These Australian blog-posts are dedicated to my dearest friend, Adele Evans (Affleck), who died suddenly in September 2012. Just two weeks in to our Aussie trip, we returned to Perth from our Albany and Denmark visit to be confronted by this awful, awful news. Adele, I miss you dreadfully; still in my Outlook inbox are your messages sent to me, saying how much you were looking forward to reading and hearing all about our adventures in Aus. I see you reading this, my dearest friend, with Paula parrot, your African Grey on one shoulder, shredding your ear-ring, Timmie, your yellow cockatiel on your other shoulder, whispering sweet nothings to you and Clarence, our moggie, curled up on your lap, knowing that you will protect him from those horrid raccoons. We know how much you enjoyed our blogs in Tajikistan. The images of cockatoos and galahs are especially for you; to me, they are my constant...
We're taking time off from running our business in order to share our skills and discover worlds and cultures little known to us. Share our adventures as we discover fascinating, new insights and experiences.