Kiwis and Fairy Bread

27 December 2023 Waking up on a cold, windy ridge after a frigid night that shook the camper van, I felt we were quite alone. Only two other cars shared this Freedom Camp with us. It was a little disconcerting. Packing up is routine now, so it didn’t take us long to get going. A few minutes down the road were dozens of camper vans parked in a lot. Was that the Freedom Camping spot? Did we camp illegally? Perhaps….. The road took us north around Lake Pukaki. Acres of burned forest stood in parched soil, the grass just starting… Read more

On Dec. 27th, 1989, Mike and I met at party at my sister Carol’s house in Forked River New Jersey. We talked and read poetry aloud late into the night. It was wonderful. Today, 34 years later, here we are on the other side of the world, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand where we walked more than 10 miles, talked with new friends, and watched the stars late into the night. It is wonderful. We are in a place where reality and fantasy meet. So in honor of the occasion, we are posting a number of photos of… Read more