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Finn’s Survival Thing

Part One This momma feels a weight has shifted off her shoulders. The anticipation of Finn’s Survival Thing was filled with more apprehension and anxiety than I had realized.  This morning I accompanied Finn, Tahj, and Ian to their jungle … Continued

Padang and Processing Passports far from Paradise.

Cap Budi and Pak Manuel are the A team assigned to get us Beans safely to the Fast Ferry from Tuerperjet to Padang. A 1-hour speedboat ride from the dock in the mangroves behind Kandui Resort across 18 miles of the open … Continued

Finn, Fishing and Friends.

Nothing makes a momma’s heart beam brighter than when her child lives his passion. To be more specific, I love it like crazy when Finn is more excited about doing outdoor adventure activities than playing those darn computer games! One … Continued

Surfing, Mentawais and Mantras

My heart races. My stomach in knots. Fight or flight response fully kicking in. Nope, I am not about to jump out of a plane, nor am I getting ready for another PCR-RT test. I am surfing. I love it. … Continued

I Kandui. You Kandui. We Kandui!

Rini and Roberto are the grease in the wheels for the Padang portion of the Kandui arrival process. Smooth as silk and sweet as can be, this duo help you slide right into the home run. While Finn, Ian and … Continued

Uncomfortably Uncertain and the Power of Ohm.

It’s not all roses. Sometimes the uncertainty and what-ifs really get to you. But it is all part of the process and if we wanted certainty and comforts, we would have stayed home!