And the Countdown Begins.

After three years of planning and some 250 e-mails, our date of departure is now only 1 month away. We leave Montreal on December 28th for an 8 month New Zealand adventure.

But first a few celebrations to start our trip on the right foot. Our first stop is Poipu Beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, one of our favorites from our honeymoon.

We'll bring in 2011 in Hawaii and then leave again on January 2nd to visit Hong Kong. After 4 days in Hong Kong, we'll finally land in Auckland on January 8, 2011.