Hello Aussie Explorers (plus other Contiki peeps from the trip that left Sydney June 18, 2004)!!!, Holy crap, I miss you guys (especially you, Swissie- that song about the horse and I've been playing it to my bewildered friends)!!! It was soooo awesome to run into you lucky Aussie Explorers in Alice Springs or wherever the hell we were! I was soo sad to go home the next day, but I was sick as hell and wouldn't have been much fun anyway. Judging from the stories, a lot happened btw the Whitsundays and Alice Springs- a helluva lot of things that I wish I could have been there for! But damn, did I ever want to come with you guys to Darwin! I was soo depressed when I got back to Canada and had a big pile of crap to deal with. , I hope that y'all (haha, Mel!) had a decent rest of the trip to the Outback and beyond! It was soo awesome meeting all of you guys- the stories and memories will last a lifetime! Keep in touch! Hope to hear from some of you guys soon!, , Timmy (Dr. Jim)