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Pictures from Tanzania

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

I’ve finally posted pictures from our honeymoon to Tanzania on nofriday.com.

Part 1
Part 2

I’ve only done minimal filtering, so there are a lot to go through. I have lots of stories to tell, so in the upcoming weeks, I hope to sort through the pictures, highlight the special ones, and narrate our trip.
In the interim, here [...]

Almost back

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

It’s Sunday morning in Boston. We’re relaxing at Meagan’s parents’ place with some coffee and pastries. Tonight, we complete the return home to Seattle.
The trip has and honeymoon has been fantastic, but I must admit to being a bit homesick for friends, modern conveniences, good food, and my own bed, so it’s good to be [...]

Zanzibar

Monday, August 11th, 2008

We’re on Zanzibar for another four nights. We’ve been here for five days but internet hasn’t been working. Such is life here, we haven’t missed it a lot.
Safari was fantastic, too much to tell right now - I have lots of pictures and words when I get back.
The last five nights we’ve been in Matemwe [...]

Last Day in Moshi

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Today we spent our third and final day in Moshi, again hanging out with Greg and checking out one of the projects he’s worked with, this time a vocational school outside of Moshi. Too many things to write about now, the highlights were helping them install soccer goals, meeting the wonderful Sister Clarissa, eating the [...]

Moshi, Tanzania

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Meagan and I have been in Moshi, Tanzania for the last two days - it’s been an overwhelming blast so far. We’ve been tagging along with our friend Greg, who has spent two years here, and he’s been shepherding us from one project to another. Yesterday we checked out the town itself, including two local [...]

Made it to Tanzania

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Meagan and I just arrived at our hotel in Moshi, Tanzania. It’s Tuesday night here. We left Boston Monday night (with a bit of a close call), transferred in Amsterdam, and now are in Africa. More details to come. Our friend Greg graciously met us at the airport and took us in a cab to [...]

Fun in Vermont (Part 1) - The Prelude

Monday, July 28th, 2008

[Originally intendend to be posted on Friday afternoon (7/25)]
The days leading up to wedding weekend have been a blast.
The fun started on Tuesday night when I left Seattle after a furious packing effort (packing for both a wedding and an Africa trip is a bit challenging). One minor glitch was, of course, leaving my suit [...]

Trip to Victoria

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Last weekend, when visiting Meagan in Port Angeles, we took the ferry up to Victoria. It was a beautiful day, the weekend before Canada Day, and there was a Tall Ships Festival going on. Here are some pictures from the day.
Meagan resting for the trip:

Mt. Baker, shortly before Victoria:

The boat:

Tall ships:

Man gearing up for Canada [...]

Port Angeles Weekend

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

I write this from the driver’s seat of my car as I wait a few hundred yards from the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal. It’s a little difficult to type. I don’t think the Toyota Corolla engineers considered this use case when designing this car. There’s not enough room between me and the steering wheel for [...]

Pictures From Vermont

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

I’m finally back in Seattle after a multi-purpose, eight day trip to Boston, Vermont, Las Vegas, and Blaine Washington.
Here are pictures from the trip to Vermont to visit the Inn at Mountain View Farm. Enjoy.
Entrance Sign:

In Front of Main Inn:

The Barn (where ceremony will be):

View from one of the trails:

Main Inn:

Barn:

Garden (behind animal barn):

Sheep, Chilling:

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