BWI

San Francisco

Melbourne Arrival Accomplished

First mission accomplished, arrival. The plane had about 30 other witnesses on board so it was a loud departure area in San Fran. The greeting at the airport was huge, unfortunately we were soLeia mais
12 apostles/Great Ocean Road

This is the home to the 12 apostles, several extraordinary gorges and on yesterday at least witnesses at every turn. 7 of the original 8 limestone rocks still stand out of the ocean 160 feet high.Leia mais
Melbourne off day.

Monday was our last off day, which meant unpacking and getting ready for the very busy week ahead. We still had to get food though so we were able to see some interesting spots in Melbourne. It’sLeia mais
Drouin and Warragul Cong service day

Field service and evening gathering day.
Melbourne Assembly Hall

Bonzer day! Nah, yeah, fair dinkum. This Tuesdee was a ripper!
Domaine Chandon

Maroondah Park, Healesville

Lunch stop with congregations that came as far as 4 hours away to feed and eat with us.
Healsville Animal Sanctuary

Native Australian Creatures. Tasmanian Devils are cute.
Ballarat Wildlife Park

Amazing animal interactions
Sovereign Hill Ballarat

Old gold mining town from Australia’s past
Marvel Stadium: Convention Day 1

Finally here!
Convention Day 2

South congregation in Melbourne
Last day....

Lively crowd and stadium employees. The guy in the video has been hilarious welcoming us every day and talking about jw.org. Today, the friends buried him in gifts.
Exploring Melbourne day

Amazing city, beautiful. Challenging to get around as you have about 10,000 lingering brothers and sister all over the streets and they are ready to talk! The alleyways really are unique. Also we wentLeia mais
We are in Sydney!

This is the Queen Victoria Building. Sydney is a busy town, more like New York than Melbourne.
Manly Beach

Finally a beach I feel like I belong!
Bondi Beach

Most famous beach in Australia, one of most famous in the world! It’s easy to see why.
Australasia Bethel

Bethel Tour day! Incidentally we can smell the smoke from the bush fires. Also Sydney assembly hall!
Darling Harbour/Last Day in Sydney

And what is going on at McDonald’s?
Auckland New Zealand

View from porch in our room.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves

The only glow in the dark worms in the world. Unfortunately light kills them so, no pictures😪
Kawhia Beach

Black sand and cliffs. Also, it rains here, regularly as we experienced today, quite opposite of Australia. The countryside really looks make believe, absolutely unique country, pictures can’t showLeia mais
Waiheke Island

Conde Nast lists this as 4th most beautiful island in the world. Lots of wineries too.
ViajanteI wish you a great time! 🤗
ViajanteLast sunrise in Maryland for a few weeks, San Fran here we come!
ViajanteThanks Michael! Wish you were with us!