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Every Day Life
Coffee Encounters
One of my enduring memories of my service in Vietnam is that of being in a convoy way out in the boondocks resupplying a forward operation. There in the middle of nowhere, and in a potentially dangerous location, was an Australian Salvation Army Officer and his Landrover ready to serve us a cup of hot […]
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New Zealand
My Milford Sound Photos are Recovered
I was extremely disappointed to find the my camera card was corrupt on the day that we drove to Milford Sound from Te Anau. This is one of the most scenic areas of New Zealand. However, patience has its virtues. When I discovered that there were no images on the memory card, I immediately removed […]
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New Zealand
Christchurch – Our Last Days in New Zealand
On Tuesday 22 February 2011, Christchurch was badly damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which killed 185 people and injured several thousand. The earthquake epicentre was just 10 kilometres south-east of Christchurch’s central business district, only a few months after a previous quake in September 2010 . This was just a few months after our […]
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