On a quest to be a true Canadian hero

Salutations friends,

So here I am- nestled comfortably on the blogging bandwagon. As you are likely aware of, I am departing to New Zealand January 25th and will use this blog to keep everyone posted on my escapades. (Unless I end up flopping, which there is a decent chance of) I will do my best to make this blogging experience mildly entertaining for the reader. 

 Despite my reputation for lengthly verbal ramblings, I hope to condense my thoughts into a brief blog consisting of well chosen words integrated into organized paragraphs of grammatically correct sentences. 

My journey begins in the Ottawa airport as I travel to Philadelphia, Washington, Los Angeles, until reaching my destination in Auckland. Despite the unfortunate overlays in these American metropolises, I look forward to all of them. Depending on visibility, hope to view the Whitehouse and Washington Monument, along with other historical relics from the airplane giving me an excuse to never take the boring tours of the city. The flight to Auckland is a lengthy 13 hours, and I hope to sleep the entire time dreaming of mountain streams, scenic vistas on mountain summits and the medley of flavours kangaroo burgers promise to provide.

We begin our journey with 7 days on the North Island meandering through the land in our rental car. I’ll update as soon as anything exciting happens with photographs and an unnecessarily descriptive description. 

Keep it real,

Mike