The Hogans are on a Mission

Sometimes it feels a bit like we are in ‘The Amazing Race’, an old TV show we used to watch. We face constant challenges (good and bad); change and travel is always on the cards, often these things are beyond our control. Yet we do all this while meeting some awesome people and seeing and experiencing some priceless things. Pitstop Pirongia We started this leg of the race with a ‘Pitstop’ in Pirongia. Pirongia feels like a ‘Pitstop’ as this is where life slows down to our speed a little more. We have our own space, all of our ‘stuff’ (which we are still constantly and slowly getting rid of in a plan to one day emigrate to Fiji), and our own timetable. It is nice to have our own routine, some downtime and a chance to rest here. We live in an intense world, where information and needs are constantly thrown at us. It is nice to intentionally slow down and breathe a little. The bouncy pillow at Totara Springs Soul On our way home from Tairua in September we stopped in at Soul . This is a