i'm in love

after 2 weeks of sharing hostel dorm rooms with random strangers including promiscious 17-year-old german girls, 3 professional american triatheletes, a german dude who is bicycling his way around new zealand for 4 months and a slew of other characters, i thought it was about time to splurge on a private hotel room. the woman who took over my job at iin used to live in new zealand and recommended this eco-friendly lodge in the middle of abel tasman national park. it's about a 3 hour bus ride from the city of nelson and then you have to take a water taxi for an hour and a half just to get there. once you're there, it's incredible: totally remote, an organic restaurant, luxurious rooms, numerous private hikes, exclusive beaches, etc. etc. i was in heaven. props to suzanne boothby!

the view from my fancy hotel
my own private beach and happy home to the location of my first unassisted yogic headstand

split apple rock










can you tell where the ocean ends and the sky begins?