Easter tent dramas

My tent has suffered its first and second significant damage. Funnily enough, both bits of damage happened within 12 hours of me thinking about how great of condition we have kept that tent in. Both bits of damage are recoverable for not a lot of money, so that is good. I did have a bit of a sad moment though after seeing the damage.

I now know how Brendan felt when I borrowed his tent for a climbing trip to Joshua Tree and then proceeded let it blow across the desert unattended. I did stake it down, the stakes were not sand stakes though and the wind was too great. Luckily some climbers in our group showed up late and were able to wrestle Brendan’s tent back into position. It was not without damage though as it ended up with a massive cut in the tent fly. Oh memories…

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Australia is...

beautiful extreme (google: 'Australia & poisonous'; image search: 'Australia & outback') unique from any place i've ever seen similar to every place i've ever seen simple and laid back difficult and uptight lonely eye-opening ... Closing thought that is completely unrelated: my current career is cool. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6471241.stm

turkey day in Oz - one day late

Brendan and I decided to attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal with our minimal cookware in Australia (no, we still have not gotten our furniture). It was one day late because we opted to go out for drinks with some friends on Thursday. So, on Friday in 3 pots and 1 pan, we managed to make a feast of chicken (turkeys are too expensive here!), stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans, gravy, and apple pie. The source of some of the food was a bit dodgy, but dammit it tasted good (the secret was lots of butter and Sara Lee pie). Brendan carving the chicken, our serving platter, and our feast on our dining room table. We also used the good china.

Watch out, strawbs!

I have always been a bit of a fruit fiend. My Mom always blamed me for putting Shoney’s out of business because of their free salad bar for kids. I think I could eat my weight in fruits and veggies growing up. I probably still could actually. Moving to New Zealand recently has presented me with some new fruits though and I must say I am loving them, specifically feijoas and gold kiwis. I have always been a fan of kiwifruits (until now I only knew of the green variety). But the gold variety, c’est magnifique! This potential new favorite fruit made me remember a fruit that I did not try on my travels once, a durian . I first came across this large, weapon-like fruit in Singapore where one of the buildings resembles a durian. By large, I mean the size of a spherical watermelon and by weapon-like, I mean Singapore does not allow durians on their trains presumably to avoid impalement. They also may not allow them on their trains because they have a very distinct, overpowering odor. All o

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