We ascend into the sky and I look back over the volcanus island we called home for the last few days. The sea is deep blue and the contrast to the black rocks with white dusting is stunning. A massive glacier comes into view hanging in the crevasses of a group of volcanoes. The depth and breadth of the glacier is striking. Still ascending, we fly past what is obviously Surtsey, the November 1963 surprise that pierced the sea with fire and bubbling water and c...

The Dr is working on our medical kit complete with BYOH (bring your own hypodermic needle), tamiflu, antidiarrheal, malarone...and we will see what else will be included. I know we are getting the tropical model so maybe some sort of antidote for the crazy parasites that swim up your ear or penis and lodge in your brain or intestines? Oh, sorry, I am still trying to shake off the fright the CDC gave me when I was stupid enough to consult them for local hazards ...

A Multifaceted Look at Pieces of the World Tour We are counting weeks now versus months- a significant shift- T-7W. Yowza. Here is an update on what we have planned and a bit about the decision making process. Itinerary We have our destinations set. Didn't want to have to be so prescribed but had some 2 forces that drove us in this direction: The Round-the-world ticket...and work. When we were in our dream state we envisioned freedom..making it up as we...

We were in berth 19L and 20U on the Caledonia Sleeper. 20U had shared her fears just before we nestled in at midnight about falling out of the slimmingly-slung upper bunk. Consequently, my mothering instincts bludgeoned any sleeping instincts and my ears were on high alert all night for a body moving towards the 20U precipice. My ears, determined to distinguish every train sound from body rolling sounds, kept my brain engaged all night sorting the two. Around...

PRE WORLD TOUR PONDERING THE GIRLS JOT DOWN THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR UPCOMING JOURNEYCaptain O: Well I am feeling kind of scared, sad, and happy about the world tour coming up. I cannot wait to see all of the places that we are going to but I am going to miss my friends a lot. Well the biggest thing is that I do not think that I can stay with my sisters for 6 months I know it might sound silly but it is true. Rosey Meets World: I feel it will be great, just...