Saturday, October 30, 2010

Rock Chalk Jayhawk in Australia

One thing that you can say is that Rotarians have good taste



Going Home

2 out of the 5 team members are now officially on US soil despite Sarah's little adventure with duty free and the TSA. One final shot before we left Adelaide and it was such a nice treat to be sent off from many of our new friends.



Friday, October 29, 2010

Thanks 9500

For those who missed it, here is our final presentation video from the farewell dinner.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Meet Map the Miner




Another in the series of big things in Australia, Map the Miner is a tribute to the Cornish Miner heritage of Kapunda. The is version 2.0 of Map since the first one was burnt down in an teenager's attempt to create an artistic photograph of a ring of fire around dear old Map.

Pictured below are my Salisbury hosts Graham and Mary who have been fantastic. They spent 3 years in STL during the 80s.

I am going to pass on #13

From the....



Friday, October 22, 2010

Big Rocking Horse



Australia is littered with Big Stuff. I am guessing it is the equivalent of Kansas' largest ball of twine or the giant groundhog that is on the way to Colorado that my parents would never stop at. We had the pleasure of visiting the big rocking horse. For $2 AUS, you could climb to the top and also receive a certificate of completion.



Map the Miner
is next on the itinerary.

Big in Salisbury



With the honorable Mayor Gillian Aldridge of Salisbury, SA.