Gone troppo

I'm in Townsville, Queensland in the tropics doing family research and meeting family members never before seen. Have been in 34C here - driving rent-a-wreck bus with busted lock on tailgate but coping with bush mechanics. Everywhere, like in North America, is a bloody long way - worn myself out driving but now refreshed in T'ville, which is much better than the guidebooks would have you believe. Heading for the outback later today to seek graves of old gold diggers in my family.