Journeys way off the beaten path, and the power of everyday people.

Ok, you asked for it!

Still can't believe I flushed a toilet and toads scrambled up the bowl. And four more did when I used the OTHER toilet, next door. When I tell this incredible tale to my Aussie folk here, they give me the "you're talking about buying…

Toad in the toilet!

Now that's a first. I just flushed the toilet and a toad jumped out of the water and up the side of the bowl. I tried to save him for a better life, but he dove back into the toilet pipes! — in Leonora, Western Australia [https://www.google.com…

Where's Kris?

One guess :-) ... I took this last evening on our way to meet the Tjupan mob. We were early enough that we stopped at the Kalgoorlie golf course, which is apparently a mecca for roos here. Two golfers were finishing up and walked off but the roo…

Buffalo in my BED!

8.17.14 I wake up to someone chewing in my ear. It is pitch black. No one is beside me. They chew again. I lay there with my eyes closed for another second, listening to the jaws gnaw, over and over. No birds are singing. It is late, and not so e…