Closing out my sojourn to the north, I’ve been relaxing with long-time friends in Georgetown, just north of Austin, Texas. Mandy and I worked at a summer camp in 1996 and I’ve been back a couple of times since then. When I think about it, I’ve been away from home…
Canada & North America
thank you, thank you very much
/ 16/01/2013Elvis left the building many years ago. Just as well really as it would have probably been a little awkward to catch him hanging out in the Jungle Room. Especially as he didn’t call it the Jungle Room, that term stuck after it was opened to the gawking public. Lena…
bloody Shiloh
/ 16/01/2013We kept Anton out of school to give ourselves a local history lesson. Traveling east for about an hour from home we came to Shiloh National Military Park, also known as Pittsburg Landing. Producing over 23,000 casualties in two days – more casualties than America had suffered in all previous wars…
walking in Memphis
/ 16/01/2013As one of the lucky people in this world, I got to spend time with dear friends Bob, Lena and Anton at their place in Tennessee. Bob’s job takes them all over the world. We met in Australia several years ago, visited Greece and Crete together five years ago and…
northern exposure
/ 16/01/2013Our next sighting of the Aurora Borealis was back home in Clyde, faint streamers trailed across the sky, filling the expanse from horizon up and over the bright moon. They weren’t as brilliant green as up north, however we were able to stand on the back verandah, wrapped in a…