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Hindsight
November 13, 2017
We are in Rotorua, New Zealand. The is a major center for a Maori population so I want to spend some significant time here. Since I knew the tour visit would be brief I have reservations to come back here on my own when the tour part...
Stamps
November 11, 2017
My custom when arriving in a new city has become finding a post office. I need postcard stamps so I can send cards to Elsie and Linus. That is the way we used to share our travel experiences before email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. The...
Perfecting a Canadian Accent
November 10, 2017
I was not really surprised that everyone I meet from Australia or anywhere else wants to talk about Trump and why/how he was elected. What did surprise me was the second topic raised most often is guns. (I would say #3 is probably race, but...
Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef
November 3, 2017
Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier ReefInternet access is limited here and expensive so this one post goes to all. Wish I could send pictures. I will try to show view I wake up to each morning. Then I'll send more if I ever go...
Odds and Ends
October 30, 2017
By the time I reached Alice Springs, stop #4 I knew I was trying to schlep too much stuff. My carry on was at the max weight (and they actually weigh them) which is 7 kg. In order to keep it under 7 my checked bag was over weight by 3...