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The Wikipedia, the source of all knowledge likely but questionable, has this to say regarding the word walkabout:

Walkabout refers to the belief of non-indigenous Australians that Aborigines were prone to “go walkabout” (a pidgin or perhaps quasi-pidgin expression) meaning that they would stop doing their jobs and wander through the bush for weeks at a time.

This has lead to a jocular modern usage, whereby someone who has unexpectedly wandered off to destination uncertain is said to have ‘gone walkabout’. It can also apply to a missing item, for example, “Have you seen my stapler, Doreen? It’s gone walkabout again.”

“Whereby someone who has unexpectedly wandered off to destination uncertain.” I like this a lot; my intention is to wander off to destinations uncertain with Greenfoot, and begin exploring how we can use this wonderful piece of software for teaching and learning Java. And, if I have anything to say about it, we’ll certainly have some fun along the way.