August 21: The long awaited epic journey Down Under began. Many hours spent in airports, the group assembled in the international terminal of LAX for the 15 hour journey to Aukland, New Zealand. In Aukland, the group waited several more hours for the 4-hour flight across the Tasman Sea to Brisbane.
August 23rd... Hey, what happened to August 22? It must have vanished midway across the Pacific! The gang of 34 students plus 2 faculty--George Shaw and Don Rodbell-- plus Don's wife Cecilia and daughters Erika and Gaby piled into a big bus, which they stuffed to the gills with luggage, for the 2 hour drive south to Camp Laurence.
