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Our Kids

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Honeymoon

In the interests of "just get it out there," we've just dumped the entire set of Michael's digitial pictures onto the site. Over time, we'll weed out the obvious pointless pictures, and annotate the rest. At least you can enjoy the beautiful scenery that we saw.

May 17—Aukland

May 18—Aukland -> Wellington

May 19—Wellington -> Picton -> Christchurch

May 20—Christchurch

May 21-22—Christchurch -> Oamaru -> Te Anau

May 23-25—Hike on Hollyford Track in Fiordland

May 26—Queenstown

May 27—Christchurch and flight over Mt. Sunday

May 28-29—Kikoura -> Picton -> Wellington -> Wanganui -> Hamilton

Dowagiac River

On August 17, 2003, Michael and Christina joined Joan Taylor (Christina's mother) and a dozen other people for a paddle down the Dowagiac river in southwest Michigan. This picture shows Joan fixing lunch next to the happy couple. (800x600,69k)

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

For seven days in September of 2003, Christina, Michael, Chris Edwards, and Susan Wilson paddled over 50 miles through some of the most pristine wilderness in the country. This photo was taken at the beginning of the trip, when everything was still dry. We got in very late the night before, and we slept in a bit, so we were getting a late start on the day. It was sometime after noon when this picture was taken. (800x729,142k)

At the second portage on the first day, they stopped to enjoy the view of some small rapids. It was a cool, cloudy day, but it didn't rain. The weather was great for most of the trip. The temperature got down into the 30s at night, but it didn't rain until the second-to-last day (when it dumped over 6 inches in 24 hours). Everyone took turns filtering the lake water for cooking and drinking. It was common to be sitting on a rock like this, with the Nalgene bottles (like the pink bottle in the picture) between their knees. (432x275,38k)

On the only day without paddling, Christina and Michael got engaged (see complete story). This picture shows the couple lying on a rock at the water's edge, surrounded by candles that Michael had surreptitiously carried on the first half of the trip. The candles are the only sources of light for the photo (the northern lights were out, but not bright enough to illuminate much). (800x496,37k)

The following day, the group took advantage of strong winds and sailed across one of the larger lakes by lashing the two canoes together and stringing the dining tarp between two paddles. At the end of this lake, the largest waterfall seen on the trip provided a grand backdrop for many pictures. Later that day, Christina and Susan caught several fish, providing a great dinner. (800x762,70k)