GR8 Thoughts and Musings

Ancient Rock art

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

This is a World Heritage Site due to it’s cultural significance

Stopped in Jabaru for a bit of lunch & Ausie Rules (Not Rugby)

Started with a cruise up the Alligator River full of Crocodiles
(Those European’s didn’t know what they were seeing…)

We weren’t Alone

We learned a good deal from our Aboriginal guides and had some fun among the rocks







(Note to Mike Bowers, our VP for Safety & the moms out there: This wasn’t actually as high as it looked)

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’

To Darwin & the Northern Territory. Flying until about midnight.
A bit of time with Internet access so I should be able to upload some pictures
This is a GR8 delegation! Parents you should be proud of your students, they are good Ambassadors!

This is where we had breakfast

Beautiful water named ‘Arafura’ Sea after the beautiful shade of blue

Had a GR8 time at Gold Creek station
Learned to throw the boomerang

Wrestled sheep

We learned the significance of Poppy’s and how important it is that we become Ambassadors of peace to our generation…




This one’s for you Tim, remind me to tell you the story…

This one’s for the love of my life, my wife Jodie…Ask me

We saw heaps of them, but it’s too dark for pictures…

Chance to be a delegate and learn how Australian government works
Canberra War memorial & Parliament in the background


Delegation at the war memorial…we learned why People to People promotes peace to fulfill President Eisenhower’s dream


Our Fearless leader John

Future MP?





We learned the significance of Poppy’s