Before becoming “Service Nomads” we joined CHOICE Humanitarian on 4 service trips, and plan to go again! These 2-week adventures are a mix of fulfilling hard work and forever-friend-making in some teeny tiny villages, as well as some crazy adventuring and sightseeing. Here are some short, entertaining videos of our escapades . . . (For […]
Category: 2023
Vive la France ! Vive le fils !
“Long live France! Long live the son!” The son, as in our son, Ethan. He had another close call . . . Our mid-March plans took a little detour when Ethan had “un accident de ski” in France. He had gone with some buddies to speedfly (fly with a small, fast paraglider wing and skis) […]
“La Ora Na”
It all began with the postponing of our planned two-month trip to California, which opened up a 4-week window in our calendar. At the same time, Karen received notification of discounted airfare to French Polynesia. So, rather impetuously, AND after spending an arctic-cold and dark season in Norway, we decided to go the other direction—southwest, […]
Let There Be Lights!
*This post contains lots of photos and some short video clips. Please turn up your volume and press the white PLAY arrows to view. Hi, Hamiltons here! After realizing we’d be alone for Christmas, and failing to see the Aurora Borealis during our Canada-Alaska trip last summer-fall, we opted for an excursion to Northern Norway, […]