Adventurers, hall of fame inductee bring pathos to presentations
Brenton Stacey
Public relations officer
Avondale College of Higher Education
Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia
Their life of adventure: educational, entertaining and even enthralling.
Cas and Jonesy share their incredible stories of adventure at The Pulse. Credit: Brenton Stacey
Cas and Jonesy—Australian explorers James Castrission and Justin Jones (above)—impressed staff members and students on Avondale College of Higher Education’s Lake Macquarie campus this past Wednesday with stories of their Guinness World Records.
These include the first unsupported kayak across the Tasman Sea and the first unsupported return expedition to the South Pole.
The Promise and Avondale Jazz Ensemble with Don Burrows (centre). Credit: Caroline Laredo.
The latter should come with an asterisk, though. In one of the most extraordinary acts of sportsmanship, Norway’s Aleksandr Gamme completed the expedition first but waited three days until his Australian companions caught up. The three crossed the line together.
Standing together after the Sydney launch of Jesus: HIStory, members of The Promise and Avondale Jazz Ensemble support Australian jazz musician Don Burrows (below). David Pudney’s music had moved the multiple hall of fame inductee and national living treasure to tears.
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