Day 0 - Last day in Tigard, OR

Alright, this is just a test. I'm flying off to New Zealand in a little under 20 hours! Just about all packed (but nothing is cinched up and put away like it's ready to throw on a plane). I'm a little bit frazzled trying to throw everything together, and a little bit nervous, but all in all, there's nothing to do really but be excited and look forward to the adventure ahead.

So, that adventure ahead, for the foreseeable future is: fly from Portland to LA, LA to Sydney (17 hours..:)), and Sydney to Auckland. I leave on the 3rd from Portland at 3:30pm and get in to Auckland at 5:30pm on the 5th! Once I get there, I'll take a bus to the hostel, stay one night and then bus it down to Ohakune where I'll meet Wampler and we'll start figuring out what we're going to do. We were planning on a week long canoe trip, but that has been cancelled or postponed due to a few minor fractures suffered by my big companion ;)

Alright, off to finish packing. Pictures and stories to come!

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