LAX

- Bye Bye Oz

Brisbane, QLD - Australia

In a bit over 12 hours I'll be getting on a plane - the beginning of about 30 hours of traveling to get back home.

After 2 months of digging, I'll admit, I'm pooped . . . and once I get home I'll have a lot of work to do - many stones to cut as soon as possible for all of you folks who have been asking me for cabs and for rough.

Once I get back home, after I've had some rest, I'll post new photos and a few videos . . . and maybe a few tales from downunder.

Regarding the tales from downunder - while in the outback I see and experience a wide range of things. As you could imagine many of the folks who are involved in this business are wacky, idiosyncratic, marginal and colorful characters . . . and many of the experiences are a bit out there . . . that is part of the problem. There are many stories that you simply would not believe. There are many stories about fools and thieves that I shouldn't tell in public for many reasons.

Trust me, it has been a colorful experience that I'm trying to distill into a form that still would be true, but also would be suitable for public consumption.

I'm exhausted and need to go - thanks for taking a look.