Author Archives: Jeff Carpenter
Our 28 Best Foulups, Bleeps, and Blunders
As wonderful as the trip was, there were lots of moments that, let’s just say, were not worth blogging about. We’ve decided to document them all in case we ever start to romanticize the trip too much. This list will also remind us that we can overcome a LOT. Some of these were not our … Continue reading
The People and Experiences We’ll Never Forget
This was the best experience of my life. Yet I’ve had a hard time figuring out how to summarize it for our friends and family without boring you with too much detail, while still remembering all the things the four of us want to remember forever. My solution? 1) Don’t repeat stories we’ve already blogged … Continue reading
Home
After 5 months on the road, we are now home safe and sound. We’ll be putting together some sort of multi-media presentation about the trip for any of you who are interested, and will post it on the blog when it’s ready. May take a while. Thanks to all of you who have followed us … Continue reading
Eaten by Tasmanian Devils?
Why haven’t the Carpenters posted in almost two weeks? Were we eaten by Tasmanian Devils in Tasmania? Did we fall off the Sydney Harbor Bridge? Were we haunted by GHOSTS at Tasmania’s Port Arthur prison? Were we attacked by killer kangaroos? Were we run over by Tasmanian wackos on 4 wheelers? Did we get … Continue reading
Three stories from Safari that may make you want to Safari (or not)
If we haven’t posted for over a week, it’s because we’re: A) having a great time and are too pooped to post B) have little/no internet access C) both. In this case, it’s C. Option D will be revealed at the end of this post. We’ve had a great couple of weeks since leaving Capetown, … Continue reading
Ten Truths and One Lie in Capetown
How well do you know the Carpenters? See if you can figure out which of the following statements is NOT true about our extremely wild days in Capetown, South Africa! Did the Carpenters…. 1) Stride into a wildlife habitat to pet a 16 month old CHEETAH, with only a 115 pound female cheetah trainer and … Continue reading
Christopher Cross was right
We chartered a boat to sail around the Dalmatian islands in Croatia for a week with the Andeo’s amazing crew: Captain Niksa, Chef V, and deckhand Tommy, (Niksa’s brother). This was probably the coolest thing we have ever done, or ever will do. Our days: Wake at 8(ish); have awesome breakfast; sail off to explore … Continue reading
NOW look who’s here!
Hey it’s the Metzners! Zack and Anna joined us a few days into our boat trip around the Dalmatian islands, and will be the with us the rest of the cruise. We are having a blast… too much fun to sit here and write a long post. I’ll save that for our 24 hour journey … Continue reading
Marcy’s next husband
As many of you know, we have been relying heavily on Rick Steve’s guidebooks while travelling through Europe. So much so, that if you scroll back through this blog, if you look closely you’ll see that almost every picture of Marcy has her clutching a Rick Steve’s book closely by her side. She’s even taken … Continue reading
Italy will never be the same…
…after the Adkins visit!!! They left this morning… but not before they left their mark. Highlight 1 The four “adults” went to a “traditional” Italian dinner one night. Traditional means a) no menus b) no prices. They bring you what they want, and you pay what they tell you. Fair enough. The deliciousness of the … Continue reading