Ah, Samoa.   Have you ever been really ready to leave a place and move on to the next adventure, but at the same time know you will m...

(I wrote this as a sort of "day in the life" post, about grocery shopping, but no one wants to see a bunch of pictures of grocery ...

our village bus We don’t have a car, and taxis can be expensive, so we ride the bus.   A lot.   This is not an experience that man...

Oh hey!  It’s been over a year since we left Belize!  This occasion was marked by me finally using the tickets to American Samoa that ...

Want to go on an adventure? The best thing about a 2 and 3 year old:  the answer is always YEAH!!!! No lack of enthusiasm for Mom's i...

Apia harbor Well. Things just got away from me for a while there.  After having some mentally rough weeks, the thought occurred to me,...

On the flight over-- Miss M's mind is blown when she is served a giant pink marshmallow.  For breakfast. View on the drive ...

My Mom, who took the picture:  You look like an interesting family Me: Mom,  we ARE an interesting family. Mom: well... (remains unconvi...

A few weeks ago my parents came to visit, and we visited the beach for the first time in Fiji.  (Suva, where we stay, has a rocky coast line...