New Zealand Sabbatical

Adam has been doing psychiatric telemedicine around the Americas for several years. After his 2023 tour of South America, he returned to Iowa and other North American spots for 2024 and started 2025 with 2 months of home-basing in Hawaii on the west (Honolulu) side of our island while we are on the east coast here in Kailua. This is only a 30 minute drive so we have seen him often. He resides with like-minded “digital nomads” including Cat and Joann in the picture, far right. They recently visited our Lanakai Beach where this picture below was taken. In the backgrounnd are 2 landmark islands, Moko Izi and Moko Nui, affectionately referred to as “The Mokes”. They are too far away to swim to but I may get there by kayak or outrigger one of these days.

Near us (just past the new Obama home) is this fabulous view of the Northern Pacific Ocean as seen from Makapu’u Lookout (below). There you gaze out past nearby islands and feel the brisk tradewind breezes. We hear moon rises can be captivating but we have only had a glimpse of these so far.