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We’re back! We’ve just returned from the most incredible holiday ever!  Our journey started on Friday, 22 August 2008.  The first night was spent in Virginia in the Free State, which allowed me a few hours with Tristan.  I’d like to say thank you to Marco and Annemarie for letting us spend the night at their house. The [...]

Hi All Listen up world, I am about to drop some knowledge. When I was a kid I went to a school in East London called Selborne College.  Here we learnt Latin.  It was during one of our lessons that I learnt the origin of the word "Sincere".  It comes from two words.  The First [...]

Hi All Here is a look at where we we are.  If you have Google Earth, type in the following coordinates:  48°24’52.79"N   123°23’21.06"W When you do you will see a picture like the one below.  The Berth we are on is fairly central so it is not that far to actually go to walk into [...]

Hello Everyone Today my mom and I went to a small, small village called Nebo. A European named Ludwig Leichhardt first travelled through the area in 1845.  By 1865  gold had been discovered and within months there was a thriving town with a population of approximately 1500 people.  The town however, was then called Fort Cooper [...]

Hello Everyone FINALLY!!!  I have located an internet café.  I’m currenly in Airlie Beach in Whitsunday.  We (my mom and I) started out in Sydney and we got some pics of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. From there we made our way to my brother in Mackay.  My brother has been absolutely wonderful!  We’ve [...]