It's pretty rare for us to dedicate a whole post to one place or experience on the trail, the Black Bear Lodge just outside of Hampton, TN happened to be one of those experiences. We planned on coming in for the night to take a shower, drink a beer and sleep in a bed for … Continue reading The Black Bear Lodge
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Surf Bums and Ski Bums – one in the same
Between leaving the farm and our start date at Mike's Brewery (more to come on that later), we took a few days to be tourists since we really needed some rest and recuperation after our very stressful 4hrs/day at the farm! We hitched, quite successfully really, to the resort/destination town of Raglan which is situated … Continue reading Surf Bums and Ski Bums – one in the same
We’re so old…
**Disclaimer: A lot of you reading this are about to tell us to shut up and/or go to hell... 4 days in a backpackers hostel with 19 year olds German kids will make you feel old... We are so old. New Zealand is filled with Europeans, mainly German, taking their "gap year" which is a … Continue reading We’re so old…