korvette1977
Well-Known Member
Here is their e mail ..
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Hey China and Vette,
Thanks for thinking about us. We're all good, but we don't get the chance to get on the net much. The place we're at right now doesn't have great phone coverage so our mobile internet doesn't work. We use my sister's internet connection sometimes, but we haven't had the chance to check out riu for a while because it's their computer. I was going to drop you guys a line today anyway, and it was nice to see your email here waiting for me.) Gryph says to say a special hello from him too.
As for the fires... they're all down in Victoria... a long way from us. So don't worry, we're not going to get burnt up. It's very sad though. So far 181 people have been confirmed dead, and there are still people unaccounted for (it's the worst 'natural' disaster in Aus history) and around 1800 houses have been either destroyed or damaged. There are more than 5000 people homeless and living in a tent city near Melbourne at the moment. In fact, a whole town has been burnt to the ground... there is literally nothing left. There have been stories of 50 metre high flames (more than 150 feet) and heat so intense that cars have simply melted. The pictures on the news are heartbreaking. Also a lot of crops and wildlife has gone up in smoke. All because some idiot gets a jolly out of lighting fires. I hope they catch whoever is responsible... if there was to be true justice though, it would be the friends or relatives of those who were killed that would find them. I don't think anyone would mind if these people were wiped off the face of the earth. >
At the moment it's raining here. We've had a lot of that in Queensland... they say that about 60% of the state is either in flood or recovering from one... that's a damn big area. We won't be flooded here though, because we're up in the mountains... so again, don't worry about us.
We're not quite mobile yet. We're still getting ourselves organised for our adventure. There are a few things that we've got to organise and/or buy to make it a bit more comfortable for us. We're going to buy an inverter for the car, a solar panel, a few parts for the car, some spares, etc... but it won't be long. We'd like to be on the road within a month or so.
So, how has everyone been lately? Anything interesting happening? Please say hello to everyone at riu for us and give them all our best.
You guys take care of yourselves.
Love and good wishes from all of us.
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I posted this this am .. They e mailed China and I
