Because We Can

  Yes, I’m behind in posting, but better to be doing than writing, so hope to catch up in the next 36 hours.     Something different to begin the day, after we had our usual breakfast that is, mine once again being baked beans and mushrooms. Lindsay who is an aboriginal, spoke about the past and present treatment of his people by the white Australia government and people. To say it wasn’t and isn’t nice doesn’t begin to convey what his people have and are enduring. Suffice it to say that aboriginal people are not included or recognized as people in the Australian constitution.     Lindsay had some story pictures. This one shows a hunter with boomerangs and spears. He  hunts and kills an emu. He journeys to another place. There he teaches the young how to prepare the emu, using every part of the emu, not only for food but for other things pertaining to their existence. The aboriginal people had no written language and the early English government co...

Every morning the BOS time set by our tour guide, Troy. In this photo you can see four of the ladies on the tour practicing their BOS technique. And what is BOS you might ask. It is related to the time the bus leaves in the morning, BOS standing for Bums On Seats. After reading this, these “Lady’s” just might refer to me as POS Bob. The paperwork we received before the tour said to keep the weight of you luggage under 15 pounds, which was not much of a  problem for us as that is close to what we normally pack for a three overseas trip. But looking at this stack I think some of the folks thought it said 15 tons. We couldn’t have picked a better time to leave Melbourne, as the rain was coming down by the bucket full. As you can see, our technique at matching our hand actions with the words of the Home Among the Gum Trees song could use a lot more practice. Can you believe it! I ended up sitting in the seat right beside the awesome looking blonde with the pony ta...