air ballon day! Halle sent me an instagram post months ago showing a balloon safari, and I’m pretty sure that triggered this whole trip. Needless to say, we were EXCITED. We drew the short end of the stick and had the earliest pick up time. Since…
WHAT. A. DAY. Our first day in Serengeti exceeded our wildest expectations. Yesterday evening I told Charles I wanted to see a Cheetah. We were joking that I was good luck, and that it would probably be the first animal we saw in the parks. Halle said, “Cheetah with cubs.” We all laughed and I…
Rusty woke up a little early this morning to go for a swim in the beautiful pool. Here’s his IG shot. The Tanzanians thought he was CRAZY. The water was pretty cold, but he said as long as he was moving it was ok. We enjoyed another breakfast with a view and then it was…
TRIP OF A LIFETIME! We are all changed for the better because of this trip. Rusty and I now see why Halle loves Africa so much. Any number of words we write will not be sufficient to explain all that we saw and all that we felt. I was so excited I could hardly sleep…
We had the best time in Banff National Park. Those beautiful mountains were so relaxing and rejuvenating. We flew into Calgary—a quick 2.5 hr flight from Denver, and made our way to Banff. We spent the evening walking around and exploring the town a bit. We walked to …. Waterfall, but there wasn’t really a…
When your daughter and her BFF ask you to take them to NYC, the answer is always YES. Angie was performing in her senior showcase in front of agents and talent scouts, and so Halle and I came to watch her. It was Angie’s first time in the city, and it was so much fun…
We woke up to more blue sky! Hooray!! Rusty, Halle and I walked down to Fruit Ninja for Açaí. Big meh. Then we woke up the boys to get started on our last beach day. We went to Black Rock beach and Rusty had his best snorkel yet—he saw 2 turtles, a white tipped reef…