Special Moments Off the Beaten Path
December 25, 2016
One of the benefits of having authentic Aussie “mates” has been the opportunity to do things that most tourists cannot. Clearly, the day on the boat ...
Camp Champions Blog
Cricket, Flame-Throwers and Aristotle
December 24, 2016
When was the last time you needed to pass a dress code to enter a sporting event? It was yesterday for us. Men needed collared shirts and tailored s...
Try to Not Get Bit . . .""
December 22, 2016
When Susie and I were first engaged, she read “Lonesome Dove” to get a little feel for Texas and Texans. She was in Chicago finishing her MBA at Nort...
Feeling Home In Australia
December 21, 2016
“Texas is the way we Australians like to think of ourselves.” There are places in the world where being a Texan is a disadvantage. When I worked...
Summer in December
December 20, 2016
Here is an odd combination of sentences. This is Christmas week. It is summer. There are some substantial differences in the Southern Hemisphere ...
Dealing with a Difficult Dude
December 19, 2016
I have attempted to make these blogs more than a simple chronology of our sites and scenery. I have seen this experience not as a trip, but an odd so...