be awed by

But Argentina's coach Michael Cheika is not one to be awed by All Black magic.

Looking across the Serengeti at herds of honking wildebeest, most of us would be awed by the exuberance of these migrating masses, resplendent in their magnitude.

When the 63-year-old reflects on the fact that Jewish people have survived thousands of years of persecution, and thrived despite the atrocities inflicted upon them in modern times, he can’t help but be awed by their perseverance.

Like the 18 other passengers on the ship Origin, from the expedition cruise company Ecoventura, I went to the Galápagos Islands in May to be awed by nature.

It makes this born-and-raised Baptist marvel at the sheer audacity of those who built it right by the side of the road, where everyone can be awed by it.