Traveling with Debra

This trip was put in place prior to us splitting up as we needed to complete some residency requirements. Sophie was going to spend 5 weeks with me here while Deb and Noah returned to the US on January 1st. But that would put Debra and Sophie apart for 10 of 11 weeks. So Debra and Sophie stuck around until the 10th of January and we went back to Wanaka, lovely Wanaka, for a week. With this change I now get to cycle around for a month while Boulder is covered in snow and ice. A partial redux of my trip from 2 years ago.

It's interesting to be traveling with my ex. We were best friends for 25 years, and I suspect we'll remain great friends. There were one or two awkward moments as we continue to discover this new way of being together, but mostly we experience huge compatibility. I've a friend in CA who told me he knows of not one couple that has divorced without animosity. I told him he does now. We continue to take a very high road, treating each other with great respect.

And it was delightful to have our holidays together as a family in Nelson just down the road from our property. Wonderful to get to walk up to our property at all hours of the day to watch the light, listen to the birds, enjoy the native forest Debra planted, and view the Tasman Sea.