G'day from Brisbane everyone! After some madcap airport adventures, Sharon and I have finally joined up and are ready to share this dream we had 20-some years ago. My flight was delayed due to storms in Melbourne messing with baggage handling. (We sat at the gate after boarding for an hour) But once in the air we were offered a complimentary glass of beer or wine which I promptly accepted. Ordering my third Aussie brew, a Victoria Bitter, which is not at all bi...

So as I sit in 70+ weather here with nice warm showers, I think of you all back there in the snow and say, I picked a hell of a time to get out of Dodge! Still loving it. My last day here and Peter and I found Hugh Jackman's Melbourne digs, then went to the aquarium and then to a faboo movie experience. Over here they have some theaters that offer premium service. Starting with a private bar, you order snackies and drinks and are then escorted to your personal t...

So today, the 18th, we toured the Great Ocean Road. 580 kilometers round trip with a 12 hour day. We left about 8 a.m. and went up thru Geelong, to Bells Beach where they hold world surfing championships, to Apollo Bay for lunch and to do a quick meet-n-greet with one of Peter's friends, Andrew, who lives there, then on to the 12 Apostles, Loch Arch Gorge, and London Bridge (which by they way really did fall down, at least here in Australia). The sandstone roc...

So today was a lazy, about town type of day. We spent a humbling couple of hours up at the Shrine of Rememberence, a huge memorial to all the Australian and New Zealand Armed Corps beginning from World War I to present. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, architects have designed the building such that the sun will shine on the word 'love' in an engraved phrase, Greater Love Hath No Man. I felt a responsibility to acknowledge veterans of another c...

So before I forget, in lieu of my Lansing Boys not coming thru for Spamalot for our group, and my roomie ditching me for a big tall German man (ok, I REALLY can't blame her for that choice) I have now officially travelled all the way to Australia to see Spamalot at Her Majesty's Theater in China Town and only four blocks from my hotel. http://www.montypythonsspamalot.com/spamalot_tickets_australia.php If you love Monty Python, you MUST see this Musical. It was...