The Adventures of Nyall & Maryanne

the end has come (almost)...

2009-10-31T13:11:00.005+11:00

10 months, 11 countries, 74 hostels, and endless amounts of stories and experiences that continually excite and entertain us. In 2 days we leave Buenos Aires, Latin America, and our attempts to butcher the beautiful Spanish language, behind us. We've had so much fun on this adventure, and we are starting to feel a bit sad and overwhelmed with what lies ahead. Before I fill you in on what we've

The loudest thing in Argentina

2009-10-31T12:53:00.000+11:00

A few days ago we visited the loudest thing in Argentina... This video is from a "superclasico" - where the rival teams Bocas Junior and River Plate play against each other. It was 3 hours of non stop singing, chanting, and flares, and about twenty forests worth of paper constantly being thrown in the air. Stacks of fun!

Iguazu Falls

2009-10-11T03:25:00.006+11:00

From the south of Argentina we flew back to Buenos Aires, and then caught a bus to Puerto Iguazu in the north; on the border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. 20 hours later we arrived, and immediately we were reminded of the tropical regions we had left in Central America. The weather was hot and muggy, and we regretted leaving our mozzie repellent behind in BA. A huge change to the sub-zero

Land of the Fire

2009-10-11T02:09:00.003+11:00

Tierra del Fuego - without a doubt one of the most hardcore names in the world!After arriving in Argentina we were at a bit of a loss with what we actually wanted to see here. We couldn't handle seeing another pretty-colonial-style town, and weren't in the mood for the heat up north. So that left us with one option - splurge and head down to the southernmost-non-antarctic point in the world. Not

Santiago and South

2009-09-06T09:46:00.006+10:00

After a two week stay in Santiago, we hired a car for a further two weeks to explore the regions south. As you can probably imagine we have spent A LOT of time in buses over the past 9 months, and decided to splurge a little on a rental car to get off the main highways for a change.It took two days for us to get into the rhythm of things... the first day of freedom with the car we drove about 2

Nyall hits the slopes... literally.

2009-08-29T07:46:00.003+10:00

Last week we joined forces (and expenses) with a few friends from our hostel in Santiago for a skiing expedition in the mountains behind the city. Of our group of 8, 5 had never skiied before, so the remainder of us spent the day trying to get the newbies down the slope (almost all in spanish I should add - my biggest challenge in Spanish yet!).Nyall had a few big stacks at first, but his

Northern Chile, and heading back to Civilization

2009-08-22T09:06:00.005+10:00

We ended our tour of the Bolivian salt flats on the border of Chile, where we had to take a shuttle bus down 2000m to the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The moment we crossed the border from Bolivia to Chile we could sense a difference... for a start, it was the first paved road we'd driven on in weeks!San Pedro is a little town located in an oasis on the Atacama desert. For some reason, I was

The Silver Mines of Potosí

2009-08-22T06:58:00.003+10:00

While we were heading South in Bolivia, we took the chance to take a quick stopover in the mining town of Potosí. Depending on who you ask, Potosí is the highest city in the world, at just over 4000m altitude. The city exists because it's the site of a massive hill full of silver and other minerals, which has been mined for hundreds of years. We went there solely to go on a tour of these

Conquering the Death Road

2009-08-15T01:58:00.003+10:00

Our first impressions of Bolivia weren't great. We came in via a bus from Puno to Copacabana, which turned out to be a total gringo town, full of crappy market stalls and extremely overpriced, average food. (It seems to me that in Latin America the more expensive a restaurant is, the more it's solely catered to tourists, and the more bad imitations of 'traditional' western food they serve). We

Salt Flats, Atacama Desert, and high altitudes in Bolivia.

2009-08-14T07:32:00.005+10:00

After an extremely bumpy bus ride in a little pink bus on the dirt road from Potosí to Uyuni we booked into a quality hotel for $5 a night. (The hotel owner wouldn't give us a discount on that rate!). We'd headed into Uyuni for the sole purpose of signing up to a tour of the salt flats - and when we arrived we were swamped with agencies trying to get us to sign up. In the end, after checking out

Lake Titicaca

2009-07-17T11:30:00.003+10:00

After a few restful days in Cusco following our Machu Picchu trek we once again hit the road towards eastern Peru, and the town of Puno. Since being in Peru we have heard non-stop talk about strikes, blockades and protests that are happening all around the country, but for the first time we experienced them first hand. Due to the blockades we were stuck in Puno for three days, and unexpectedly

Cusco to Machu Picchu on the Lares Trek

2009-07-07T00:00:00.003+10:00

DAY 1.We awoke before dawn on Sunday morning to store our unneeded items for four days, and wait around in the freezing cold to be picked up by our guide. After an hour of waiting in the frost-bitten air, the hotel staff decided to get up and we were able to move indoors and wait by a nice warm fire. A hour and a half late a knock on the door indicated that Americo (assistant guide) was finally

A whale in the desert in South America

2009-06-23T05:09:00.003+10:00

Since we arrived in Peru a few days ago we've had a whirlwind trip across the country. It started when we landed at Lima airport at 4am, after flying from Panama to Miama, then back down to Peru -- a really crazy route since we flew back over Panama on the second flight. For the first time ever we were met at the airport by a driver from our hostel. This was so much less stressful than trying to

Panama

2009-06-14T08:18:00.006+10:00

So hopefully my last blog in a series of quick-catchup blogs to get us up to speed. At last we are in the same country that I am writing about.Panama...We were pleasantly surprised at the ease of crossing from Costa Rica to Panama. It was mildly suggested to us that we should pay $30 for a shuttle to take us across the border, but some quick research told us that the crossing would only cost us

Oops

2009-06-13T01:24:00.001+10:00

Oops - I just realized something was broken on our blog and it was impossible to post comments. Anyway, I've fixed that now, so it should all be working again!

To the Caribbean Coast

2009-06-12T12:07:00.004+10:00

After a few days in Montezuma, we took a crazy bus ride (crazy because the bus driver sold more tickets than he had seats, and people - including us - were left to stand in the aisles hours on end) to San José, and then on to Heredia. Heredia is a university city, only a few kilometres from San José. We chilled out in there for a few days because it was a bit less chaotic than the capital, and

Montezuma, Costa Rica

2009-06-12T11:31:00.005+10:00

... Oops. I have become a little behind with our blog posts! Does anyone still read this now? Please let us know to give us some more motivation to keep this up to date. We also keep our own personal diaries, so this here is solely for you guys back home :)After recovering from non-stop travel in San Juan del Sur, we made our way through the slow border crossing at Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica.

Nicaragua

2009-05-25T14:23:00.004+10:00

We have been in Nicaragua a little over two weeks now, and once again I am faced with the overwhelming feeling of leaving somewhere familiar and entering a new country where there are new ways of living, and new places to know.After our border crossing from Honduras into Nicaragua we made a bee-line to Isla de Ometepe. I made my first trip in a "chicken bus", and an old Nicaraguan ferry. Isla

Honduras

2009-05-25T13:23:00.003+10:00

The night before we left for Honduras we only got a few (2) hours sleep before our alarms went off at 3am. So we packed all of our bags zombie-like and reluctantly left our apartment to wait on a dark street corner on the outskirts of Antigua. No-one was around (apart from the usual stray dogs) and the neighbourhood felt so isolated so we were feeling rather vulnerable and exposed! Typically,

Antigua, Lago de Atitlan and Volcan de Pacaya, Guatemala

2009-05-05T09:11:00.007+10:00

While Nyall hiked for a week in the highlands, I braved Guatemala on my own and traveled to the colonial, and muchly gringo, town of Antigua. In Antigua I took further classes in español, and enjoyed not having to pack and unpack my backpack every 2 days (we have been on the road so much lately, hardly staying in a town for more than a few nights).Due to us getting progressively lazier with

Trekking the Highlands

2009-05-03T10:12:00.006+10:00

I've been looking forward to going hiking in Guatemala ever since I saw a poster for a mountain trek in our language school in San Cristobal. It was a poster for a 6 day hike in the Guatemalan highlands through a non-profit company, Quetzaltrekkers, and I've just got back so thought I'd write about my experiences.The trek I went on is advertised as a 6 day hike from Nebaj to Todos Santos (

¿Un país libre?

2009-04-18T06:40:00.007+10:00

Cuba... what an interesting past two weeks we have spent in this unique country. Cuba was a very spontaneous decision for us, only booking flights two days before departure, and only really deciding on it moments beforehand. The morning before we left México we heard on the news that there was another push to lift trade bans between the US and Cuba, and this convinced us even more that if we

Goodbye to Mexico!

2009-04-02T15:26:00.008+11:00

Tonight's our last night here in Mexico. It's sad that something that we've been looking forward to for so long is over now, but at the same time, for the last week we haven't even felt like we've been in Mexico at all. The whole Playa del Carmen/Cancun area just seems like the USA to us - it's full of fast food franchises, tacky souvenir shops, and English-speaking street hawkers. Not to mention

On the road again: San Cristobal to Playa del Carmen

2009-03-29T07:58:00.013+11:00

Wow, it is hard to believe that only a week has passed since we have left our beloved San Cristobal de las Casas. To us it feels like at least a month.Our last few days in San Cristobal were spent packing up all of the belongings we had accumulated over the month, saying final goodbyes to some awesome friends, and taking in our final moments with the town we had started to call home. We left

La Casa en El Arbol

2009-03-08T06:30:00.004+11:00

Well... two weeks into our schooling in San Cristobal, and we are still here and enjoying it. We are feeling very much at home, and it will be with sadness that we leave in under two weeks. We have even contemplated extending our stay in San Cristobal, but that would result in cutting back on some of the countries we want to visit towards the end of our trip, and we're not prepared to make that

Carnaval in Tenejapa

2009-02-24T12:48:00.008+11:00

In contrast to our experiences in, and Nyall's blog about, San Juan Chamula, I thought I should give the Chiapas villages justice by writing about our experience in Tenejapa.The following morning, a chilly Sunday, we hitched a ride with three people from our house, and their two dogs, to Tenejapa. Tenejapa is a small village about 20km from San Cristobal de las Casas, through some scenic, windy

Creepiness in Chamula

2009-02-22T10:03:00.011+11:00

So far, we haven't really experienced anything in our travels that's really unnerved us. There's been little road bumps - like an ATM eating Mez's credit card, and a few times we've stumbled into streets that we then realize we probably shouldn't be walking in. But that's all pretty standard expectations for travelling, and until today, Mexico has been a different culture for us, but not

A home for a month

2009-02-22T03:14:00.002+11:00

We left Oaxaca on Tuesday evening, embarking on a 12 hour overnight bus ride to San Cristobal de las Casas. We arrived in San Cris at 8am feeling very crusty and gross, and treated ourselves to a really nice coffee. We have finally found a town in Mexico that has cafés that could rival those of Melbourne, much to our delight. Due to us getting sloppier and sloppier with our planning, and

Troncones to Oaxaca

2009-02-18T03:20:00.003+11:00

Wow – so much has happened since our last blog. I think that we were caught up in the laidback lifestyle of Troncones that we lost track of time. It's not only our blog that was neglected, but also our personal diaries that are now very very out of date. Ahh... Troncones. We made some really sweet friends there, and several towns down our journey we are still reminiscing about our time there.

Troncones

2009-02-02T06:57:00.014+11:00

Troncones... I am not too sure what to tell you about Troncones, because it is a very well kept secret. After Puerto Vallarta, Nyall and I were both very determined to find a much quieter town. After some googling, and with the help of our trusty lonely planet guide, we found Troncones. Most websites we looked at said it was a sleepy little town, perfect for surfers, but not so good for

Gringo Town

2009-01-23T10:11:00.003+11:00

After leaving Guanajuato last week, we took a long and windy bus trip to Puerto Vallarta, situated on the beautiful Banderas Bay. We are now on the western coast of México, bordering the Pacific Ocean. I think we are a bit spoilt in Australia with our beautiful beaches, but it is still very nice here. There are huge mountains right on the coast, and I love the way they just drop straight into

Señor Cactus says hi

2009-01-15T14:06:00.001+11:00

Self-diagnosis via Wikipedia

2009-01-14T06:03:00.002+11:00

Step 1: Type symptom into wikipediaStep 2: Find page which describes what you've got perfectlyStep 3: Look under 'treatment' section, find I need electrolytesStep 4: Remember that Gatorade has electrolytes - "It's what plants crave"Step 5: Drink half a litre of Gatorade and feel much worse than beforeAt least now I'm 2.5 days through "three to five days (mean duration: 3.6 days)" that wikipedia

Last days in Mexico City and on to Guanajuato

2009-01-13T15:47:00.004+11:00

After day tripping around Teotihuacan, we had four more days in Mexico City. Unfortunately most of those days I was sick with a head cold, and spent most of the time in our tiny hostel room. I must admit I did appreciate having some downtime, after being so busy ever since we arrived in the capital. By Thursday I was ready to go again, and we took up an offer of a free walking tour of the

Tour to Teotihuacan

2009-01-08T09:06:00.003+11:00

A few days ago we took a tour bus from our Hostel to see a few sights around and outside the city. We've been on a few tours run from here now, and they've all been good value. The tour guide Isaac really knows his stuff, and it helps that he's a friendly and funny guy.First stop on this tour was the Aztec ruins at Tlatelolco. There's a few things of interest in Tlatelolco, including the remains

Diego Rivera's Murals of Mexico

2009-01-07T12:52:00.010+11:00

I don't think I have ever really appreciated art before, but since being in Mexico I have found a new fascination for it. Particularly the murals painted by Diego Rivera. Walking around museums has never been my favorite past-time, in fact I usually find it a bore. Upon walking into the Palacio Nacional (National Palace) for the first time last week I was overcome with awe, as I struggled to

New Years and Birthday Celebrations in Mexico City

2009-01-05T15:33:00.011+11:00

As a last minute decision (about 11pm) we decided to leave our Hostel, and make our way to the Golden Angel where the main festitivities to count down into the new year occurred. (The Golden Angel pictured left)We were a little hesitant about making the 45 minute walk in the Mexican streets on our own, but were soon comforted when a group of 20 or so from the hostel also decided to go. We felt

Hola Todas!

2008-12-31T06:54:00.009+11:00

Where do I begin? So much has happened in the last 48 hours (48? I don´t know... I have lost track of when we left Australia with all of the time differences) that I am not exactly sure what to start typing about first.Well... we´re here! Mexico City that is. We arrived on Monday night, after 20 something hours in the air. We managed to make it here without too many dramas, but what would an

Just a few days to go now..

2008-12-25T16:39:00.012+11:00

Our pre-holiday Christmas break is nearly over (even though it's only just Christmas day today). In total I've now had 3 full Christmas dinners, which is about the limit anyone can handle!We've spent the last two weeks up in Queensland on the coast with Maryanne's family. The first week was on the Sunshine coast, which was great because all of her brothers and sisters were there, along with all

g'afternoon

2008-11-21T15:38:00.002+11:00

The sun is trying to show its face today, but the clouds won't let it. It's a little cold, and nothing like what a spring afternoon should feel like. Thankfully I have finished up my last week at work, but unfortunately for those few hot days last week I was caught up inside all day, and haven't yet felt the feeling of summer approaching. My feet are freezing cold, and all I want to do is

"An American Werewolf in Glasgow"

2008-10-30T15:26:00.004+11:00

Recently I found out that a band I've been keeping my eye on, Voice of the Mysterons, had released their debut album.To give a bit of background, one of my all-time favourite albums is "The Monster who Ate Jesus", the last release from underground punk champions Blaster the Rocketman. There's so much about this album I love, from the playful cowpunk style music to the

Where we've been and where we'll go...

2008-10-28T21:25:00.002+11:00

Marlei decided to splurge a bit and buy me a birthday gift for next year, so she gave me a new GPS for next year! I wanted one built for hand-held off-road use, and the Garmin Oregon 300 matched all my needs. While it does road navigation and directions, it's geared toward trekking, so has lots of features relating to track recording and waypoint marking.It arrived via courier this morning, so I

happenings

2008-10-23T10:09:00.003+11:00

It has been a busy few weeks.We are now relatively settled for the time being in Emerald. Nyall is loving sleeping in for an extra half hour every day, as his way to work now consists of rolling out of bed and walking 5 meters to his office. I, on the other hand, now have a 1.5 hour drive to work. To make things a little easier I have condensed my workload into 3 ten hour days, and sleep at a

Moving

2008-10-05T14:26:00.003+11:00

With ten weeks to go, and the upcoming settlement of our house on the 9th of October, it was time to move our belongings from Ferntree Gully. We are continually asked if we're sad about leaving our little house, and although we've had so many fun times there, no, we're not really all that sad. We've got so many positive memories of renovating that little house, that it is nearly impossible to

no turning back

2008-09-08T10:32:00.003+10:00

Good Morning :)thats right, our dear little house in Ferntree Gully is now sold, no turning back for us! I guess we are a little saddened by the finality of it all, but we're also super excited that we are now another step closer to something new and different.About a year and a half ago I was beginning to feel that we were getting a little too attached to our house, we were starting to care more

16 reasons to go to Latin America

2008-08-09T16:57:00.004+10:00

One of the travel guides I have been reading recently stated 21 reasons to go to Latin America. They actually align with our reasons for going, so thought I would share them with you. I've only left the ones that we actually plan to do! Please keep us in check to make sure we do these things :)Shop in an indigenous market - The unique cultural heritage of Latin America's many indigenous

quick update

2008-08-09T16:39:00.002+10:00

Its been about a month since we've written a blog, so thought I'd just write a quick one to let you know what's been happening.In the last month:I (Marlei) quit my job at Oxfam Shop. I terribly loved working there, but recently the hours got drastically cut back, and it just wasn't worth my time doing 2 hour shifts. I now work 4 days a week at a nursing home in Box Hill packing medication and

23 weeks to go!

2008-07-05T09:52:00.004+10:00

the title says it all.

Mexican Itinerary

2008-06-30T22:23:00.011+10:00

Hey, just to let you know I've been working on a more detailed itinerary for Mexico. If you're familiar with Mexico at all, check out our calendar, and scroll through the months to January/February. From there you'll see just some of the places that we want to visit. For those of you who are unfamiliar with place names, I'll draw you a map soon of where we'll be going.In fact, I might quickly

Josh's 21st

2008-06-23T16:32:00.002+10:00

So you may, or may not, know... but Josh has been living with us for the past few months. We've had some fun times. It was his 21st on Sunday, and here's a couple of pics.Cake & Beer.Nyall & Josh - hoorah! (sorry, blury photo!)mmm... more cake.

5 phases of Culture Shock

2008-06-20T14:14:00.006+10:00

Hello! The following blog may be quite long and boring for most of you. As some of you know lately I have really been missing researching and writing essays. One of the things I really enjoyed at uni was gathering pieces of information from different sources, researching different topics, and then somehow putting them together into an essay type thing. Researching a topic has been at the front

just one more thing!

2008-06-11T20:44:00.003+10:00

Just quickly, we've now also got a feature on our blog that allows you to be added to our mailing list. We won't be using it often, just occasionally to let you know if we do something exciting. This way, we can easily let you know if something interesting happens (we'd also hate for you to forget about us!!!). The emails will mainly contain a link to our blog, so it'll basically act as a

blog update

2008-06-10T16:35:00.003+10:00

Nyall is being creative, and has made some changes to our blog. Now our 8 most recent photos are shown in the header of our blog, so even if we don't post blogs you'll be able to see what we've been doing.Im hoping this will be especially useful when we're overseas, as photos are always way more interesting than words!A small change has also been added to our blog-posts, as you'll see a small

Queens Birthday Weekend

2008-06-09T21:07:00.001+10:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Queens Birthday Weekend, originally uploaded by Nyall & Marlei. Today we went on a small road-trip to the mornington peninsula. Beautiful beaches, cozy weather, friends, and chocolate biscuits. Lily had an amazing time

How would you fix stuff before the 'net?

2008-05-31T09:17:00.003+10:00

Just as Elliot and I were getting all set up to sit down and watch the Lost season 4 finale yesterday, my stereo spontaneously shut down, and refused to start up no matter what I tried. Thinking it was a fuse, I pulled the case apart and poked around inside with a multimeter. All the fuses were intact and everything looked ok to me, but there was still no response at all from the

20 tangible things that make me smile

2008-05-13T21:22:00.008+10:00

nyalllilythe sunthe rainhailsnowthunderstormsverandahgreen grasscolourssmilescrisp sheets on a hot nighttoasty sheets on a coldnightmum's frangipani pietreesthe beachpretty much all of naturetravel blogsRobo Rally boardgamethe Mighty Booshthis is just a short list, that i wrote in about two minutes of the first things that come to mind. This list could be massive, so i limited it to 20. Please

friends

2008-05-11T17:09:00.001+10:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } friends, originally uploaded by Nyall & Marlei. We had such a great time with Josh & Tonya. Very random, but very fun. Hope to see you guys again soon! (well, we will be seeing Josh in about an hour, but we already miss

lily&mary

2008-05-11T14:14:00.001+10:00

Happy Birthday Jonah!

2008-05-10T20:43:00.000+10:00

Just a quick video to wish my nephew a very happy birthday! We wish we could have been there to celebrate with you Jonah!Love Aunty Mary & Uncle Nyall.

work+life+friends

2008-05-09T11:08:00.003+10:00

Well i guess its time for another personal update. Lately the only thing i can concentrate on to get me through this year is our plans for Mexico, and so in an attempt to remove myself from all things work, I just plan and plan and plan our trip!Work is currently mundane and uneventful. My work at the pharmacy is extremely repetitive, and while I enjoy the benefits of the job (such as friendly

something.new

2008-05-08T15:57:00.007+10:00

"Over there everything is going to be completely different; life is never going to be quite the same again after your passport has been stamped and you find yourself speechless among the money changers... It is like starting over again."- Graham Greene, one of Nyall's favorite authors, in Another Mexico.

Family Photo!

2008-05-06T17:09:00.001+10:00

Plans so far

2008-05-04T18:15:00.003+10:00

Just a very brief update on where we are with our traveling plans:tickets booked (Round The World, 5 Continents, Departing December 29th)itinerary sorted (see below for another blog that contains our itinerary)marlei's backpack bought (woohoo! 30L- hope it all fits!)we've also bought a few accessories we'll need next year (silk sleeping bags, mozzie net, head torches)new camera!! Mainly for the

Cooma Holidays!

2008-04-27T19:51:00.004+10:00

Nyall and I have spent the past week in Cooma visiting my family. Fortunately our holidays coincided with my brothers family holidays too! We had fun catching up with Steve, Jane & Archie. Nyall helped pretty much everyone with their technical problems, and I tried to catch up on long-lost sleep!In between sleeping, we played with my cute nephew Archie, visited Jindabyne, played Age of Empires

Round the World Itinerary

2008-04-27T14:09:00.002+10:00

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Best Dog

2008-04-25T13:50:00.017+10:00

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Mexicana Lily

2008-04-24T22:49:00.001+10:00

Evening y'all

2008-04-22T22:51:00.002+10:00

how many times have i started a new blog, just trying and trying to find the 'perfect' one? Hopefully i'll settle on this one! Not really much to say in this... am just trying to get it all sorted out. I guess this one can just be classed as a 'test'.

calendar

2008-04-22T22:16:00.021+10:00

Blogs & Links

2008-04-21T16:38:00.021+10:00

Jane's Blog - Jane is our sister-in-law. We love hearing updates of our nephew Archie, and enjoy reading her blog to find out what the family has been up to.Nat & Candice's Blog - Nat & Nyall have been longtime friends, and Nat & his wife Candice are currently tripping around the USA, and settling in Sweden. We read their blog to keep in touch with what these apes are up to. It'll probably be

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2007-07-19T22:59:00.008+10:00

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Our Photo Albums

2007-07-19T22:57:00.007+10:00

World Trip 2009 - Photos from our world travels in 2009Ferntree Gully Renovations - many hours were spent renovating our home in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne.Animals - we've had a few pets, its no secret that Lily is currently our fave :)Holidays - just a few photos of holidays we've had, pre-2008.Sounds Like Chicken - SLC was such a huge part of both of our lives, so here's a few happy-snaps from