HighnDry wrote on Dec 6^th, 2018 at 3:22am:

Work is work but family is family. That w/e is slated for a trip to Australia and I "ain't gettin' outta that". Not that I would want to anyway. It's my penance anyway for having such a good time at Copia for the past 5 or so years. Who knows? Maybe plans will shift between now and then.

You'll enjoy the trip down under (once you get there).  I seem to remember I missed a 'copia a few years ago making that trip (that also included New Zealand).  I missed last year because I was in Thailand, but I'm all set to join the group again this year.

Happy travels!
dd