Well marathon running and Inter state flying and hob knobbibg with the everton fans finally took its tool on Philip who didnt fall out of bed till gone 2pm. Just in time to deal with the world most stupid bank who managed to fed ex the new bank card to Philips house back home and are being little or no help to our plans Philip now has three cards waiting for him when he gets home stunning imcomp

The Gold Coast bulletin want us to go back up to the Gold coast when we are in Brisbane next week for an interview as They want to do a piece on inspirational Phil. must be a slow news week.We spend the morning sorting out our next run san Francisco and the one after that the great north. will someone takes Forrest Gumprsquos trainers off him. People we know from back home are starting to arri

Hello America and how was your last 3 days been cause mine have been FREAKING AMAZING lolHey guys hope all is well back home with all of you. I landed now 3 days ago and the time has flown bye I cant believe how interesting this place is I took off July 6th at 1241pm from LAX got through security real fast and just relaxed and got my book ready for along trip to the desert. My first flight w

Well dear blog readers we have to admit that we knew nothing of Tallin Estonia before today We were so surprised at how much we loved it. Talllin is on the Baltic Sea and has an ldquoOld Cityrdquo behind walls and a new city with skyscrapers. We walked through the old city with a guide taking us on a tour of places where Peter the Great had impact on Tallin. Peter was 6'7 and could s

Gorgeous weather today. Students had their final lessons at school this morning and then headed off to a Chinese restaurant for yum cha.In the afternoon the students were presented with their certificates and enjoyed afternoon tea of scones and cup cakes

SA doesnrsquot fail to surprise. Just as we were getting into going home mode we decided to do the Stellenbosch wine route. My Lord what an experience. We started out by popping into a couple of wine estates just to get an idea of the procedure etc. We thought it might be a case of hard sell to buy wine but I can assure you it wasnrsquot. The staff in the wineryrsquos were really please

After 1 nights stay in chiang Mai we took a 3 day trek to see some waterfalls etc and also stay in a hill trible village. Wjilst it was nice to once again break the habbit of just observing things to actually doing things this trip turned out to be a bit of a mix of good and bad. The first day we left late as seems to be the theme in Thailand. This emant that we would later be doing uphill trek

Hi everyoneJust a quick update. Week one has started and finished very well. We have 20 students so far and one more guy is to start on Monday.Theyrsquore a great bunch who are sacrificing a lot to commit to the next 3 months so your prayers for them would be greatly valued. Many have reorganised working schedules businesses etc to take the time to discover more of God. Wersquore trying

Finally after a long brutal and excruciating flight from Toronto we arrived at Ho Chi Minh City which was the old Saigon... I remember leaving Canada really cold so I was really excited on our trip to a warm country such as Vietnam...So we got up and did our usual airport routine we waited till our luggae arrive in that conveyer just like everyone else standing and staring what seemed like an e

We had to be at the Harley shop in Gladstone at 9 when it opened so we were up at 730 am. Got there and checked in and they said it would be around 230pm. We went to breakfast at McD's and went back to the Harley shop and piddled around for several hours. It was getting hot there so I opted to sit in their lounge and read. Piper slept. They finally got done around 3pm and we went back to th

Culture Culture Everywhere.Wednesday June 16. By 10 AM Sunny and I wander through the 70 acres of plants flowers and trees that comprise Birminghamrsquos Botanical gardens and that takes up most of the morning. In the afternoon we visit the Art Museum which houses floor after floor of wonderful artifacts including a huge Wedgewood collection. By the time we get back to the house Irsquom

We had a 460 mile drive ahead of us today so we were up at 5 am. It's nice and cool in the mornings so had to wear some of our warmer gear. The scenery was nice today mountains in the background and such. We arrived at the Mountain Home KOA around 4. Was looking forward to getting on the internet since the service at the last campground wasn't working. Found out the one here isn't either. W

Had an adventurous ride today. They had construction on part of the two lane road to Pinedale and the pavement was COMPLETELY removed. We had oneway traffice on this for about 4 miles. George was not happy. On the other hand the scenery was absolutely gorgeous as we were in the Grand Tetons running alongside the Snake and Hobart Rivers. The waters are a bluegreen and the Snake River was fu

Southern Living.Thursday June 17. I say goodbye and head out for the University of Alabama at Birmingham to snap a few pics then Irsquom on my way to the antebellum mansion of Arlington for a tour of the twostory home with its beautiful antique furnishings. Just before I get there I spot a sign that makes me pull over. ldquoPig Lips. 2.99 a quart.rdquo Itrsquos just not something yo

Dear FriendsA few weeks ago I took my grandson to see the IMAX movie about Lewis and Clarks's adventure to find a westward passage to the ocean. I had seen it last year in St. Louis with my older grandkids. I had seen it many years ago as a Nat'l Geographic special. I think it is a great movie as it depicts the horrible conditions that they and their men and Sacagewea and her baby went through.

BROOME to WYNDHAMMon 28th Tues 29th June We left Broome at 845 and headed off toward Fitzroy Crossing as we had decided to give Derby a miss as from all reports there is not much to see due to the wharf area being closed off to tourists.Stopped off at Willara Bridge roadhouse for a break. nice little camping ground there. We had lunch at the Ellendale roadside stop where we met up with

My Turn .... Hey all hope all is well with everyone It seems Jessica isn't feeling well and we just left CA and we can't be with her physically but if you will pray for her with us we can be there for her in spirit. Thank youCA left me with a few observations first I love InAndOut Burger Towana and I saw an interview with the owners and after hearing them talk about the place and Josh

These past few days have been such a blur....We finally had to say goodbye to our beloved island of Koh Phangan but only after we bought our tickets started drinking and decided to stay another night. Our boatbustaxi left at 6am so we decided to just power through the night and not sleep.....worstbest decision of my life. The night was more than enough to make up for the fact that i found

59F outsideI look up from Inglorious Bastards and see we're almost over Toronto. What time is it When'd we take off again and when'd I start watching this movie I decided to watch IB first because the cabin wasn't dark enough to watch Avatar. Going from a larger than life screen and in 3D to a 4x5 or smaller screen wasn't exactly my goal when viewing this award winning featureAs an asid

3 weeks in Brisbane and i dont ever want to leave. maybe its because we seem to have landed ourselves with some kind of awesome group of people Tash and Jack... absolute legends they look after us making us all dinner.. amazing everytime Frank the nicest guy in the world always lands on his feet and is still alive after spending 7 months hitch hicking across New Zealand The Frenchies awes