Kiwis and Fairy Bread

2 January, 2024 I first read those words when I was ten years old. I longed to be there. Where I would not be little Ellen Tillson living an insignificant life on the planet Earth. I’ve grown up a bit since then. Realized that having the most wonderful of husbands and raising the most wonderful of children, doing really good work, has made my life quite significant. And certainly very happy. Tonight, after an evening spent in a foreign land with fellow travelers that shared the same ideals as Mike and I, we looked up at the night sky. We… Read more

2 January 2024 From this point on we would be on the trip home. We packed up Miranda for the second to last time. Good bye to Juan: “Dinner in Queenstown?” “Definitely! See you soon.” No need to stop and see the viewing points this time. But we were glad to watch a kea bird as we waited our turn in Homer Tunnel. It was trying to get into a caravan through a top vent. Going up the tunnel wasn’t nearly as scary as going down it in the other direction. A stop in Te Anau for a nap and… Read more