Where to begin!!!

Three and a half weeks since our last blog; so much has happened; so much to tell. I think I will just put up a heap of photos with a little commentary. Anything else is too daunting.

Firstly, just to let you know that there has been no serious reason for being off-line. The backlight on our Dell laptop died shortly after posting the last blog so we have been popping into public libraries and internet cafes to check emails but haven't had time to blog. The laptop was fixed yesterday at huge expense but maybe I'll get that back along with the $440 US that it cost for Phil to consult the ship's doctor. It seems like he had a virus in the inner/middle?? ear. The doc just gave him seasick tablets for 2 days and he has been fine ever since. However Phil has an incredibly slow pulse - around 42 which always worries doctors so the doc insisted on doing an ECG, blood test and a range of other tests hence the hefty bill. It was worth it to be reassured that there was nothing sinister happening.