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| Count me in for the return to Sappho Books Cafe and Bar. I don't sleep much and sampling different literary named drinks sounds like the perfect way to spend our last night in Sydney. Tomorow is Adelaide and a new adventure. |
| I would've never guessed you to be an adrenaline junkie, Sandra. Way to go girl. I agree swallowing salt water isn't refreshing. As a child I loved swimming in the ocean, as an adult I think about all the stuff dumped it in. |
Fun! You had more daring adventures than I selected. If we spent a second day I'd have your first two on my list though.   |
| "Being surrounded by nature has a way of bringing me back to myself" - me too You're a good sport to try everything! |
| Thailand versus Montana versus New York versus Costa Rica. Theft? Not in Thailand! Not a huge concern in Missoula, perhaps in NYC, definitely an issue in Costa Rica. Violence? Not a huge concern in Thailand. More so in MT, NY and CR (where it wasn't a concern years ago), definitely a problem in Saint Louis and the US in general. El Salvador is known for violence. Death by vehicle. Not a huge concern in either NY or MT. A rising problem in Costa Rica. Thailand is one of the worst places in the world in this respect. You may be shot and killed in parts of the US but you're more likely to be run-over in Thailand. |
| Hello Amethyst, I read your poem and am going to review it, but since it's an entry I can only comment. * I like the imagery you use in this. It helps me imagine looking through that window seeing all the sounds, sights, and other senses. * Plus the colored text matches the theme. This is about as close to poetic form I can manage: It's refreshing, like a glass of sweet iced tea on a warm Spring day. My ears, nose, eyes soak in its splendour. You did a good job at the goal and requirements needed. Well done. The details in this make it vivid. * |
| That's a phenomenal poem, Joy! Impressive job with the challenging words. |
| It's no different than my four children, politics are better not mentioned. We had a nuclear power plant in Maine, the alarms would go off and it felt like death every time it happened. My first husband worked there quite often as a machinist and there were too many incidences where he had absorbed to much radiation and would have to wear special suits and walk for hours to sweat out the excess. Sometimes it would take over a week that he and co-workers were kept in isolation rooms until they were safe. Nuclear power plants come with more risks than they tell people. The one in Maine had to be closed and sealed because of the reactor cracking. So many families in that area had cancer afterwards, it's terrifying what lies ahead. |
Maybe Australia is luckier than we are here in the USA. Mining and exporting uranium is something, but the danger of it when put to use is another. As you said, "I’ve found it’s best to not get into political discussions with anyone." Imagine me with two sons who are the exact opposites of each other in every sense of the word. I always walk on eggshells.  |
| I get it. The fear spreading jerks wants us to have an "us vs. them" attitude. The division gives them leverage. (they think) |
| Lovely!!! Coffee and cake with a friend sounds like the perfect way to end a day! |
| Allison's solo trip is a dream come true. It's so beautiful there. Thank you for sharing this with us. Come on when will you ever have such a view of the stars than lying out there in our sleeping bags. It's like being surrounded by diamonds, nothing tops that. |
| Exactly where our group virtual continent hopping is heading next Australia. |
| I hope you get to go in person someday! It's still possible. Though I hear there are amazing waterfalls in Australia. |
| You made me smile several times. I had forgotten about the green snow. |
| Can you still take short walks? I hope so. Even a little bit of nature is refreshing. |
| So true. Nature is God's masterpiece. I hope and pray that you'll be able to walk in nature again. |
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