Last night before going to bed, Nancy remarked that she did not feel stressed out as she usually does before leaving on a long trip. Michael's first thought was that this time we aren't bringing along any children--but since we haven't been accompanied by children on most of our trips in the past several years, that can't account for the difference. It may be that we are now in the digital age. Although we've never been to New Zealand and therefore have no past experience to guide us, we feel like we have a good idea of what's ahead
