Peter Gubanyi Hi Have now attempted to write to you again, but message bounced back...if you get this, write and let me know your email address, and will forward copy of my original reply to you...cheers Peter

jj dock Welcome home! don't forget to post pics from your homecoming party! hope to see you in august- waylon looks forward to meeting you! JJ

Aric Hey guys! Noosa picks were great! Those Wombats are cool looking and I'm stoked you guys surfed. Such a cool sport. Much more difficult than it looks. Great pics of Bev shreddin' some waves! We'll be in the Outer Banks with the Sunderraj's, Balints, and JB/Alec from 6/29-7/8 so we'll be back about a week before you. An 80 ft tall oak tree, about 34" in diameter fell in my back yard. Huge branches, probably 3.5 chords (4'x4'x9') of wood. Put in about 10 hrs of chain saw action and still don't have it cut up yet! See you soon! Aric

Bev and Sean Ellen, Man, that was fast. Glad to hear the Elnel travel train keeps plugging away. As you may have suspected by now, we're big fans of travel. ;) For anti-nausea meds, try 1000mg of pure ginger. I used it on the Whitsundays sailing trip (since other meds aren't allowed if one intends to scuba dive). They worked wonders. We'll see you soon! Love, Bev and Sean

Bev and Sean Russbus, We're back in town on June 26th, but we're away on and off at local destinations in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware until July 13th. Life will resume to a somewhat normal state at that point. Not sure what the means just yet, though. :) Hope all is well...grab a jack and coke for me. You love Portal, Bev and Sean

Bev and Sean Dear Jamie and Howie,Six months off to mow our lawns? Sweet!!!!!Glad to hear Toronto vittles were tasty and not too large. :)Weather stayed fairly bad in Oz, but we made the most of it. We're updating the blog fast and furiously. Stay tuned! And see you soon!!!!Love,Bev and Sean

Bev and Sean Jeff! Glad you liked the NZ pics. I thought I had already uploaded the Kapiti Island pics, but I just checked out the site and it looks like I never did. We'll get them up soon. Good catch! Thanks for checking on our pics. I have disc 7 and 19, so no worries there. The SE Asian music disc you have is one I got off a taxi driver in Bangkok. I'll post a movie to the blog when I get home that is hilarious. We'll send this note to your email account at work as well. Happy Summer Solstice! Cheers, Bev and Sean

Ellen Hey guys! Wassup? Would you believe we planned our next ELNEL trip - back to Vegas! Among other things, we'll do a trip of some sort to the Grand Canyon. Helicopter/plane/pontoon boat/bus ride picnic or something like that. I'm sensing a huge OTC purchase of anti-nausea medication in my future I think we've been watching too much Amazing Race. Lots going on here - K zoo trip on Friday, my D'son 20th reunion Sat., camp meet & greet on Sunday. Last week of school is next week. Enjoy the rest of your trip - can't wait to see you!! El

Russ Bro, one more week right? Russbus

Jamie and Howie It has been great to catch up on the blog. We enjoyed reading it but were disappointed to hear the weather has turned badly. It is bad here too with weather today in the 50's believe it or not. Funny enough we are thinking about taking 6 months off to help our close family and friends by mowing their lawns when they are away. Just kidding. A week at the beach is fine enough for us. I went to Toronto for 5 days and just got back today. Great time, food portions small there as well (and probably more expensive than in some of your destinations). Can't wait to read more about your adventures. Hopefully, you'll have a chance to upload before the end of the trip. Cheerio.

Jeff F. I had a great time going through the NZ pics, esp. the Buller Gorge Supaman! We skipped that since we were so late meeting you in Hokitika. I hope you post some pics of Kapiti Island. We have your coasters and CDs. One audio CD of some SE Asian music, and CDs 1-20. However, I don't have CD #7 or CD #19. Have Bev use my work email if you have questions, since I don't check this blog of Hotmail very often. Cheers, Jeff & Melody

Bev and Sean Nah...it isn't too bad. Especially with Brian's shape after running so much. It is a good slog, and it is good for you. Just don't take Mike up on an offer to do a second lap. That's just plain sick. Enjoy the spot! We wont be home until June 26th, and then we'll be off and on at the beach for a few weeks, so you can keep using it for at least one car until mid-July most likely. Glad the kids aren't getting burned tooshes when they get into the car. :) You and the Forrers are AWESOME! Thanks for taking care of that. As far as the weeds, if you can just make it so that Nancy doesn't call the Board on us, that would be great. :) With less than a month left, we can do the majority of it when we get back. Thanks again! Can't believe it is the last month. We are soooo behind on the blog. We have it all on our laptop, just need to get to a reliable/affordable Internet cafe. Just finished sailing the Whitsundays and diving/snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef. We're off to Noosa now for surfing school. We would LOVE to read that article! Thanks for hanging onto it for us. Enjoy summer in DC. Say hi to the kids and neighbors for us. Cheers, Bev and Sean

Deb Hi guys, I will warn Brian about the ride.  I have heard it's quiet bad. I have taken to parking in your shady spot since it has become super dooper hot here.  My children are very thankful for not having melting hot car seats when they get in the car. Also Kate and Ian did some super dooper bush trimming and Brian mowed the front again on Tues night.  The back has tons of weeds and I'll try to get over there to weed wack this week. Enjoy your last month of your trip.  I know you still have lots of journey to undertake.  Be safe. The main Wash. Post travel article was about taking 6monts to a year off and travelling.  I'll save it for you. deb