KitKats' Guestbook

Great blog entry Kit - Looks like you've had perfect weather for the start of the trip which inexplicably begins the day after this post? The weather in Skagit Valley today is quite nice as well and I'll be taking advantage of that on a bike ride of my own later this morning. As Laurel mentioned, I'm looking forward to following you folks on your ride though England & Scotland (where perhaps you can be the mediator in the mackerel overfishing problem). Have fun! TLG

Good stuff so far. Can't wait for more entries adventures. Hope all of the bike problems get worked out. Did you see Jack Sparrow or any other pirates in Penzance?

Sexy new bikes
Not much different from our spinning bikes You all have a grat time Look forward to reading the post Thank you Ms MS

Great Wall photos reminds me that i should buy a photo book about this. Any recommendations? Fred
AWESOME MOTHER AND FRED

Food in China
Hi Jim, Food sounds wonderful. So I shall be waiting for that invitation for a Chinese meal prepared by you in Mill Creek at my house. Elaine

Thanks to you all for your great updates. Being the armchair traveler isn\'t quite like the real thing but good enough for now. I laugh out loud at some entries, get misty over the wedding day posts and eagerly await every entry. Yes, I have read them more than once. At this point I\'m looking forward to seeing you all in person for stories over what? a cup of tea?

I think an impromptu visit to a Burmese prison would add quite a bit to the stories of your trip (of course those stories are always better appreciated after the fact). The dragons by the stairs are wonderful. That is my favorite photo so far!

Tea House road
Karen, Jim , Kathy and Kit, I am traveling with you vicariously. Love 'n stuff to all four of you, Mother

What a wonderful ceremony and mixture of cultures. Thanks for letting us share in it! Very nice! I\'m glad the music and toasts came off well - no international incident or anything! Best wishes to Jacob and Lynn!

Hell from Coco
Hello... Coco was SOOO excited to get the birthday picture all the way from China... We skipped ahead to the last unit of first grade history and are learning about Ancient China. She learned about the Yellow River and the Yangtze (long) River. People lived there because it was great for farming and growing rice. The mud or "silt" leftover after the flooding of water made good dirt. She saw the great wall of China in the north used to keep invaders out. We learned about the story/history of the silk worm and how a cocoon? fell en the emperess' tea and unraveled into thread, these threads were put together to make a thicker thread and then woven into silk garmets for the emperor. The way to make silk was a secret for only royal people but then the secret got out so now anyone can have silk clothes. Coco learned about Chinese writing and how they used symbols instead of letters and each symbol can look like what it represents, for example the symbol for "mountain" is a horizontal line with three vertical lines going up to represent 3 mountains. A tree is like the trunk and branches. If you put three of those together it makes the symbol for "forrest". She got to practice writing them. She learned how the chinese made the ink and used silk or bamboo for paper. They used hair from animals tied to a stick of bamboo for a brush. If they wanted thick lines they could use fox or horse hair and for thin lines they used mouse hair. I showed her the real picture of the people painting in the square and she thought that was pretty cool. She says she wants to go live in China... we'll see. Could you ask Jacob or Lynn what the symbol could be for their names? If they don't have those names maybe a symbol for fancy pants, ladybug and sunny jim? We like your stories! Love C.,J.,S.,L.,J.

Thanks for sharing!
Loved your story on the tea markets. Very interesting. Safe travels to you all!

Craig and I are really enjoying your blogs. I love hearing your different voices and personalities!! THANKS! I look forward to the next entry every day.... and today there were TWO!!! What a bonanza! Give Jacob (and Lynn) hugs from me! AM looking forward to seeing their wedding in photos and hearing about all the details!

We are grateful Claire sent the "subscribe" information via email. What a wonderful way to share your adventures! Thank you, and we look forward to many more writings.