a quick trip down under

Australia is the next stop on our world tour. After a weekend in Sydney, we headed to Melbourne for a few more days. Mike spent his time sailing, kayaking and touring the cities while Susan was hard at work, which included a visit to the slaughterhouse in Wagga Wagga. Click on the photo to see more shots of a couple of awesome cities...

this side of paradise

If you ever want a dream holiday on a tropical island with sunny skies, blue waters and white sands, we highly suggest you consider heading for the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. We were impressed in every way, and our high expectations were exceeded. The photos should give you a good idea of what we did for five days (not much). Mike's biggest problem was figuring out any word he could spell with his Scrabble letters in the photo. Click on the photo to see them all...