A Vegemite Sandwich!.....

Yeah, well this post doesn't really have much to do with Vegemite. Except that I am watching Oprah's grand finale visit to Australia. What an amazing job her crews did capturing her week visting Down Under!

So, one of the goals I've set for myself in my life is to spend a month visiting Australia and seeing as much as I possibly can see in that time. Australia is a HUGE HUGE country. The largest island on this planet. It's also about 20 or so hours by air from where I live (5 hrs to LA from Atlanta, then another 15 hours from LA to Sydney). So, when I go to Australia, I want to spend a lot of time and see as much as possible. We're talking a WHOLE WORK WEEK worth of time to travel there and back. 40 hours!

So about Vegemite. I've eaten it before. A long time ago when I dated an Aussie rugby player who was in the States going to college. I can't remember the fella's name anymore, but I remember very well the night he and his Aussie roommates introduced me to Vegemite, an Aussie delicacy.

Vegemite is VERY VERY salty. Don't smell it before you eat it. If you do, you won't try it. Not even once. I still haven't figured out the Aussie (prounounced Ozzie) fascination with this condiment spread on bread, toast, crackers (biscuits to the Aussies). They even make a vegemite sandwich. Two pieces of white bread, spread some butter on, spread some Vegemite on. And then you wolf it down. Vegemite, if you don't know, is a yeast extract. Basically, left over grain mash from making beer!!!! Yes, thats what it is. And Aussies eat it....like we do peanut butter! It's a staple of their diet.

I have set a goal for myself...I want to visit Austraila during my winter (their summer) 2013. When my twins are out of high school, off to college and I have the time and the freedom to travel. Kind of a 50th birthday present for myself! How I will find the money, I don't know, but I will. I have two years to make it happen. I came up with the down payment for a house in 4 months when I put my heart soul and effort into it, so I should be able to manage a month in Australia with TWO YEARS to prepare, save and plan!

My Vegemite Sandwich....a Yank's Month in Australia (copyright, 2011). That's the name of the book I will write about my experience. What do you think?