Whoa! I need to check back here more often! Thanks everyone for your kind words. Writing these trip reports is actually helping me to relive the adventure and settle back into a normal life (if there is a such thing now). I'm so glad I was able to get across what a great person Patrick is.

Barbara - Please do pass this on to Patrick. We had such a great time with him. I just wish we had more tours scheduled with him. I will definitely use your expertise in getting us set up for our next trip. We were hoping to get back next year but it looks like it will have to be 2006.

PATLAF - Wait until you see the smiles on our AC photos smile .

SanHam - I'm a newbie to all of this so I'm still learning the prioritizing thing. I think I have the drinking thing nailed though. Learned that during the AC part of my trip :p laugh wink