21 days away...

Exactly 3 weeks away. Obviously we haven't taken any pics yet, but here's a couple of pics from Virtual Oceania.net .

Auckland CBD seen from the north shore.

View towards the city from the west. The Waitakere Ranges, which we hope to live near.

According to our Kiwi friends, west is best, and not only because it rhymes. Waitakere Eco-City is beautiful area surrounded by rain forests and a gorgeous beach called Piha, where the film The Piano, and the TV shows Xena and Hercules were filmed. The city council seems very focused on the health of the environment, and I absolutely love that... especially coming from a city as dirty as New Orleans.

32 days away...

Welcome to our new blog, dedicated to our relocation to Auckland, New Zealand, which is only 32 days away. This will be a place we can share pics, videos, and updates about our voyage (and life together in general) with our family and friends.

I thought it would be good to go ahead and set this up a bit before things actually start happening, to capture our last days before we leave, and to make it easier to start posting once we've arrived.

I can't think of a better way to start this off than with some pics of a wonderful meeting we had yesterday with 2 3-week-old white tiger cubs.. They were absolutely wonderful. One seemed to be calmed by teething on my hands and fingers.