Loved your story, but can't say I was ever a Steve Irwin fan. I was a Canadian that was all about OZ back when I saw Olivia Newton John on Grease and decided she was the most beautiful woman on earth...then later, when I watched Home and Away on YTV in the late 80s and decided Alex Papps was the dreamiest man on Earth. That being said, I got to see my second home in 2015 and loved it and would love there in a heartbeat. Australia, from what I saw was a diverse, complex land of equally diverse and complex people. I still have what I hope to be lifelong friends that I met on my travels. As for Mr. Irwin, I have no ill will toward him, but he took his chances and he did what he did. He died doing what he loved and although I wasn't a fan, he'll always get my respect for that.