Friday, October 30, 2015

Have car, will travel

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For over a decade, Garry and I have relied on a Saab sedan for transportation. Garry bought the vehicle in 2004. It was a showroom demonstr...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Holiday blues

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It’s official. My family is off to Rarotonga for a pseudo-family reunion later this month. Friends of my brother Matt own property on the is...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

New Horizons

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In 1981 I completed a high school science project on the Solar System. This simple exercise kicked off a lifelong fascination with planets, ...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Putting on a big show

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We’ve just completed our first trade show as the new owners of Artiwood . It’s been a frantic time since acquiring the business in June. Gar...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Now the fun begins!

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Garry and I have bought a toy company. Yes, you heard that right. After almost five months of due diligence and fraught negotiations, we’...
Thursday, June 04, 2015

First light in the East

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Cape Byron is the easternmost point of the Australian continent. The cape sits on a narrow and rocky point less than three kilometres from...
Monday, March 16, 2015

Insurance that works

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I've always been a little skeptical about travel insurance.  Over the years numerous anecdotes have convinced myself that insuranc...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Beverly does Africa

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That's it.  Beverly has done Africa. Overnight we departed Victoria Falls to join our connecting flight back to Sydney.  Our return ...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Almost homeward bound

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Tonight is our last night in Africa.  Tomorrow afternoon we'll begin retracing our steps back to the Antipodes and real life.  It...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Victoria Falls - a photo essay

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The last couple of days have been a whirlwind of sightseeing.  We've taken two separate walking tours along the crest of the falls, g...

Elephants at dawn

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Today we went exploring with a group of African elephants.  I booked us on a small group tour with Shearwater Adventures. Our day began w...