For one of our longer vacations this year, we decided on a road trip, camping in Washington and Oregon. Pre-COVID, we used to do a trip down to Hood River almost every year. Since COVID we have not been at all, so this was the year! With the long weekend in August, we were able to get a full 10 days in. We decided to break the trip up into three sections - Leavenworth, a German-style village in northern Washington State, Hood River and Mount Rainier. It’s like a “best of” of all of our road trips over the years.
Read MoreLeavenworth Photo Gallery
I’m trying something new - a separate post that’s mainly just the photos I took with my camera, rather than my phone. So there will be some that are similar to what was in the related main post, but there will be some new things as well. There will likely be less textual content to go with it, but let’s see how this goes.
Read MorePortland Road Trip!
The weekend before my birthday, the Vancouver Whitecaps were playing an away game in Portland. We’ve gone to these games a number of times over the years (this was my 4th) and so we decide to take a couple of days off and make a 4-day weekend out of it. The game was great, we had some fun in Portland, got out to our favorite winery, and took the long way home along the coast. Our friend Stuart came down for the game as well, and we had a great weekend!
Read MoreVideos from Maui
While we were in Maui, I took a fair bit of video on my GoPro, particularly while snorkeling. I am not a very good video editor and I really don’t enjoy it all that much, which is why this first post has taken months to get to. I will likely update this post as I get through the editing process and create more videos. The goal is to keep them fairly short, and I hope you enjoy!
Read MorePune, India City Tour
With our first free weekend in Pune, it was time to explore and see some sights! Two of our team mates from the area had graciously offered to play tour guide and gave us an amazingly full day exploring the city.
Read MoreChecking in from Pune India - the First Few Days
For the next couple of weeks I am working from our office in Pune, India. We have been building out our development teams that work on my products, and it felt like I was overdue on meeting the new team members. It’s going to be a busy week - I have a very full agenda to get through, and I’m hoping I’ll be able to explore the area and experience a bit of the local culture.
Read MoreMaui, An Overview
At the end of February, Justine, Mom and I went to Maui for a week. As you can imagine, I took a lot of pictures (and video this time, so itis going to take a while to get through it all. I’ll try and post updates in smaller batches, but I thought it might be fun to do a quick photo-based summary of the whole trip. I’m sure I’ll miss a bunch of cool stuff, but that’s why you’ll have to come back for the full posts!
Read MoreOur Last Day on Maui
It was finally here - our last day on Maui. We had a long day ahead of us with a 10:00 p.m. departure time, but that meant we could cram a lot into our final day in paradise. We toured the north part of the island and went to see the Nakalele Blowhole and did a short hike into a tropical rainforest at Honolua Bay. We made a final stop at Coconuts and then did the drive up to the top of the volcano in Haleakalā National Park. We wrapped it all up with one last amazing sunset on the beach. What a trip.
Read MoreMaui Day 5 - Our Anniversary Day (and Whale Watching)
Sunday was our anniversary, and one of the main reasons we organize this trip for February. We were lucky enough to have Mom with us, and we had a busy day planned including checking out Lahaina, whale watching and a special dinner at Merriman’s to wrap it all up. There’s lots to share!
Read MoreMaui Day 4 - Beach and Snorkelling Day
Saturday we decided to make a beach day, and so spent all of the day at Olowalu Beach, enjoying the sun, relaxing and doing a lot of snorkelling. It was a great day out and we saw lots of cool things.
Read MoreMaui Day 3 - Birds and Hookipa (with the Turtles)
Friday was another busy day for us! We started on the beach, headed down to a wildlife sanctuary for some birding and then headed out to the surfing hotspot of Hookipa on the north side of Maui to see the turtles and watch the surfers, windsurfers and kite boarders out on the ocean. We had a late lunch at the Paia Flatbread Company, made a stop at the sunflower fields before heading back to Kapalua to have dinner with Rob and his family. A busy, fun day!
Read MoreMaui Day 2 - Golfing, Whales, Birds and Kapalua Beach Snorkeling!
Our second day on Maui was a lovely series of adventures, including my on opportunity to pay golf, some amazing whale watching from shore, exploring some local birds and wrapping up with a trip to Kapalua beach (where we got married) for a beach day and some snorkeling.
Read MoreMaui Day 1 - Farmer's Market and Turtles!
Day 1 of our trip to Maui was relatively speaking, uneventful. It involved a lot of shopping and generally getting ourselves organized for the rest of the week. But there were still some fun things to share…
Read MoreA Quick Trip to Las Vegas
With everything that was going on in life over the end of 2022 and into 2023, I needed a break and the opportunity presented itself in late January. Justine was in France for week, I had a flight credit I needed to use and hotel were cheap midweek. With the ability to work from anywhere, I jumped on a plane and headed to Sin City…
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