GR8 Thoughts and Musings

With Arkansas delegation & ran into Gabe & Louisiana Delegation

Ready to head out to the Reef, the GR8 Barrier Reef, one of the 7 Wonders of the World!

Some like the Salty Spray

Made it out to the dive platform for snorkeling & SCUBA diving

Glass Bottom Boats gave us another GR8 view

We had a GR8 time!

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West Texas delegation heads to home stays & I head to join Arkansas delegation at the GR8 Barrier Reef.
It has been a true joy to get to know these young Ambassadors! They will do well as they take their place in the world, carrying on President Eisenhower’s mission of Peace Through Understanding
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Last day in the Northern Territory

(Thanks to Ricardo for providing the ‘Water Shots’)

I promised I’d put this picture up…Kinda reminds you of Mark Spitz in the Olympics

Or Not…

Of course we learned our Corc Dundee skills in the outback

We were taught how to understand and practice some of them

Learned how to make paints, do rock art & paint ourselves

Artist Big John wasn’t able to join us as he was krook

We had some Billie Tea

Helped Prepare lunch

A bit of good-hearted International Tug-of-War over the Roo tail preparation

Roo Tail for all

Green Ants were a GR8 side dish on our Bush Tucker Walk

Ancient Rock art

We climbed to the top to see an amazing Australian sunset together

Service Project planted trees and plants to restore natural habitat & attract wildlife

Learned how Didgeridoos are made

We stopped & saw Sweetheart at the Kakadu Museum

Dinner at the Hogsbreath Cafe

Australia produces most of the worlds Opals

Headed to meet crocks in the tropical town of Darwin…
86f in the middle of winter
Our Guide

Feeding Crocks

Croikees!

A few other Ausie Animals we saw

Everyone got to hold a ‘Salty’