I love Australia. My dream would be to have a place to live there and be able to commute back and forth.
In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.
I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That is marvelous. It must be very inexpensive.