This young man - Leaky - was one of the helpers on a wonderful boat trip with Caicos Dream Tours from Grace Bay Beach to Half Moon Bay in Turks and Caicos. When we got near Half Moon Bay Leaky started to dive for conch shells to give to the people on the boat. It wasn't as if the conchs were everywhere - he dove and dove to find them. We are only used to seeing young men exert … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Free Spirit
[slideshow] I couldn't pick just one for this week! … [Read more...]
Finding Jesus (more than once) in Melbourne
[slideshow] At the beginning of a 2011 trip to Oz, Blonde and Brunette cashed in some Starwood points and enjoyed three free nights at the Westin in Melbourne. The Westin is in the central business district near Flinders Street train station, groovy bricked alleyways with small cafes and the city's Visitor Center. It is not in an area that brings the Bible to mind … [Read more...]
Koala testicles in trees and explaining family trees
Blonde's chronic unemployment has its downside, what with the whole no income thing. The upside of unemployment is how it frees up time for travel. Only recently has it become clear(ish) that spending money traveling has not been a financially advantageous way to have coped with the whole lack of an income thing. However, being Blonde, it took two years and a lifetime of … [Read more...]