Ngaire: Thanks so much for your kind offer for the pin. I really wasn't trying to get something I didn't deserve - well .......

Sally: I don't know how much time you have but to go to the Blue Mountains would a very full day. I know they run coach tours if driving didn't appeal and that price for a driver certainly isn't attractive! If you only have a couple of days before the cruise, I would probably just spend it exploring Sydney, which although not very large, has a bit to look at.

Betty: Just read you're (read 'we' as I plan to stowaway with you) staying on until San Francisco - wow - I'm doubly excited now!