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| 19th November 2009 carol | Feedback?? - From: Wiluna, Nullagine and Marble Bar I am interested in how the children are responding after the laptops have been deployed in the school for a while? what is the feeling in the wider community? |
| 10th November 2009 Heru Sasongko | what a trip ! - From: Travel to Marble Bar from Perth I really enjoying reading your blog, this is the things that I really want to do, travelling arround this country....what a wonderful experience ! |
| 5th November 2009 kerry and Steve | - From: Wiluna, Nullagine and Marble Bar So that's why I haven't been able to get hold of you. Sounds as though you're having fun. A bit too hot for me! Love kerry. |
| 3rd November 2009 jan | interest from AISWA - From: Wiluna, Nullagine and Marble Bar Hi Guys - I will be watching your blog on this with huge interest, as I'm expecting to be visiting Lorraine and Jim at RAWA in the last week of November to see how they're going. Will probably be about 50 degrees by then! Can't wait to hear feedback from any of our AISWA schools. So pleased it's you guys handling the deployment. You'll do an awesome job. Love the photos too. Gorgeous kids.... and the oldies scrub up OK too. Makes a bit of a change from the Andes, Croatia and Holland eh? Not a scarf and beanie in sight! Love Jan X |
| 1st November 2009 Mum | Nullagine and Marble Bar - From: Wiluna, Nullagine and Marble Bar Looks like it was a great success !! The colour of the computers match the children's School tops and look very colourful. Hope the weather cools down as you head home. |
| 10th October 2009 katie wardle | its amazing - From: Eggers School ive been going to eggars the last few years and have loved every moment of it it is such an amazing place with not one horrible teacher.the headteacher mrs martin (ffelicity) is realy nice and gets along with every student and takes unkindness in a very sencible way. my whole family has gone to eggars and have not wished they gone to any other school. i wish there was some amazing texher award which i could give to mrs martin. |
| 21st September 2009 Weggs | Birds - From: Final Days Hi Karen, glad you enjoyed the pics of birds. It's been a focus of mine this trip and I wasn't sure whether all the bird photos would bore blog viewers! |
| 20th September 2009 Lucy | Great holiday - From: Final Days Great photos and too bad about the end of the holiday = it always happens!! |
| 18th September 2009 William HAwkins | Loved the place - From: De Grey and Port Hedland Hi I really enjoyed reading this page. I grew up in Southern Western Australia and have worked all over the country. I really enjoyed the job I had at Boodarrie and Finicuane Island except my supervisors did not keep to the promised work conditions and after a while I got sick so they sent me back to Perth and dropped me off the books. I quite liked the town and thought Boodarrie was a small city in itself and it was a beautiful place at night. The guys I worked with seemed to enjoy working with me and we had a mateship between us. I was so pleased to see some of your photos as they bought back some great memories of the sunrises over the site and some lovely sunsets. Once again thankyou for the memories.. Bill Hawkins |
| 17th September 2009 denise | - From: Final Days Hey Jude you will have to come in to work to catch up! Cheers Denise |
| 17th September 2009 Thelma | Last Days - From: Final Days I have enjoyed reading about your travels, but I am always happier when I know you are only a few streets away. The Wildflowers look lovely this year from all accounts. |
| 16th September 2009 Karen | Birds - From: Final Days We have enjoyed following your latest adventures. It was especially fun to see all the beautiful birds! Seattle birds are mostly dull ~ brown, gray. We do occasionally get to see a flash of yellow and red but nothing the least bit exotic. Fall is definitely in the air here. Our days are still 70 degrees but the rains are on their way. Ugh! It would be fun to know the total distance you covered. Happy trails! Karen & Spike |
| 14th September 2009 Kerry and Steve | - From: Point Samson Gotta love those sandflies! Love Kerry. |
| 6th September 2009 Kerry and Steve | - From: A few Days in Broome Your Broome pics are great. We loved Broome too. K and S. |
| 6th September 2009 Kerry Clark | - From: De Grey and Port Hedland Hi. You have had a rough trot. I hope that it's plain sailing from now on. We had an overnight at the DeGrey River too. It's a lovely spot isn't it? We're back to reality with a crash. I've just been doing my tax return. Love Kerry. |
| 4th September 2009 Weggs | Missng you too - From: 80 Mile Beach We are missing you too. Will have to have rematches of all our games next time we meet. There are no friendly groups at Point Samson. We are sandwiched between 2 permanents and people on the other side don't seen to have fiveses! |
| 4th September 2009 Weggs | Rodeo - From: Derby to Broome Yes, it would have been great if you could have stayed. Lorain was surpised that you had left so quickly - think she thought you would stay for the rodeo too. Thanks for the call last night. |
| 1st September 2009 kerry Clark | - From: Derby to Broome Love the tawny frogmouth and the photos of the rodeo riders. Wish we'd seen the rodeo. Kerry. |
| 1st September 2009 kerry Clark | - From: 80 Mile Beach No sandflies, I gather. Missing you guys. Love Kerry. |
| 16th August 2009 Weggs | Galvins Gorge - From: Finally - The Gibb River Road! Rags says that is one that he liked best. It is closed for camping so so you were lucky, Judy |
| 15th August 2009 Sue and Alan | Hi from London - From: Finally - The Gibb River Road! Hi Judy and Rags. Reading about Kununurra, Gibb River Road, Emma Gorge and Lake Argyle brought back great memories for us. We are on the last leg of our adventure. In London at present and leaving for Europe - Paris through to Rome - tomorrow. Stay safe and well. See you soon? Love, Sue and Alan x |
| 14th August 2009 Judy | Galvins Gorge - From: Finally - The Gibb River Road! This photo brings back memories of a weekend spent camped there in the early 80s. We were living in Derby. The water was flowing after the wet and we showered under the waterfall every morning! Your photos are stunning and I'm very jealous as I sit here in Busselton and listen to the rain on the tin roof!! |
| 14th August 2009 Judy | Still laughing - From: Work in Geraldton I had to chuckle when I read about Rags walking out of class. Probably some of my old year 7s! My kids went through that system and I'm pleased to say that they emerged unscathed, with good TEE scores and enough resilience to last a life time. |
| 14th August 2009 Rod Murtha | Where the bloody hell......... - From: From Derby to Kununurra on the highway Well, where have you been. Seemingly out of mobile range. Nice to Rags's sexy legs - off to wrestle a croc no doubt. Nice to see Clarkey looking more like the Clarkey I remember and hello to you to Jude. Christan and Diane are now in the U S as you probably know from facebook. What's next team? |
| 13th August 2009 Thelma | Derby to Kununarra. - From: From Derby to Kununurra on the highway Loved reading all about your journey to Kununarra and am looking forward to the next Blog about the Gibb River Road adventure. Great Photos too ! Love Mum |
| 19th July 2009 Diana Brown | The Best Things in Life .... - From: A few Days in Broome Great to hear about your adventures. Makes returning to work tomorrow seem like a real drag! I think Mal and I had better start planning our fun years. Keep on keeping on. Di |
| 18th July 2009 Weggs | Daughters - From: Port Hedland to Broome Their names are Julie and Richellle! drrrrrr...... |
| 16th July 2009 Budokan | Lovely pictures - From: Panda Country Thanks for the lovely pictures of the giant Panda. |
| 16th July 2009 Thelma | Birds and wild life - From: Port Hedland to Broome If you sink into the sand (or Mud) again Judy, please don't cry out like an animal in trouble ! I don't want to be the first mother to lose her daughter to a Wedge Tail in Aust. !! All sounds a very relaxing holiday. |
| 16th July 2009 Chris (son) | hmmmm - From: Port Hedland to Broome Rags has 2 daughters?! What's her name? |
| 8th July 2009 Solly Hawke | Happy Birthday! - From: A week in Nullagine Hi Rags and Judy, Happy birthday Rags! We celebrated your birthday with a birth of our own on the 7/7 - Nat's baby daughter - Jade Louise. Cheers, Solly |
| 26th June 2009 Weggs | Hope so - From: Marble Bar Caravan Park for Two Weeks I hope it keeps getting better too but it's been great so far anyway. |
| 26th June 2009 Weggs | No crocs - From: Marble Bar Caravan Park for Two Weeks No crocs to be seen yet. They are further north! |
| 25th June 2009 Lucy | marbles - From: Marble Bar Caravan Park for Two Weeks The place looks pristine and very relaxing. Ive lost my voice and teaching is a bit tougher. Hope the rest of your tour gets better and better!! |
| 24th June 2009 Lorraine and Fred | - From: Marble Bar Caravan Park for Two Weeks Hi you two, Loving the updates. Have you seen any crocs yet? |
| 15th June 2009 Lucy | Good looking!! - From: Exmouth to Marble Bar All your photos look too good and that you're having a great time!!Damn!! Wish I could be there! |
| 5th June 2009 Weggs | To Mum - From: Delightful spot by the sea We are not meeting Kerry until after the middle of July. The nights here are pretty warm. We are using the blue cotton balnket you gave us now. love ya |
| 5th June 2009 Lorraine and Fred | - From: Delightful spot by the sea Not in the least bit jealous!!! Looks wonderful, wish we were with you. Stay safe. |
| 4th June 2009 Thelma | Travelling North ! - From: Delightful spot by the sea Enjoy reading about your travels. I've only been as far as Monkey Mia, so from here on in it will new territory I'll be reading about as you travel further North. When do you meet up with Kerry ? Mornings are cooling down in Perth, going down to 4degs over night on the weekend. How are the nights where you are,cool ? Love Ya, Mum |
| 26th April 2009 Shrackers | Thank you - From: From Hanoi to Cao Bang - the bike ride Thank you, Rags and Judy for all the effort you put into recording our trip and sharing it with us. Loved reading it from another perspective. Hope we can travel together again sometime. Jan & Kev |
| 24th April 2009 Weggs | Photos - From: Almost home again. Hi Mum, the photos are all back. I hadn't deleted the folders with the exported ones in for the travelblog and of course I always have the originals! |
| 24th April 2009 Thelma | Singapore - From: Almost home again. What a shame all your photos have been lost. I hope you still have them on your Memory Card !! Did you go to Mustafas' in Little India ? I don't know if there is more than one Mustafas. |
| 23rd April 2009 Kerry Clark | Great holiday - From: Almost home again. What a holiday. I like the idea of walks and bike rides interspersed with other forms of transport. The cheap beer sounded like quite a drawcard. Singapore has certainly changed for the better since I was there last. Look forward to seeing you up north for the Gibb River adventure. Love Kerry. |
| 23rd April 2009 Thelma | Vietnam - From: Last 2 days in Hanoi The photos are very interesting. The populace must get very tired with the heat and the cheap beer !! The poverty wouldn't help, either !! |
| 20th April 2009 Roodog | Just like being there! - From: From Hanoi to Cao Bang - the bike ride Hi Judy, thanks for the blog, saves me the trouble of doing my own and I like your version. Mine would just be a list of favorite beers and good local meals....ha ha ha Notice you left out all the dirt on you and Raggs ? Maybe I should do my own. |
| 19th April 2009 Diana Brown | Exhausted - From: From Hanoi to Cao Bang - the bike ride Sounds like you are having a wonderful time but you are making me exhausted just reading about it. As for me, this holiday has been about a good book and a comfy chair. Keep up the hard work for us all. Really, sounds like fun. Love Di |
| 18th April 2009 Thelma | Vietnam - From: From Hanoi to Cao Bang - the bike ride Well it certainly looks llke a different holiday for you this time !! The country looks lovely but the kitchen didn't look to choice! It didn't sound as though you were any safer on the bus than you were on the bikes. I'll be glad to see you home. The accommodation certainly appeared very nice. The curtains were a different "Look". What time do you arrive home? And do you want me to pick you up ? Love Ya. |
| 18th April 2009 Larni | - From: From Hanoi to Cao Bang - the bike ride Hey Guys This sounds pretty full on, not my idea of a holiday! Although the pic of the accommodation you put on here for me is better than the description of some of the other places. Love the updates! Larni |
| 15th April 2009 Lucy | Sapa - From: In the mountains and the cool! Hi your holiday looks like it has started well. A very pleasant looking environment. Eating well I see!! You are starting to convince us that Vietnam is worth visiting. Have more fun!! |
| 14th April 2009 Thelma | Sapa - From: In the mountains and the cool! Certainly looks very exotic. Very colourful too. Hope the bike ride goes well. And how is your leg from the exhaust pipe ? Hope it's not to bad. Luv Ya |
| 14th April 2009 Thelma | Mountain Trek - From: Trekking through local villages Loved the pics., was disappointed when there were no more !!Did you buy anything from the children ? Tourists are probably the high point of their day ! Like the way the hills are carved out , very interesting. Luv Ya |
| 12th April 2009 Thelma | Hanoi - From: Hanoi - first stop in Vietnam The traffic sounds horrendous......your braver than me!!!Your haircut looks alright to me too Judy. But I think you were brave once again to trust a Hairdresser in Vietnam. Am enjoying my Easter down here with Florrie and Eileen,I like being with Family. Love Ya |
| 12th April 2009 Glenn and Di | delicious! - From: Hanoi - first stop in Vietnam Hi After reading this we're wishing we came with you Hmm maybe next time Those road rules or lack of seem to work well Now just have to educate the balance of the Perth drivers and podes to think the same way Love Glenn and Di |
| 11th April 2009 Richard & Jennifer | Glad you finally made it!!! - From: Hanoi - first stop in Vietnam Hanoi traffic can be quite a shock. Glad you finally made it. Wish that you had let us know, Jennifer's niece could have met you and made your arrival a little smoother. If you return to Hanoi from Sapa, we suggest that you eat at the LaSalsa which is close to the Catholic Church about one block behind the ANZ bank. We were in Hanoi last November, and it's changed a lot since we lived there ten years ago. Enjoy your trip and let us know if we can assist it any way. |
| 8th April 2009 Thelma | Singapore - From: On the way! You seemed to have packed a lot into your visit to Singapore. I was happy to hear the Cable car ride over to Sentosa wasn't worth the money.....'cause I would have loved to have done it when Liz and I were there,but Liz doesn't like heights. The Arab area looked interesting too.Enjoyed all the pics., looking forward to seeing more. Hot here today, in the 30s. |
| 27th March 2009 Weggs | Where? - From: A couple of nights in Katanning I have the brochures and spoke to Kelly and no one mentioned anything about something like this. We drove around but didn't see any signs?? Maybe it's closed at this time of the year. We'll just have to go back. |
| 27th March 2009 Ryan Murtha | didnt u - From: A couple of nights in Katanning I hope ur not telling me that u stayed in kattaning for a few days and didnt go to the adults playground with massive slides clearly the best part of kattaning! |
| 16th March 2009 kerry burns | stone house - From: Bremer Bay What a lovely stone house. It seems he is very talented. :) |
| 16th March 2009 Thelma | How lucky are you - From: Bremer Bay What a lovely part of the country your in. God's own ! I loved the Stonemason's Castle. Glad to hear you are getting a few fish. Your should return home feeling very rested. Love Ya, Mum |
| 16th March 2009 Lucy | hidden treasure - From: Bremer Bay Well, it looks like Bremer Bay was worth a stop - too bad we didn't get the time to go to the wedding! Enjoy! |
| 16th March 2009 jamie | kiwiland - From: Restful days in Walpole i think we did the exact same trip in 91. we have all the same pictures. if i didn't live in god's country (canada) i would emigrate to new zealand. mind you i am in mexico at the moment enjoying a warm winter. trevor the whinging pom says hello to you both.... and yes, he is still whinging (is that how you spell it???) |
| 23rd October 2008 Thelma | New Zealand - From: Last days in New Zealand Have thoroughly enjoyed reading about your travels in New Zealand, if I can't go there myself, your holiday has been the next best thing. Love Mum |
| 20th October 2008 Thelma | Jade Country - From: Jade country and goodbye west coast. Gee, just goes to show what lying out in a fierce sun does to one's skin !! That bloke certainly never put enough sun-screen on !!Love Mum |
| 20th October 2008 Thelma | Bad Weather - From: Glacier Country What a shame you had to have all that bad wet weather when you were in such a scenic part of the country. |
| 18th October 2008 Thema | Wow ! - From: A new experience - paragliding! What a wonderful experience for you both going over Queenstown Hang-gliding !! I would love to do that. Such a beautiful country !! Makes one wonder why the New Zealanders would want to leave it .And I love the cute little train, what a great Tourist Attraction ??? |
| 2nd October 2008 Mum | Moeracki Boulers - From: Dunedin to the Catlins Well how fascinating were the Moeracki Boulders and the Petrified Forest.!!! You must have been a bit disappointed ! The views of Dunedin would have made up for it though. Looks a lovely place. And I was glad you had the right jacket on Judy when you visited Cadbury's. Matched beautifully with the old van ! Love Ya |
| 2nd October 2008 Mum | Mt. Cook - From: South Island - A new adventure! Does this mean you didn't do a Helicopter Flight over Mt. Cook ? Everything sounds very expensive over there. The saving of $5 on the bus, by walking one stop, sounds outrageous to me. Glad to hear all was ok with the camper van after you got going. Love Ya |
| 2nd October 2008 Mum | Lucky Buggers - From: Fiordland National Park The scenery looks absolutely beautiful. I would love to visit Doubtful Sound.How majestic it looks !! Enjoy your holiday in that lovely country. Love Ya. |
| 30th September 2008 Weggs | Enjoy - From: Last days on North Island Have a great time in Canberra. We are in the Catlins in NZ. Not much Internet here so we'll have to save our blog update until we get a wireless connection at the right price! cheers J |
| 25th September 2008 Kerry Clark | - From: Last days on North Island Love the photos. What a good idea to show a plate of food. I will use this idea of showing small detail and not just the big picture when we go to Canberra next week.Thanks and enjoy the south island. Love Kerry. |
| 24th September 2008 Larni | yummo - From: Last days on North Island Im jealous! Scallops!!!! Make sure we get food shots please ;-) |
| 24th September 2008 Mum | North Island - From: Last days on North Island Have enjoyed reading about your travels around the North Island. Safe travelling to the South. Will be looking forward to seeing the Pics. Wish it was me. Love ya lots |
| 24th September 2008 max and kay | lucky yous - From: We climbed a "mountain" some wonderful views of nz, brings back memories. max. |
| 23rd September 2008 Bette | Photos - From: Taupo, Turangi,Tongariro and Te Kuiti Love the photos, can just see it all, look forward to stunning South Island ones. |
| 23rd September 2008 Pat | Snow - From: Taupo, Turangi,Tongariro and Te Kuiti We will be seeing the 4 letter word before we know it...S N O W ...Come on over Mum and be the lucky one yourself. |
| 22nd September 2008 Mum | Lucky Travellers - From: Taupo, Turangi,Tongariro and Te Kuiti Arn't you the lucky ones seeing all that snow !! Loved the photos, beautiful scenery.Will be looking forward to spectacular photos from South Island . Keep well and enjoying yourselves. Love Mum |
| 18th September 2008 Weggs | "pissing" down - From: We climbed a "mountain" Hi, Yeah well, we haven't taken photos on the rainy days! Like today. We enjoyed a rest day today - the rain was just an excuse. It gave Rags' foot a chance to rest too. |
| 18th September 2008 Kerry Clark | Lucky buggers - From: We climbed a "mountain" Looks as though you're getting some great weather. It's pissing down here. Enjoy your adventures. Love Kerry and Steve. |
| 17th September 2008 Weggs | Blog - From: We climbed a "mountain" Read your blog and enjoyed reading about your holiday too. We're a real blogging family, aren't we? |
| 17th September 2008 Weggs | NZ - From: We climbed a "mountain" No, he wasn't saying that. He was trying to be funny in response to some messages about Kiwis and sheep..... You know how he is..... |
| 16th September 2008 Mum | Beautiful New Zealand - From: We climbed a "mountain" Thoroughly enjoyed reading about your travels in NZ. Sounds like your having a great time. Back to HH and my mentoring for me today. I was happy to be back. Have updated my blog too. Have a read. Love Ya lots. |
| 16th September 2008 Lucy | sheep? - From: We climbed a "mountain" So you're telling us that the sheep were fitter than you? |
| 15th September 2008 Lucy | coramandel - From: New Zealand - The Coromandel Loved the photos - look good enough to draw me thither! |
| 12th September 2008 Larni Retallack | Nullagine Ned - From: New Zealand - Home exchange in Omokoroa Yes! So cute Miss Judy and Mr Rags! ;-) |
| 12th September 2008 Weggs | Other Blog? - From: New Zealand - Home exchange in Omokoroa Do you mean for Nullagine Ned? It's http://nullaginened.edublogs.org/ Cheers Judy |
| 11th September 2008 Larni Retallack | - From: New Zealand - Home exchange in Omokoroa Hey there I had to laugh when I read about your UK shopping trips! I can vouch for that!!! The area looks beautiful, Love the flowers too! Whats the address for your other blog? L x |
| 11th September 2008 Weggs | Thames railway - From: New Zealand - Home exchange in Omokoroa We plan to go back through the Thames and the lady at the tourist bureau mentioned the railway so will do if we can fit it in and it isn't pouring with rain. Intermittent showers today. Thanks for being the first to comment cheers from R n J |
| 10th September 2008 jamie | memories - From: New Zealand - Home exchange in Omokoroa we travelled that area about 15 years ago and loved it very much. if you are around thames, check out the driving creek railway... all hand built, and the brian boru pub. we had a great murder mystery weekend there. |
| 27th August 2008 Michelle Williams | Sounds wonderful - From: Nullagine Hi guys Loved reading your blog and checking out the photos. I have really enjoyed the descriptions of the adventures in and out of the classroom. We are currently remote too - in Pormpuraaw as we speak doing Internet training for managers of new public access facilities plus doing awareness raising workshops for community folk. Just a ball. We will have to swap travel stories next year. Still planning a 2009 trip west. Some of it may be to the Kimberly to continue this project. Michelle |
| 19th August 2008 Helen Magner | - From: Nullagine Love your pictures and your reports on these remote places and the people who live there. Good stuff! |
| 14th August 2008 Dave | Nullagine - From: Nullagine Hello to you both. Hammond Innes wrote "Golden Soak" that was based upon the Nullagine area. I must say that it looks very much as Karratha did when I lived there in the 1980's - Dave (Harold Hawthrne) |
| 14th August 2008 Larni | Nullagine - From: Nullagine Hey there love your pics and hearing about your travels. The lively bunch look like they are having a ball with you there and the yoyos look like a hit! |
| 14th August 2008 Mum | Nullagine - From: Nullagine Found it all very interesting.The country looks very red to me. And I'm glad to hear that very little bull dust found it's way into the van. Glad your enjoying yourselves.And it sounds like your enjoying the teaching bit too. Love Mum |
| 8th August 2008 Weggs | Washing the car - From: Two weeks in Marble Bar Hi Mum We don't get to wash anything here -it's not allowed in the caravan park and we are going on dirt roads to Nullagine in the morning so it's not worth it. Only got 3 out of 4 IWB's working. There is something wrong with the 4th. The woman is coming up on the 21st and bringing a controller with her - whatever that is! love ya J |
| 4th August 2008 Mum | The Red Earth - From: Two weeks in Marble Bar Am enjoying reading about you experience at Marble Bar.It all sounds so different to "City Life"! The soil is very red, isn't it ? Have you found much bull-dust up there? Dreadful stuff !!How often do you wash the car?? It's good to see that the locals are looking after their land so well, they have such an affinity with it, don't they ?? Looks like it will be "Hello" and "Goodbye" when you arrive home. Holidays beckon ! Hope your able to get the IBW working tomorrow. It was great talking to you, love Mum |
| 1st August 2008 Judy K | Life Looks Good - From: Travel to Marble Bar from Perth Good to see that there is life on the other side. Just need to find that elusive gold pot so I can get out!! |
| 29th July 2008 Weggs | weather - From: Travel to Marble Bar from Perth Perfect weather today again - top of about 31 degrees... It only gets there for a short time and then it cools off quickly. cya J |
| 29th July 2008 Weggs | Bad Luck - From: Travel to Marble Bar from Perth Yes, we had some more bad luck with a tyre. When we walked out this morning the tyre on the caravan was flat too. Still to deal with that one! Love ya J |
| 28th July 2008 Lucy | All the luck! - From: Travel to Marble Bar from Perth Well Some people have all the luck travelling north in the beautiful fine warm weather while us working folk in Perth have to deal with rain, rain, rain!! I remember Dale Gorge and other gorges, and recall how lovely they were. Enjoy yourselves and don't you work too hard!! (ha, ha) |
| 28th July 2008 Mum | Good to hear from you - From: Travel to Marble Bar from Perth Hi, Sounds like you had a pretty good trip and I'm glad to hear you have arrived safe and sound. Bad luck about the tyre,but these things happen. It's been cool here and we've had some good rains with more forecast for tonight. I'll give your Mum a ring Rags and let her know a Blog entry has arrived. Love mum |
| 19th May 2008 Pat | Where are you? - From: ANZAC weekend From Perth where are these pics taken? Looks like you were drinking alot of coffee and getting wet. Ya cannot complain about the rain. It feels like snow today. Our May 24 weekend and it is about 5 degrees. What a cold spring we are having. Take care and drive carefully. Pat |
| 17th April 2008 Weggs | Ute - From: Marble Bar It's the school troopie so I have no idea what the fuel economy was like. We are having problems with the tags for the photos from 7 onwards. can you see these labels? or numbered labels? |
| 17th April 2008 pat | tripping Australia - From: Marble Bar Looks pretty desolate. I do like the UT. What is the fuel milage? Be safe and look out for stunned mullets. It is your turn...Nudge |
| 28th February 2008 Weggs | Prickly Pears - From: Gold Coast to Perth We did try the green fleshy leaves in Mexico but can't remember tasting the fruit! |
| 28th February 2008 Weggs | Exploring OZ - From: Gold Coast to Perth As we discovered on our quick dash across Australia there were a lot of places we'd love to go back and explore- especially in NSW! Start planning now for another trip! |
| 28th February 2008 Weggs | Travel around OZ - From: Gold Coast to Perth Maybe we can meet up and travel around Oz together for a while. Bluebberrys and mead - what a combo |
| 28th February 2008 Weggs | Toad Hunt - From: Gold Coast to Perth Yeah, the toad hunt was a real highlight. I'm sure we won't wait another 17 years before we meet! |
| 28th February 2008 Kerry Clark | Welcome home - From: Gold Coast to Perth At last I read your blog only to find you're back home already. Loved your photos. The new vehicle is pretty spiffy. Steve would love it. We are looking at Toyota personnel carriers with a view to going around Aus in a couple of years. All is well here. Sean has moved out with a couple of mates to a house in Denmark. He is a bit sick of his job in vineyard maintenance but is continuing with it for now. I am still doing 3 days a week at the blueberry farm and one at the meadery. Love to you both, Kerry and Steve. |
| 27th February 2008 Jan Woolrych | Pity I missed the Toad Hunt - From: Gold Coast to Perth Judy, pleased that Rob took you 'toad hunting' - they are the torment of the tropics. When they reach Sydney/Canberra there will be action!!! Maybe we will meet next time you are 'east' or we are 'west'. Jan |
| 26th February 2008 pat | Are you staying at home now for a bit? - From: Gold Coast to Perth Moss certainly doesn'r grow under your feet. Rags finally got his big boys toy. Nsw looks great. We should come back and check it out when you get the caravan! |
| 24th February 2008 claudia | prickley pears - From: Gold Coast to Perth H Jude, they are indeed pests - but they are the most delectable fruits you could ever taste! I just adore them whenever I can lay a gloved hand on them! enjoy, cm |
| 24th February 2008 Weggs | Memories - From: Gold Coast to Perth The Norseman Quarantine station is nothing but an empty shell. Border town is right on the border and I didn't remember it either. We looked for the Welcome to WA sign that I remember from years ago but it wasn't there! I tried to pick out Aunty Jean's house near Penong but htere were several that looked like I remembered! Thanks for the comments, Mum |
| 24th February 2008 Thelma | The Straight Road - From: Gold Coast to Perth I found the photos of the trip from Ceduna to Perth brought memories flooding back to me. Nothing very much has changed since Errol and I used to try and make our yearly pilgrimage over to Adelaide to see our families. Except we did see Wombats, emus and Kangaroos back in those days. Where is Border Town ? I don't remember that place. And Norseman used to be where the Quarantine Station was in W.A. Is it not there now? The new car looks very nice and I hope it gives you years of safe travelling. I really enjoyed this entry on your blog. |
| 24th February 2008 Yvonne | - From: Back on home ground! You guys are ever amazing :) The K/P students were thrilled to receive the Mexican hat recently - they keep asking about Tommy Turtle ;P I am so happy you have had a great adventure - and you took us all with you :) See you soon :) |
| 30th January 2008 Dana | - From: Last stop before home - back in Beijing Judy and Rags, A wonderful and entertaining blog that has inspired me to do some more tripping around. It has become a regular "fix" for me and I shall miss it. Your China travels brought back lots of memories and laughs, though it is hard to believe how cold it has been. Welcome home. Dana |
| 30th January 2008 thelma | Home - From: Last stop before home - back in Beijing Welcome home Judy and Rags. What am I going to look out for every day on the computer now? I found your blog very interesting, and will miss it. Ah well, there's your South West 4 day holiday coming up, perhaps you can blog that ?? |
| 28th January 2008 Larni | Shoppping!! - From: Shopping in Shanghai Hey there Dont blame you for not eating the snails Judy! But very pleased to hear about the handbag purchase!! The 64MB stick sounds fantastic too. You guys are good bargain hunters. Cant wait to see you when you get home. Larni x |
| 24th January 2008 Weggs | Pandas - From: Panda Country Found a little pair of panda pics today! |
| 23rd January 2008 Chelle | panda - From: Panda Country Well if you can't bring the panda, I guess a keyring will do! :P |
| 23rd January 2008 Weggs | Panda - From: Panda Country Will a panda keyring do ? |
| 23rd January 2008 Chelle | - From: Panda Country Can you bring me home a panda please!! :D |
| 22nd January 2008 Thelma | China - From: A break with a five star cruise! All looks and sounds very interesting,but I'm glad it was you doing it and not me. I can see what you mean about the smog.I wonder what it will be like when the Games are on ? Love Mum |
| 20th January 2008 Thelma | Luxury - From: A taste of altitude! Hi, glad to see you at last had a bit of luxury ! China and Tibet both look really interesting,but I have now lost my urge to go there. The sound of the food your eating all sounds like "Bali Belly" to me. Cabbage first thing in the morning ? Not for this ole girl! Looking forward to your return on Tuesday week, let me know what time your coming in, Love Mum. |
| 15th January 2008 Weggs | Flipvideo - From: The Train Trip to Tibet - Qinghai-Tibet Railway Hey, that looks cool! Why did I buy a new video camera- that looks better. See you soon and you can demo it! |
| 14th January 2008 Larni | - From: The Train Trip to Tibet - Qinghai-Tibet Railway Hey there You guys are brave...no leaving Judy in a taxi Rags!!! Take pics of the luxury hotel please Ive just received my new toy from USA, check out www.flipvideo.com L |
| 11th January 2008 Thelma | Knowledge - From: A smoggy 2 days in Xian Hi, looks like you've seen some wonderous sights, Jack said he hopes he gets the REAL goods on it all, (The Terra Cotta Warriors.) Nothing like the pretend words you play in Scrabulous.Howling horrid screaming lies you make up as you go along !Pathetic word choices for your tile placement. Whoever heard of using Acronyms!! Love Ya Mum |
| 10th January 2008 Weggs | Squat Toilets - From: Beijing Hi Kez, yeah, don't like the squat toilets, only use them when I have to. We have an "American Standard" toilet at the hostel and are centrally located so we came back to drop off our purchases and use it before going out again today! We booked into someting a bit more upmarket in Lhasa so will be interested to see what we get for alost twice the price. It's new too, only been opened since June last year. Loving China- could have stayed longer. Less than 2 weeks and we'll be home. Judy |
| 9th January 2008 kerry | hotel - From: Beijing Hotel sounds perfect. Having a freindly atmosphere makeds up for a lot. You want helpful when you are somewhere that different. Hubby would say as long as it's clean cheap is what you want.It's been a long trip and then theres more $ for other things (think shopping.. my thoughts :) ) The squat toilets would be tough. We done for surviving them if your knees aren't good Judy. So impressed by your wall of China visit. It's been an ambition of mine to visit it since I was in high school. |
| 8th January 2008 Weggs | Who needs luxury? - From: Beijing We don't need luxury. We need clean, bathroom, secure, free wifi, helpful and all inclusive. Luxury is expensive eg 17 euros for wifi at the Hilton. This place is like a family. There is staff on every floor and a woman guarding us on our floor and the woman at the desk greets us every time we come in or go out. cheers J |
| 7th January 2008 Thelma | beijing - From: Beijing All looks very Chinese !! When Rags was returning to the Hotel with your new case, I hope the trykes with the riders weren't your new purchases ?? The hotel looks very ordinary, hope it was more luxurious inside. |
| 6th January 2008 Weggs | Shopping - From: Last days in Europe Hi Larni Just got back from shopping - what an experience! We had to buy ANOTHER suitcase to put it all in! Rags got his jacket like your Dad's that he was after = most expensive thing we bought at $A25. I got a quilted one and a few fake bags etc! And guess we haven't finished yet! |
| 6th January 2008 Larni | - From: Last days in Europe HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Judy I hope you improve soon, it sounds like you have had a terrible run. Love the pics and hearing the updates Cant wait to hear about the shopping in China! |
| 2nd January 2008 Weggs | Hi and Happy New Year - From: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Thanks for the comment, Jill and Ira. Bugambilias seems like a long time ago now but it was a lovely place to stay wasn't it? |
| 1st January 2008 Jill and Ira | Happy New Year - From: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Hi Judy and Rags, We met at Las Bugambilias in August and shared some refreshments at the restaurant upstairs. We were just looking through our stuff from the trip and found your address. . We are enjoying reading about your further travels and the terrific photography! Enjoy the rest of your trip and have a happy and healthy 2008! Jill and Ira |
| 28th December 2007 Weggs | Thanks - From: Puerto Vallarta - Final Week Hi jenny Thanks for reading the site and commenting so we know you found it useful. If you hook up with the expats you'll have a great time. Try www.pvscene.com and the forum that has details of forthcoming events http://www.vallartascene.com/ Cheers Judy |
| 27th December 2007 Jenny | Hey there - From: Puerto Vallarta - Final Week Well, somehow I stummbled on to your site and couldn't stop reading it! I am heading down to Puerto Vallarta New years and I was searching for things to do. I felt a little like I was being intrusive on your site because I don't know you, but I feel like I kinda do now. I just wanted to say you did a brilliant job with the pictures and the descriptions, I felt like I was there with you. Thanks |
| 27th December 2007 Weggs | Return - From: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Hi Sandy, Have a great break. bet you were glad to finish work. We'll be back at the end of Jan so will be right for the next "Dinner for 8". CYA then Judy |
| 27th December 2007 Sandy | Happy New Year - From: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Hi guys, since I missed wishing you Merry Christmas at least I am early for this holiday! Looks like fun - too bad about the illness. - 6 sounds crisp but I know not really unpleasant although I am happy here even in the scorching heat with limited air con and no water in our great new cement pool. Never mind, I finished work today and I'm joining Neil and entourage tomorrow for the week. We are on our own for 4 days so looking forward to the resort down south. By the way when is your expected date of return?? It must be comin up soon. Somerville movies are in swing! Cheers! Sandy |
| 26th December 2007 Victor & Helen | Merry Christmas - From: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year And a belated Merry Christmas to you as well, Judy and Rags. It's been great reading your blog. For the past couple of days we've really, really wished we were there in northern Europe with you - you've probably heard we've had a scorcher of a Christmas and Boxing Day here in Perth. Not pleasant at all, lost many of my flowers, and not had much energy to do much other than sit inside with the aircon going most of the day. Oh well, that is Australia for you! All the best for the New Year to you two, and to fellow blog-readers. |
| 26th December 2007 Thelma | Amsterdam - From: Christmas in the Netherlands So glad you were able to see a Doc. and he was able to find out what your problem was Judy. I hope you will soon be feeling your old self again. And I'm glad to hear it seems a bit warmer in Amsterdam. By the look of the photos it looks as cold and bleak as Germany did. Perhaps I don't want to experience a winter Christmas after all ! Don't particularly want it as hot as we have had it either, but at least I don't have to go outside in the 41deg heat today to do any sight seeing. I suppose the shops are overflowing with their After Chrissie Sales though. Love Mum |
| 26th December 2007 Thelma | Merry Christmas - From: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year And Merry Christmas form Perth !!Sorry, no photo. |
| 24th December 2007 Weggs | Thanks - From: A holiday from a holiday Rags will be plaesed that beer is cheap. It's the same in Europe, cheaper to buy beer than coke or water. We are getting tired of the cold weather but saw that it's generally not colder than it is here. We are getting used to the toilet problem. wE saw one at the Stuttgart Railway station (i think) called McCleans but they wanted 1 Euro and 10 cents to use it so needless to say I waited until I got on the train where it's free! We are armed with antibacterial and tissues. Thanks for the advice Judy |
| 23rd December 2007 Larni | Vienna - From: Vienna - a revisit Hey there Have had no computer for a bit cos my charger died. Just caught up with your travels and Im SO jealous....Vienna! I love seeing the pics of things Ive seen too but yours are covered in snow! |
| 23rd December 2007 Thelma | Grim - From: Being unwell is the pits! Glad to hear that you enjoyed your cruise. What a pity someone had to come on board and spread their Flu germs with everyone else! But what would one do if the tickets were paid for and one had flown from some far flung country to do the cruise. A dilemma eh? Judy looks decidedly unhappy in the photo and the scenery looks equally so. Very grim and cold. It must be beautiful in the warmer weather though with all the green trees and lovely Germanic buildings. I hope you feel a lot better by the time you arrive in Amsterdam Judy. Not long now and Pat and Jack will be here with me. I am looking forward to seeing them so much. I just hope the weather will be kind to them. 38degs is forecast for Christmas day, a bit daunting. I will probably put my "Sit-me-down" on a chair and stay indoors for the day at Steve and Yvonnes. I'm sure Christmas must be so much more fun in the snow. Love Mum |
| 22nd December 2007 Weggs | Change of email - From: Danube Cruise No worries Kerry, travelblog handles sending out emails to the email you subscribe with automatically! Great to hear you are enjoying the blog! |
| 22nd December 2007 kerry | wow - From: Danube Cruise Loving every minute of your adventures Judy and Rags look forward to the next read. *note the change of email in your subscriptions list ( not sure if you have to approve it) |
| 17th December 2007 Thelma | Lanzarote - From: From Cesky Krumlov to Cesky Budejovice Did you read the comment Dana wrote on your Lanzarote Blog about China ? Beautiful buildings where you've been in Europe. Hope your enjoying your cruise. Love Mum |
| 14th December 2007 Mandys | Cold - From: In the spa town! Having just come back from HOT Africa, and we're getting quite warm here too, your holidays are looking decidedly cooler every time we look! How is the frosbite? I suppose the amount of food you eat has to do with keeping warm? Cheers and a Merry Christmas to you in cold Europe Love Lucy and Roman |
| 13th December 2007 Thelma | Good Eating - From: In the spa town! That Pork Knuckle looks good to me !!! The breakfasts don't sound very appertising, but I dare-say people living in colder climates need more than a couple of pieces of toast to keep them warm. Cheers, love Mum |
| 12th December 2007 Weggs | Tried tit! - From: Two days in Prague Well, I'll certainly fix that little blunder! Glad to hear you're still with us! cheers from rainy Cesky Krumlov Judy |
| 9th December 2007 Diana Brown | You still make me laugh - From: Two days in Prague Gee I have enjoyed following your travels but today was best of all. Have a read of your words under the Gingerbread pic. My belly is still hurting from laughing. Di |
| 8th December 2007 Moe and Colin | - From: Two days in Prague Pleased to see that you arrived ok at your next destination. It looks a facinating city. Hope its not too cold. It has not stopped raining since you left here!! |
| 8th December 2007 Thelma | Prague - From: Two days in Prague Well this all looks very interesting. I love the bridges. I knew there had to have been a bridge somewhere in the world called Judith !!I didn't just name my kids a "Fad Name". And it looks like you are having a feast, Rags, in that first piccie, I hope you didn't eat all of the food in the Pic !!I feel sure Judy's share is there too. Enjoy the cruise, love Mum |
| 5th December 2007 Thelma | UK - From: Last days in England Have enjoyed following your holiday travels around the UK. I am now looking forward to reading about your cruise and your Christmas in Holland. Enjoy it all, love Mum |
| 4th December 2007 Dana | - From: A holiday from a holiday Hi Judy and Rags, I have loved reading your very entertaing blogs, you must be having a wonderful time and seeing so much. I don't blame you for avoiding the swims Judy as it must be freezing, though nice to warm up at the bar later. Thelma asked me to pass on a few thoughts from China. I think the main thing is to avoid drinking any tap water and have bottled, even to wash your mouth out when you clean your teeth. If the water is a bit boring the beer is very good and cheap and you can buy it anywhere (not that I tried it for my teeth). It is not always cold but I think that the weather you will be in will cool it pretty quickly. The best wine is as good as our worst cask stuff and if you fancy some of this take a cork screw with you. I don't know about the spirits and if you pointed a finger at smeone to indicate a measure anything could happen! Language communication is a real problem Take a lot of small packs of tissues with you as toilet paper is not high on their list of prioritys, and anti bacterial hand wash is a must. Speaking of toilets the cleanest western ones were in McDonalds, but most of the others left a lot to be desired. I shall look forward to reading your thoughts on the squats. Always remember to take a hotel card with you as you will find it hard to communicate with the taxi drivers. I hope you have a great time as it is a very interesting country. Stay healthy and if it rains don't slip on the spit! |
| 24th November 2007 Weggs | Cold - From: Last Week in Bardfield Yes, it has turned quite cold now. When Rags was raking this morning he said there was some white stuff which he thought looked like fertilizer but then realised was ice from the overnight frost. We're having second thoughts about the cold weather in China! Enjoy your holiday too. We'll put lots of photos up of the canaries when we get back here next Monday. |
| 24th November 2007 Thelma | added photos - From: Last Week in Bardfield See what you mean about being cold. The photos are good though. Hope you enjoy your stay in the Canary Islands, it will be a bit warmer there. Will look for piccies when you come back, bye now, love Mum |
| 19th November 2007 Mandys | Lucy and Roman - From: A Taste of Scotland Hi there, glad to see you're still enjoying the delights of travel. Too bad that we've finished ours and having to look on enviously! Cheers! Hope you keep warm with lots of good warming tipple! |
| 18th November 2007 Weggs | Derby - From: A taste of the Lakes District Oh Dave, wish you'd told us there was something to see at Derby before we went passed it! We'd always love to stay longer in an area especially the Lakes District and Ben Lomond Park. Thanks for the comments. Cheers Judy |
| 18th November 2007 Dave | Derby - From: A taste of the Lakes District It was a shame that you bypassed Derby, where "Bonny Prince Charlie" arrived at on his conquest of England. There are hills of limestone where you pick up fossilised sea shells and the ‘Blue John Mines plus the plague village of Eyam and not forgetting the grave of Little John of Robin Hood days at Hathersage. Roman Roads abound in that area and many 7,000 year old Neolithic grave sites. |
| 18th November 2007 Dave | Been there - From: A taste of the Lakes District Blackpool? I was in the Police in that area on Traffic. Yes the lights are better at night. But many things are, I had a wife that was! The Lakes are magnificent and an artists delight. Spend more time in places if you are able. There is SO much to see of years past. |
| 18th November 2007 Dave - Mum's fried | Och! Away - From: A Taste of Scotland Lovely to see the photos. But - don't use warm water to wash off the ice from the windscreen! You can crack it! Scrape it off with a credit card (Expired) or buy de-icer from a garage. I know the Lake District well - pleased you managed to see it. Enjoy the haggis and the black pudding, Savoury Duck and all those things. Dave - Harold Hawthorne |
| 17th November 2007 Larni | - From: A Taste of Scotland Hi there Glad you made it to Edinburgh, you got better pics than me! Shame you didn't go into Glasgow it is very different but you cant do it all. Im glad the food is getting mentions, my cuisine page has had lots of hits. well it was hard to come back to the land of the living.We sat with two nurses who work in the Hospital at Blackpool and exactly as they described i think. They were gorgeous girls though that commuted there. Stay safe, keep writing xx |
| 17th November 2007 Weggs | Scottish Flag - From: A Taste of Scotland Oops, and I was a Boy Scout! Have fixed. Glad all well in Vallarta Jim, could do with a bit of your temperature here at the moment! Keep in touch. Cheers Rags |
| 17th November 2007 Thelma | Scotland. - From: A Taste of Scotland Well Scotland certainly looks a very interesting place to visit. Don't they call it the Home of the Brave ? I think I can see why now. There looks like a lot of climbing to me! But the views are magnificent that's for sure. And how did you enjoy the Haggis, Rags? I could have eaten the Black Pudding because I like that, but no-one here in Perth, Aust. seems to be able to make it properly. Did you tell that lady that made the comment about Judy being "A Bonny Lass", that it runs in her family ??? Pity about the cold weather you had, but I suppose it was expected. Rags you could have bought some Moleskins at the R M Williams store. I think they have one here in Perth, I know they have one in Adelaide.(I used to know someone in the Mounted Police who wore them all the time.) Cheers, Love Mum |
| 17th November 2007 Thelma | Lakes District - From: A taste of the Lakes District The UK really looks a lovely country,especially the Lakes area. And it seems you were there at the right time when the Autumn leaves were in full colour, the photos are great. Pam has told me about the Blackpool Rock. What did it taste like and do you think the English Lollie Shop at Hilarys would sell it ? Sounds like your having a great time munching your way through your travels. Did Rags get to taste the Haggis ? It doesn't appeal to me when I hear the Poms over here talking about it, but I suppose I would have to have a taste for myself if I was in the home of the Haggis! Glad to hear the weather was kind to you. Cheers, love Mum |
| 16th November 2007 jim | the homeland - From: A Taste of Scotland hola amigos... all is well here in vallarta. rosa sends her love. i see you are in my wonderful homeland. i feel i must correct you on our flag. it's a white cross on a blue background, hence the background colour of the union jack. i bet your perth is much more inviting in climate than ours. billy connolly says that you can spot a scotsman with a tan... that's when he stops being blue and turns white. loving this blog... we are hearing the true report on judy's attack of "turista" (montezuma's revenge). hope she feels great now. |
| 9th November 2007 jim | family visits - From: Catching up with family and other days we go back to england/scotland every couple of years to visit the ever expanding family. it's great to find those that you have never met. we are now in vallarta and very glad to be home. neighbours have told us how judy had the turista and poor old rags was not as accommodating as he should have been. tsk tsk tsk. all your old friends say hello. thanks for the great perth baseball cap. much appreciated. we live vicariously through you very complete journals. ciao jim |
| 7th November 2007 Pat | Icome - From: Catching up with family and other days At long last the Icome's history. Did you get information about Mary Ann and Charles being cousins, and about her father Thomas who was a soldier. What regiment and where was he stationed. Also where was Mary Ann born (High seas) tells us nothing. I am excited. If you get a chance please pass on the information to me... Pat |
| 7th November 2007 Thelma | China - From: Catching up with family and other days Hi Jude and Rags: the heading of this comment is China because I have Dana sitting here with me telling me about China. I think she has things she would like to suggest to you for when you reach China. Would you send her an invitation to view your Blog and to make comments. Dana has vital info regarding China ! Hope you trip tp Scotland is going well Will either talk to you on Skype or send an E-mail when you return. Love Ya Mum |
| 5th November 2007 Larni | - From: Another day in London Hi there We got a little lost after we diverted from you guys so asked a few people and found the school. great visit, Aussie girl is the Deputy Head Teacher. Road to Heathrow was remarkably good, just took nearly an hour to return the hire car and discuss the little "scratch" on the wheel that we didnt do. Keep writing! L |
| 5th November 2007 Larni | - From: Arnewood School visit Hi there Loved Paris, you must do the tour we did it was truly amazing! Lynne and I are in Singapore now with a jammed packed itinerary thanks to the few contacts here. Its a change to be in hot weather. Missing you guys, had a wonderful time. We are wondering where the blog of the pudding night is ;-) it made it to my page! |
| 4th November 2007 Weggs | Use a bookmark - From: A day in Maldon Hi Mum, if you use the link http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/weggs/ then you don't need to forward the links in the emails. All the entries are listed on this page, just scroll down. Bookmark it and then ignore the automatic emails. I can change your subscription if you like to another email. Tell me which one or resubscribe with it yourself. |
| 4th November 2007 Thelma | A mammoth read. - From: A day in Maldon Have just finished reading the 4 latest blogs. (That's after having to forward them all through to Hotmail. My gmail is playing up, so if possible, could you send everything to Bigpond or Hotmail please.) Was glad to hear you enjoyed your Aussie visitors. I laughed about the ice cream and the horse. Your certainly seeing a lot of the country,and eating a lot of different foods. Dana arrives home from China today, have you kept up with her blog. Very interesting !! |
| 29th October 2007 Weggs | Xmas & New Year - From: Devon and Cornwall Enjoy the warm weather at PV, Jim. We're spending Xmas with my cousins in Amsterdam, New Year's we don't know yet, may be a quiet one! We are walking still, that food wasn't the norm, but yes, we have to watch out! |
| 28th October 2007 jim | memories - From: Devon and Cornwall we love this part of england..lots of great memories from years gone by. out of curiosity, where will you be for christmas and new year? we leave for vallarta a week from tomorrow and we can't wait. by the way... your food choices are swaying to the fattening... you better keep walking!!!! |
| 26th October 2007 Diana Brown | Memories - From: Devon and Cornwall Thank you to you both for that amazing trip down memory lane. I was able to relate to many of the pictures and really wanted one of those cornish pasties! |
| 25th October 2007 Thelma | Devon etc. - From: Devon and Cornwall Thoroughly enjoyed reading this entry, and the piccies are lovely. Hope you will be able to tell me interesting things when you arrive home about my Mum's family. |
| 22nd October 2007 Diana | Blue Sky! - From: A day in Suffolk I'm just amazed at the amount of blue sky in your pictures but you did look rugged-up. Keep on keeping on. |
| 20th October 2007 Thelma | London - From: London for Chinese Visas How very exciting it all sounds ! The pics are great. I was particularly interested in the photo of Walthamstow. If my memory serves me right, that is where my Dad was living when they left for Australia. He used to talk about things in Walthamstow and the hard times they had. So at least one of his ancestors has trodden the ground he thought was sacred !Dad would have been so chuffed to know you were in London. Lots of love |
| 19th October 2007 Weggs | Trust you! - From: A day in Suffolk I told Rags not to inlcude that bit. Trust you to pick it up! Hope all is well in the west. We'll keep on having a great time. |
| 19th October 2007 Thelma | Floral City - From: A day in Suffolk If that is what the Floral City looks like in the "Off" season, I sure would like to see it when the gardens are at their best !! The buildings all look very interesting. So different from Perth ! But perhaps in a couple of thousand years we can catch up. Sounds like your seeing plenty and are so lucky to have a car to get around in. |
| 19th October 2007 Ian T | Query - From: A day in Suffolk Hi Judy and Rags, thanks for providing an inspirational account of your travels. Would you tell me more about "Richard & Doff’s membership cards" pls. Travel safely. BTW 3rd (& Final) time happening on Dec 16. |
| 16th October 2007 Larni | - From: At home in Great Bardfield Hi there Youre house wont be empty in a little while, getting excited now, we leave tomorrow! Speak to you soon x |
| 14th October 2007 Weggs | Addresses - From: At home in Great Bardfield Can you email me Donovan's address. I've got Michelle's email so can be in touch with her. Cheers Judy |
| 14th October 2007 pat | geneolgy - From: At home in Great Bardfield If you get a chance try to look up Michelle Icome, and Donavan Murrells. They could maybe help in our research. |
| 13th October 2007 Weggs | Travel bug - From: Our last day in Croatia. When we sat in the bus waiting for it to goin Opatija we were struck with the travel bug when we saw all the places both in Croatia and in Europe that we could have caught the bus to but never mind we were off to adventures in England! |
| 13th October 2007 Weggs | Good pick up - From: At home in Great Bardfield Well done, you picked up the typo- should have been 12.2. Will chnage it |
| 12th October 2007 Julie | - From: At home in Great Bardfield 17.8 + 15.2 = 30kg?? not when I went to school!! |
| 12th October 2007 Thelma | The last photo - From: Peaceful Opatije I loved looking at the photos of the beautiful old homes, but that last one of the "Swimmer" took my breath away !!! |
| 11th October 2007 Thelma | Croatia - From: Our last day in Croatia. Well your holiday in Croatia seemed to go very quickly, but you managed to give us a good look at the country. I suppose Rags would have liked to pack one of those ceramic containers full of wine in his back pack !That would have lasted you for awhile Rags. Hope you have a good flight to London. |
| 11th October 2007 anonymous | - From: Peaceful Opatije thanks for sharing the less flattering sites of your trip... |
| 11th October 2007 Paul Reid | The adventure continues... - From: Rovinj That picture of the homes on the edge in Rovinj is a cracker. Such history there. Have fun :-) |
| 8th October 2007 J | - From: Cooler weather at last! Have just followed your fantastic trip and read your journals. What wonderful adventures you are having, exploring places and food! You both look so happy! Take care and keep the entertaining blogs coming! |
| 4th October 2007 Thelma | Dubrovnik - From: Cooler weather at last! Glad to hear you have arrived safe and sound. I bet you are enjoying a bit of cooler weather now. The photos are great.I remember seeing the Alps like that when I went over them, but I didn't think a photo would come out, so didn't take a photo.I dare-say you used the Zoom on your camera. Did you? What a pity everything is so expensive. You'll be noticing it after the prices in Mexico. Keep enjoying yourselves and tasting all that lovely food. |
| 3rd October 2007 jim | - From: Cooler weather at last! glad you made it in one piece. how many exchanges have you made for this entire trip?? how did you find peter and rachel? keep up the excellent blog, as we are living out our future trips through you. |
| 28th September 2007 jim | final days - From: Puerto Vallarta - Final Week sounds like you were hell bent to get everything all in during your visit. the bus driver did an unscrupulous little deed on your trip to playa grande. if you are the only ones on the bus and you don't know where you are going they will do a short turn and not go directly into the village to drop you at the church where i said they would. makes up time and you don't know any better. little bastards, lol. walk was on you, sorry about that. you will have to leave me all sorts of info on the people you have met. hope your visit was a good one. we are getting pretty excited about coming down. we have received another offer from friends to the south in barra de navidad to exchange for a week. check out their place at this site, www.villasantabarbara.ca ... yeah, same name as our place. drop me an email before you leave. cheers jim |
| 24th September 2007 Thelma | Final Week - From: Puerto Vallarta - Final Week Not long now and you'll be on your way again. I hope your able to send as many photos from Croatia as your sending from Mexico. I would love to be going to Croatia, I feel quite envious of that part of your holiday. The beaches look lovely in the photos in Mexico, but ofcourse no-way as beautiful as the beaches at Esperance. The sand looks a dirty tan in P V. Is it ? Hope to receive an answer to my e-mail soon, love Mum |
| 23rd September 2007 Diana Brown | And I thought my favourite colour was green! - From: Puerto Vallarta - Final Week I put off reading your events as I know my yearning will start immediately. I bet you haven't thought about us once :-) Keep on keeping on. Love Di |
| 20th September 2007 Weggs | Drugs - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 3 I don't think drugs are aproblem here any more than anywhere else. You often get a whiff of marijuana in Perth, just like here. |
| 20th September 2007 Weggs | Zip Lines - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 3 The oldest person they had doing it was 78 so sure you could still manage it if you wanted! Good to hear you think we both look healthy! |
| 20th September 2007 Judy Smyth | Sounds Like Fun - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 3 While the rain still pours down in Busselton, what we would give for some lovely warm weather similar to what you are experiencing. We look forward to reading your Blogs and what a difference they are to when you first went backpacking several years ago. |
| 20th September 2007 Thelma | Zip Lines - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 3 That looked great fun ! Not for me, but for you ! I must say you both look disgustingly well. Beaut. photos though . |
| 18th September 2007 Thelma | Cruise - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 3 Well the photos certainly showed how much you enjoyed yourselves !! It looks like it was a great day out for you both. Pity the poor blokes that had to have the Hand Cuff torture, but perhaps it may teach them a lesson. Are drugs a big problem there ? |
| 16th September 2007 Thelma | White Swans - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 2 Are you in for a surprise Jim !!?? I may tell you that we have beautiful White swans in Perth along with lovely white Pelicans. Perhaps it's because we are so isolated here that our birds are so pristine. By the way, our sea gulls are clean too ! |
| 14th September 2007 jim | pelicans - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 2 are you trying to tell me you have "cleaner" pelicans in perth than we do? those are fighting words..... i think our pelicans are worldly, not sanitized. if i remember correctly, aussies don't even have white swans, like the rest of the civilised world... harrumph |
| 13th September 2007 jim | musica - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 2 las carmelitas is indeed great for the best view. go on a clear night. the wee hairy man playing guitar in your picture is bobby tanzen. he is scottish. he knows me. if you see him again tell him you are staying at our place. he calls me jamie or most commonly ""scotty". check out destiladera beach halfway to punta mita. great for a stroll and swimming. couple of little restaurants. look carefully for the entrance 'cos it comes up quickly on a curve. it's under an arch on the left hand (beach) side as you head out that way. also bucerias is interesting. |
| 12th September 2007 Pat | Restaruante - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 2 Los Carmalitos is the name of the restarante on top of the mountain. A cover charge to get in but it comes off your bill. Be sure to go for dinner, the best view of PV. PS Take a sweater! |
| 12th September 2007 pat | OOOphs - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 2 I see you went to Salulita! |
| 12th September 2007 pat | walking - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 2 Go for a walk up behind town. See the tower on top of the hill. If you go up the road behind the Catherdral start walking up steps towards the towers. It is a great view when you get to the top and amazing to see how all the houses are linked together by sidewalks. A couple of great restaruants are Pippi's really loud and noisy and up on the montain top is another great one for the view, I have lost the name. You need a cab to get up there about $10 and make sure he comes back to get you it is a long way down by foot. Ask any of the locals for the name. Another, Not cheap but a great steak place is Argentina Steak house. We stay at Playa Esmeralda just by the Presidente hotel. Towards Missmaloya. Sounds like you are having a great time. I love PV, the people are so friendly, the music so happy and the atmosphere is so relaxing. Another great little town is Punta Minta at the north point and a little farther out is Saulita. You catch the bus down by the Sheraton or Walmart. Again ask the locals. You can also get locals to take you out fishing,snorkeling or just a boat ride to see the coast. The guys get a fellow by the name of Alonzoe in Boca. Enjoy your stay there I will miss not going there this Jan but will have a great visit in Auzzie land with Thelly, Judy and Rags. |
| 10th September 2007 Thelma | Scrabulous - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 2 Glad to see you taking it easy. It must be really hard to take ! My heart bleeds for you. By the time I eventually fell asleep last Sunday morning after our game of Scrabble it was 3.30am. My mind was all hyped up thinking of letters and words ! But I slept on in the morning until Steve and Yvonne woke me around 11am.By the time I went out to dinner that night I was all "bright eyed and bushy tailed". I enjoyed our game though Judy...........pity the best player lost !! With the company your keeping in P V I hope your keeping your back to the wall Rags. I don't want Jude finishing the holiday on her own. Rain is forecast 6 out of the next 7 days. Lets hope we get some really good falls. The powers that be are still telling us that parts of Australia, especially the Murray Darling Basin ,are still in the grip of the worst drought ever recorded. Bye now, love Mum |
| 7th September 2007 jim | rainy season - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 1 c and c (cuates y cuetes) is our favourite place for sunset happy hour. we know linda well. there is a webcam there so we can check on the beach happenings. ask them where it is and then you can arrange to have all your friends check in and watch you raise a margarita in toast to them. the jealousy factor is huge!!!! by the way, cuates y cuetes means "pals and drunks". since you are there off season quite a lot of the restaurants and shops are closed until late october when the tourist influx will begin again. by october the rains end and it will not rain again until next july or so. i personally love this season because vallarta is so green and lush. by spring it will be pretty brown and dry like the rest of mexico. have they started building on the lot next door yet? i think we are going to lose our jungle view out the side window. |
| 6th September 2007 Weggs | Mole (Chocolate Sauce) - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 1 Rags loves the chocolate sauce . Judy's avoiding it. The weight goes on all too quickly without that! |
| 5th September 2007 jim | home - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 1 hurray, rosa is working out. we haven't even met her yet. we have had some "difficulties" with past cleaners. i keep trying to call you there but no joy. is the phone working when you pick it up? sorry you missed maritza in guadalajara. quite a lot of our pieces there were bought in san miguel de allende and dolores hidalgo. vallarta is generally much too expensive to buy good things. so you tried chicken mole did you? chicken and chocolate gravy is not our thing, but you should try the red mole sauce. it is goooood. be sure to go to tia catrina's restaurant on the corner of pino suarez and francisco madero. near the local square by the pier. it is great. for a great local beach go out the back door and walk to the left. follow it all the way down to the water. then turn left and walk along the water around the headland to conchas chinas beach. very pretty and uncrowded. no shade there so take the umbrella. |
| 5th September 2007 Lucy | sounds too good! - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 1 I think that you have to be aware that you're not making a good impression on us poor workers - we might have to come over enmasse and check out these "poor" living conditions - do you take boarders? Love the choc sauce on your chicken - taste good??? Chjeers Lucy and Roman |
| 4th September 2007 Pat | Big Ears - From: Relief from the heat Those Big earred chairs can be rather hot, so best be you chain Rags to a Wicker one..Tell the boys to leave him be he is Judy's man. We stay at a condiminium out of town going towards Missmaloya. It is called Paya Esmeralda, right across from the water treatment plant. If you get to the La Presidente you have gone too far. We have a huge mansion next to us that has never been completed. Keep seated Rags that is your best bet. They seem to go for thin buns....Pat Be sure to go out to Boca and Missmaloya. Tom Cruise has a house way up on the clifts there. |
| 4th September 2007 Richelle | - From: Puerto Vallarta - Week 1 Chicken in chocolate sauce! Sounds... interesting |
| 3rd September 2007 Weggs | - From: Acapulco Thanks for the comment and passing the blog address to others. (Gail) I meant to send it arounf to everyone before I left but it was a bit hectic! Great to hear all's well at work. |
| 3rd September 2007 Clem | Me too! - From: Acapulco Hi Guys, you are doing a great job with your blog. Your entries are so detailed I feel like I'm there, almost! Sounds like you're having a great time, I'll have to go to Mexico now. All's well here, wish we were all there as well!! |
| 2nd September 2007 Weggs | Bronzes - From: Relief from the heat Hi Pat, thanks for that. We thought we might get some wise cracks about Rags and his big ears! We've seen some similar ones here in PV. Where did you stay when you came here? cheers Judy PS I have to leave Rags sitting by "The Blue Chairs" when I go for my jog. He reckons someone tried to pick him up yesterday!! |
| 2nd September 2007 Weggs | Food - From: Relief from the heat Hi Larni We certainly believe that half the fun of travelling is try new food and we've tried to do a fair bit of that. Mind you since we went shopping yesterday we've enjoyed a break and have preapred our own - but will eat out tonight! Look forward to seeing the itinerary. Judy |
| 1st September 2007 Larni | relief from heat - From: Relief from the heat Hey there You guys are doing heaps, love the pics of the art etc. also impressed that im not the only person that focuses on food when im travelling :-) Have really been enjoying reading your blog, keep writing! BTW Our itinerary is nearly sorted so i will definately email as soon as lynne has confirmed all the school visits etc, havigna bit of trouble as they are on holidays at the moment. |
| 1st September 2007 Thelma | Acapulco - From: Relief from the heat Well what colourful accommodation you stayed at there ! I find it very interesting but would I find all those colours inside the house "Restful"?What was the bedroom like? Where has the time gone, your 1st month away seems to have passed so quickly !You've certainly packed a lot into it though.Keep enjoying yourselves, and watch your back in Peurto Vallarta Rags, cheers . |
| 31st August 2007 pat | plegg@execulink,com - From: Relief from the heat The big earred chair rag's is sitting in represents the people in the gov't. There are many of those big eared buggars in Puerta vallarta. The artist felt that the gov't officials protrayed his art rather well. Was Rag's wearing the mask at the bottom of the page? |
| 31st August 2007 Diana Brown | I am so jealous - From: Acapulco If I had a magic wand ........ Mind you, I almost felt I was with you. Great feedback .... and still talking about food :-) |
| 28th August 2007 Thelma | Sounds Great - From: Acapulco This is one place that sounds really good and the views are lovely.Seeing the "Divers"must have been interesting. I think we've seen them on TV and think they must be mad! Let Judy choose the pics of herself next time Rags !! Must away, I'm in the computer room typing this and Students are beginning to come in. No Privacy and a lot of talk ! |
| 27th August 2007 Thelma | Late comment - From: A couple of days to relax! Just happened to look at your Blog and found an entry I hadn't I read. I was a bit worried about you going on the Cessna, Ken, the Ex B.A. Pilot has told us how the big planes are not serviced well enough in some of these countries, so when I read about the holes on the Cessna being plackied up, well!!!!! I was very relieved that you had arrived safe. Looks a very colourful place your in now. The Stall looks very interesting. It sounds like your well and truly in Siesta country.!Enjoy it while you can, love Mum |
| 21st August 2007 jamie1 | teotitlan - From: Oaxaca glad you made it to teotitlan. the weavings and carpets are truly amazing, aren't they? flying down to escondido is a good idea because the road is extremely hair-raising. especially if it is wet. escondido is very funky little surfing town. reminds me of the sixties. as for the bus up the coast. it may look like it's not that big a distance but it takes much longer than you would think because the road follows every indentation and height level of the coastline. very beautiful though.if you go directly through then you probably won't stay in acapulco, but if you do intend to stop there you should check out pie de la cuesta to get a room instead of acapulco proper. it is just around the northern headland from the city and it is quite serene. ocean on one side and lagoon on the other. |
| 21st August 2007 Noisy | Big Blow - From: Oaxaca Fantastic following your travels and envious of all your adventures. Hope you are well clear of the hurricane heading for Mexico. But I'm sure Rags and his refried beans has prepared you for big winds. Take care and keep making us jealous. |
| 21st August 2007 Thelma | Mexico - From: Oaxaca So relieved to hear you are nowhere near the hurricane. Everything you've seen and done all sounds very exotic and the photos are lovely and colourful. Will there be a bit of experimenting in the kitchen when you arrive home ??? And what price the fruit ? |
| 21st August 2007 Rod Murtha | Good News - From: Mexico City Missed catching up for a drink before you left. Rod tried to call but numbers were disconnected. Read your Blog yesterday. Looks and sounds exciting but didn't realise how close you could be to the Hurricane till I read the paper this morning. Hope you have gone to your next destination by now or evacuated ahead of the hurricane and gone to safer ground. Praying for you and everyone in Mexico. Typed you a personal message yesterday with some good news but had problems with the log on so i think i lost it. I spent ages typing it too. Jared proposed to Tenille on Saturday and she accepted, of course. Everyone thrilled. Engagement party at our place in about a month and wedding early April, is on the cards. Will send another personal message with the details and contacts from England. Safe and happy travels. God bless and keep you and thrill you with the marvels of his creation. Love, Lyn and Rod. xx |
| 20th August 2007 Thelma | Mexico City - From: Mexico City Glad to hear the meal you had tasted better than it looks in the pic. Can't say I thought it looked particularly appetising !!The pics are all beaut., it looks so different from anything in little down town Perth!!!What are the temps.like ? You look a bit warmer than you did in S F. Envied you the Bananas. I bought a kilo last Sat. for $5.95 per kilo, so they're coming down in price !! I thought you may have a heart attack Rags when you found out what was happening on the Share Markets, I think they made up a bit of ground when Trading started here today. Sounds like your both having a great time though, so who cares what the S/Market does !! Hope the ankle is still holding up Rags, look forward to your next update. Cheers |
| 20th August 2007 Pat | brewsky - From: Mexico City That doesn't look like the cerveza we drink there. Try some good old Corona with a lime. PV coming soon. Rags be afraid, be very afraid. Bums the word there. Find a wall and lean against it at all times, in the Romantic Zone or Judy walk behind him and keep an eye out. |
| 20th August 2007 jamie1 | bienvenidos a mexico, amigos - From: Mexico City in oaxaca make sure you visit the ruins at monte alban. have contacted my friends in san miguel and guadalajara. just waiting for their phone numbers, cos i lost them. we are heading down to chiapas in january so get lots of good info for us (see agua azul, canon de sumidero, san cristobal). que la vaya bien! |
| 14th August 2007 Weggs | Fruit prices and contacts - From: A week in San Francisco Hi Jim and Laurie Bananas are expensive at present in Aust because most of our crop was flattened by cyclones, one in WA & one in Qld. - upply & demand!!!! Please pass on your contacts, at this stage will go to both places. Tomorrow is the big day to Mexico!! |
| 14th August 2007 Weggs | - From: A week in San Francisco Hi jim and Laurie We have been writing our accounts either late at night or as is the case now it will be at the airport tomorrow! We have a 3 and a half hour flght and then a 2 hour stopover in Dallas. This time we are going to remember to put in the charger too... |
| 13th August 2007 jim and laurie | bananas!!!! - From: A week in San Francisco just read the comment by thelma on the price of bananas in perth...yikes!!! here in canada we pay the same as the san fran bananas but in canadian dollars. sometimes it's only 30 cents a pound. we are nowhere near a banana belt. why is perth so expensive for fruit that can be grown in australia? wait till you get to mexico. fruit there is almost a giveaway. |
| 13th August 2007 jim and laurie | time constraints? - From: A week in San Francisco so with all that exercise and sightseeing when do you get time to write such detailed accounts? i would be worn out and just settle in with a good bottle of california red. we spent some time at the inn on union square.. a great little hotel on the square. s.f. is a truly lovely city.will you get to travel a little outside of it, say to the napa valley for the wine? when you get to mexico, if you are planning to see san miguel de allende or guadalajara, let me know as i have some contacts for you. one is even an aussie. buon viaje.. jim |
| 13th August 2007 Weggs | New Phone - From: A week in San Francisco Hi Larni, we bought a new phone today. It's been an effort finding someone who sold triband phones that were not locked to a provider so we have the same nummber. We will charge it overnight and it will be ok for tomorrow. However prefer if you email your itinerary as we'll then have a record of it on the computer. (and we don't incur expensive global roaming costs!) See you in Essex! Judy |
| 12th August 2007 Larni | San Fran! - From: A week in San Francisco Hey there How sad about the bottle of scotch. Love the look of the apartment. Im very excited that you found stuff in the DWS and I can see you did the top of Macy's visit! It looks cold in San Fran. Anyway I'll keep reading this, let me know if you get a new phone number. We are nearly settled on an itinerary so I'll send it through when we have it. L :-) x |
| 12th August 2007 Diana | Worn Out - From: A week in San Francisco Hi Judy and Rags I am worn out and hungry from reading your adventures :-) You really are making the most of each minute and deserving of the many tasty pleasures you are finding on your travels. Couldn't see any pics on your last post - ops, they have arrived. Keep on keeping on. Di |
| 12th August 2007 Weggs | You're quick - From: Making the most of limited time in Waikiki I only just got the blog finished. Yes, it is cold here. I think it was Mark Twain that said "The coldest winter I ever knew had was summer in San Francisco" About 18degrees c. Have a great trip J |
| 12th August 2007 Thelma | San Francisco - From: A week in San Francisco Love the pics. and envy you the bananas. Saw them in the shop the other day over here for $9.95 per kilo, so they're still going up in price. One of the first things I noticed in your pics was that you are wearing warm clothes.Is it cold over there ? I Leave for the South West tomorrow as planned. Will try and keep up with your blog while away.Have added to my blog and hope to be able to keep it going from an Internet Cafe. Stay well and continue to enjoy yourselves ,love Mum. Ps: Why can't we read the comments ?? |
| 10th August 2007 Thelma | Waikiki - From: Making the most of limited time in Waikiki Food seems to figure greatly in your blogs!! I love the photos, and Waikiki sounds very interesting. There must be a lot of tourists there !! Besides you, ofcourse. I envy you your time in SanFrancisco, I can remember seeing part of the Golden Gate Bridge as the plane landed when I was en-route to Los Angeles and thought how much I would like to have travelled over it. So enjoy it for me too ! Love Mum |
| 9th August 2007 Thelma | Very interesting - From: First Stop- Hawaii It all sounds very interesting even if there does sound like a lot of walking to a very unfit mother.The pics are good and it all looks very lovely. Was very happy to be talking to you on Skype today Jude, it doesn't seem as if your so far away!! Computers sure make our would smaller !! Will look forward to pics from SanFrancisco, enjoy it all, love Mum |
| 9th August 2007 Ian Thompson | You can take the teacher out of education but ... - From: First Stop- Hawaii Fantastic to read about your adventures Rags and Judy. The pictures complete the story. Can hardly tell you were teachers. Was that travel buddy happy with the meal? Adventure on. looking forward to traveling with you more via the blog. Thanks for sharing. |
| 31st July 2007 Jan | Bon Voyage Weggsies - From: Getting ready Hey Weggsies! I am trying to teach Clarkie how to travel light (OMG) and we just survived "pack-dragging" (our special version of back-packing) Europe and India for 4 weeks. We could still learn a lot from u guys. V impressive minimalism. So where is the 'puter? I'M told they r a necessary item. How else do u keep the airport security guys entertained?? Best wishes for your trip. Looking forward to seeing where u go and what u do. Travel safe Blossoms. Luv J XX |
| 28th July 2007 Mark Stephens | Wishing You a Great Trip - From: Getting ready Well, long time no hear Rags, Judy. I can't believe you are going before the ECAWA conference this year. I know they hold special memories for you both ;-) I look forward to reading of your adventures as you go. I'm sure you'll have some great stories to tell. Just remember, if some woman offers to drive you both down a very steep hill while talking out loud to her late husband, politely decline. Warm regards Marcos von Windbreak. Go the Bike Boyz. |
| 28th July 2007 kerry | Organised - From: Getting ready Sounds like you are well organised. I like the fact you've left a bit of space for purchases in San Fran. All the best. Have a wonderful, fun, eventful( in a nice way) ,safe journey. Look forward to hearing more. |
