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Wanaka and Mount Aspiring National Park

Our next stop was Wanaka, a small lakeside town in the Queenstown Lakes District. On the way there from Te Anau we drove through wildly popular and buzzing Queenstown, and were glad that we’d decided to base ourselves in Wanaka... Read more Read...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2016 1:26 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Trip Reports

Te Anau and Milford Sound

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series 2014 New ZealandThe southwest coast of New Zealand’s South Island is called Fiordland. It’s a remote, sparsely populated wonderland of mountains, forests and deep ocean sounds. This part of the trip...

Published Sun, Apr 12 2015 9:23 AM by » brokenclay.org/journal

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Invercargill: Tuataras and Indians

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series 2014 New ZealandWhen I first started planning our trip around South Island, Invercargill was just a one night stop between Dunedin and Te Anau. Until my beloved leaned over my shoulder as I was staring at the map...

Published Fri, Jul 25 2014 4:08 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Trip Reports

Through the Catlins to Invercargill

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series 2014 New ZealandThe first leg of our trip around New Zealand’s South Island was a driving the Southern Scenic Route from Dunedin to Invercargill through the Catlins. The Catlins are a sparsely populated coastal...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2014 1:57 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

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New Zealand’s South Island

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series 2014 New ZealandWe’re just back from a month traveling around New Zealand’s South Island, and we had a great time. We visited Dunedin, Invercargill, Te Anau, Wanaka, and Christchurch. We rented a small...

Published Tue, May 20 2014 5:16 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

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Para-alpine Skiing – Standing Category

Introduction to para-alpine skiing standing category. HT to We Push Sports. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 14 2014 11:07 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports

The Havoc That is Snow

Snow wreaks havoc on my life. All of these things happened today: 1. I drove to the rec center. The lot hadn’t been plowed, and so the lines in the parking lot weren’t visible. The result? Eight cars parked tightly into the space allocated...

Published Tue, Jan 07 2014 7:38 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Life with a Disability

Gender Equality Assumptions

My kids are tut-tutting (or maybe cringing) right now, because this is another post about restrooms. And showers, because it’s a followup to the pool shower story. Why I know now (and should probable remember) that what is sauce for the gander is...

Published Wed, Dec 25 2013 9:03 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Life with a Disability

How Much Better Can It Get?

I gave up going to one of our public pools a good long time ago (a year?) because it’s really hard to get a shower there—the one shower with a bench has a shower head that leaks water where the shower head is connected so you can’t really...

Published Sun, Dec 22 2013 2:56 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Life with a Disability

Amsterdam by Wheelchair

Here’s a video I came across recently: “With a Wheelchair in Amsterdam: A Wheelchair User’s Spontaneous Trip”. It’s in German, with some English (and no captions, alas). It’s a “get packed and go to the airport...

Published Sat, Dec 14 2013 4:40 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Travel with a Disability

Packing Light: Five Days in Seattle

Thanksgiving with the family in Seattle. Highs in the low 50s, lows in low 40s, slight chance of rain, and of course a lot more humidity than I’m accustomed to here in Colorado. Besides celebrating the holidays, we’re going to swim, lift and...

Published Wed, Nov 27 2013 9:10 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Travel with a Disability

An app to nab jerks who use disabled parking

An app to nab jerks who use disabled parking. HT to WHEELIE cATHOLIC. Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 14 2013 10:33 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Life with a Disability

Disaster Planning and Evacuation

Dave Hingsburger’s article “Leaving ‘the gathering place’” brings up, again, the issue of disaster planning and evacuation for people with disabilities. I’ve written about this before (here, here, here, here , here...

Published Sat, Sep 07 2013 10:27 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Life with a Disability

Getting Across London in a Wheelchair

Christiane Link and Ade Adepitan in a contest to get across London. Christiane is using public transport (brave woman!), and Ade is handcycling through London traffic (brave man!). Afterwards they discuss the legacy of the London Paralympics. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 02 2013 5:25 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Travel with a Disability

Progress, Year 5

It’s now been five years since I started lifting weights. I recorded my one year progress numbers, and this seems like a good time to write down where I am now: Aug 08 Aug 09 Aug 13 DB bench press 12# 25# 45# Bench press 45# 70# 110# Lat...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2013 4:56 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports

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Wanaka and Mount Aspiring National Park

Te Anau and Milford Sound

Invercargill: Tuataras and Indians

Through the Catlins to Invercargill

New Zealand’s South Island

Para-alpine Skiing – Standing Category

The Havoc That is Snow

Gender Equality Assumptions

How Much Better Can It Get?

Amsterdam by Wheelchair

Packing Light: Five Days in Seattle

An app to nab jerks who use disabled parking

Disaster Planning and Evacuation

Getting Across London in a Wheelchair

Progress, Year 5