Today we started our first epic Australian road-trip.  Our plan is to drive down to and around various parts of South Australia.  Fellow Yanks here have said the big road trip has to be done at least once.  Apparently that's all it takes to cure you from doing it again.  Fligh...  read more

I had planed a few days in camping, but weather is really strange these days and it’s often strong raining. I changed my mind and as we have a lot of parks in Montreal, I use to do some photos as training at the same time. I ‘m not a professional and I still have a lot things to learn...  read more

We have been hoping to go to Montreal for our summer vacation. We had been hoping to go for a week. Despite the fact that I have the vacation time, I knew would be a tough sell after being on medical leave for six weeks. I broached the topic with my boss’s boss. He seemed doubtful. He asked...  read more

I had been languishing for a month since graduation, and I was fucking bored.  I guess all those extra-curricular military activities the Air Force Academy kept us busy with had an effect on me.  Assholes.  So, as I was saying, I'm half-way through my two-month vacation before I ha...  read more

Since last Friday, I am off work for a complete month. Vacation! What a good feeling. I worked with my son to prepare his big annual medieval show, eaten and watched a movie on a high definition TV with my friend. (I have to buy one for Christmas) and I received all my parts bought on Ebay.Of cou...  read more

Ha!  I'm still alive!  No sign of snake or dingo all night.  Maybe it was Jim's god-awful snoring that scared them away.  Aside from the snoring, it was eerily quite all night.  Not a sound at all except for the occasional breeze ruffling the swags.We continued up the tra...  read more

It freaked my shit out to wake up, fully rested, and be in total darkness.  Ah, right.  No windows to let in sunlight since we're underground.Although I was rested, my eyes felt like they had grit in them and my nose felt like it was full of dirt.  I looked down at my pillow and sa...  read more

6/18 Paris to Bergerac to DurasArrive in Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris, planning/hoping to meet Josh there for taking a train down south to meet Mom in Bergerac.  Getting off plane, slightly confused about finding bags etc, I talk to two American girls and we progress together thru cust...  read more

Our flight was in the afternoon, so we spent the morning having one final stroll around Cairns.This time, we walked a few blocks to an honest-to-god shopping mall.  We haven't seen one since leaving the States.  Now, I really don't give a rat's ass about fucking shopping malls, but when...  read more

"Oi!  Divers!  Get up!"  Damn, but that bitch has a piercing voice.  I really shouldn't call her that; she's a fantastic dive master and has made sure everyone was taken care of on this trip.After another great breakfast (the meals have been extremely good), we suite...  read more