South Africa again! In July and August of 2019 Andy was again asked to travel to south Africa to conduct some wood quality studies. Work had allocated a little over two weeks to conduct approximately six days of field work. While the work went smooth and the lodging in Kaapschehoop was pleasant it was mildly…
Nicaragua. July 2019
Summer break 2019! In late July we decided to cash in some airline miles and headed down to Nicaragua for a little over week. The plan was to spend a few days walking around Leon and catch up with an old friend from university. Following this we headed a short ways west to the beach…
Colombia. September 2018
In late September/early October Andy was asked to travel to Colombia to present his masters research during his annual work meeting. Two weeks in Colombia provided an excellent opportunity to experience much of the interior of the country and to see just how advanced they are in their forestry practices. The trip began in…
South Africa. August 2018
In early August of 2018 Andy was asked to travel to South Africa for work. The trip began with a quick three and a half days of field work out of a planned five. Having such an efficient field crew assisting enabled us to finish up early and allowed for a Friday morning mill tour followed…
Spain. June 2017
We took a break from the blog for awhile, so we are retroactively adding some previous travels. When choosing our first adventure with our daughter we wanted somewhere foreign, yet kid friendly. The architecture of Guadi made Barcelona a top choice. We enjoyed the architecture, food and culture of the Barcelona. The first glimpses of…
Alaska! July 2018
Summer vacation 2018. We took Granny to her 50th and most anticipated state. With a long layover in Seattle, we were able to enjoy some coffee, eat some mexican in Pike Place Market and watch the famous fish tossing. After a few hours in Seattle we continued on to Anchorage. Leaving Anchorage the following morning…
Hawaii. Spring Break 2018
Thanks Mom for the family trip to Hawaii for Spring Break 2018! Took a break from updating this blog for a while, hopefully going to back into it….
We Sold a House!
It was short but awesome experience. After being in Raleigh for around 17 years and at Camden Street for 4 years we decided to head west. With one of us getting a job transfer and several offers for Kate we ended up in Asheville the summer of 2015. Renovating the Camden Street home (or more…
Ecuador, San Diego, Tijuana, and the Sierra’s. May 2015
In May of 2015 I was lucky enough to be invited to Guayaquil Ecuador and speak on my master’s degree research looking at Teak nutrition. With a full meeting schedule, daily evening rains, and an early departure to make it back to the states for wedding I was unable to spend much time exploring Ecuador, all the…
Honeymoon 2010: Bangkok
The final stop of our amazing three week adventure was in Bangkok, Thailand at the Lamphu Tree House Hotel. In Thailand, we lost considerable money when converting from Indonesian Rupiah to Thai Bahts. Compounding this issue was the fact that our bank card did not work in Thailand. From what we had left we set aside…
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