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Some call us legends... others say we are simply a way of life ...well, who are we to argue? But seriously... read on to get acquainted with your Outabout Walks hosts - Chris and Steve Chris Meynell Engineer, Outdoorsman, Indoorsman, Model Railway Manager, Rocket Scientist Originally from the mountains of Tremadoc, Old North Wales, I developed a love for the outdoors and climbing. Like Steve, I was in the Scouts and was once even a temporary Seconder in the 1st Portmadoc Cubs. When I joined the RAF, they decided to use an Infantry Boot Camp as their method for carrying out Officer Training. Once. And it was my course. "OHS" wasn't Occupational Health and Safety - it was the noise we made when we sprained, broke or ruptured something. Despite this, I was lucky enough to survive - and I got hooked on the great outdoors. At 30, common sense kicked in, and climbing meant arriving at the summit with everything still intact. My career in the RAF, with its hot and cold running helicopters, meant this could be done in comfort and style... I got the nickname 'Bengo' from 'Baby Engineering Officer' but I still tell people the B stands for ballistics - so much more cool. And more credible as I get older. I left the airforce to see the world and have lived in the UK, Germany, Bahrain, Dubai, Thailand and Ferndale - that last one's in Perth, Western Australia... My work history is (in chronic logical order): Elephant keeper (Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire) RAF Engineer Road Sweeper Guru Purveyor of printing equipment to the Arabian Gulf Rocket Scientist (OK - Guided Missile Sales Engineer - you pick what sounds better at parties) Aircraft Salesman Aircraft Engineering Manager Hawk Jet Fighter Instructor Writer of technology manuals for smart cards and things that go "ping" (described by me as meticulously translating text from the Ancient Geek) My other interest is modelling. When we meet you'll understand that this means little trains (and boats and aeroplanes) I live with my lovely teenage daughter who accepts: "Growing up with him makes teenage angst a welcome diversion. After him, life can only get easier..." I have the body of a God. Unfortunately, it's the Buddha. So I am currently working on getting fitter - I've already mastered the skill of enjoying life - and this is where Outabout came in... Click to email Chris Steve Jackson Wanderer, Wonderer, Artist, Writer, Gardener, Aspiring Healer Originally from Adelaide (South Australia - c'arn Port Power!!), I have lived in Perth since mid-1981. As a visitor to Perth for a holiday at the end of 1980, I met my future wife on the Rottnest Island ferry. She looked great - although green and very seasick - so I knew she'd be a knockout on dry land! Turned out I was right, and we've been together ever since! We are the parents of three lovely daughters (and their respective lovely husbands), and currently have five amazing grandsons. At the age of eight, I joined the Scouting movement as a Wolf Cub - with the 1st Alberton Scout Group. I 'went up' to Scouts and then Venturers (Senior Scouts) at the appropriate ages, expanding my horizons and building my bushcraft skills. This got me out of the suburbs on a regular basis, and helped instill in me a love of the great outdoors. Activities included camping, hiking, and kayaking. When it finally became too embarassing to be seen publicly in shorts any longer, I was commissioned as a scout leader, and graduated to long khaki trousers. I had the opportunity to run three different Scout Troops, organising many hiking and camping expeditions. My work life has also included: newspaper seller milkman fruit picker department store assistant (Manchester department, then Electrical, then sacked...) brickie's labourer (working for my Dad) fruit and vegetable shop attendant (working for my father-in-law) fibreglass jet-ski builder (3 weeks...) kitchen-hand on Barrow Island (2 months...) ten years with the WA Health Dept. working with people with intellectual disabilities corporate trainer and training developer commercial graphic artist and graphic designer professional writer and web developer My interests also include gardening. For many years I have grown vegetables and tended a small collection of bonsai trees. In recent times, I have turned an interest in growing medicinal herbs into a more focused effort at becoming an amateur herbalist. I am currently working towards becoming an idiot-savant - I'm half-way there... Click to email Steve Download your FREE Poster If you enjoy our 3D Chris and Steve icons, feel free to download and print the Chris and Steve Collection poster...

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