Another farwell at the Racquet Club. Becoming all too frequent.

Mich, winner Singles A division

Rob and I winning the C Grade Mens Doubles

Mich and I winning the B Mixed Doubles

HOLE-IN-ONE ........ Mich with her trophy. We have no photo's of the day only a week later when Lillian gave Mich the trophy.

Our Sunday league tennis. Our team plus the rest.

Rach getting the Singles runner up trophy

The runners up in Doubles, Sarah and Annabella.

Mark Kratzman, remember him, giving out tennis awards at the kids tournament.

By the pool at SRC

Ready for the BISS, British School Ball.

Greetings from Guilin .............

All a little cold after caving.

Rafting down the Dragon River

Off for a bike ride in Guilin, lots of activities through the week

Rock climbing in Guilin.

On the terraces near Guilin.

Well it was cold, maybe not this cold !!

The Olympic torch

Inside the Cube. So do you think anyone swims in here ?? A little differant to Sydney Olympic pool which is always crowded.

Don't know why this happened ..... but you get the idea.

The Birds Nest in Beijing

A hotel at the Olympic site .... see the head of the dragon on the left building, then the body, and finally the tail. Very cool.

Yes, it was cold.

I guess we just don't get these on the menu at home.

Th very impressive CCTV building, oh and the burnt out building next door. Apparently was hit by fireworks during Chinese New Year. No one was in the building, was due for completion any time soon.

Fast train from Tianjin to Beijing. Looked more like an airport rather trhan a railway station.

An interesting attraction in this restaurant. Two seals, and no they are not on the menu.

Having a chat in Hardware street, Tianjin.

The local snooker parlor, in the middle of the street.

The local security in Dongguan.

Tea ceremony, well a cuppa at a wholesalers office. The tea cost close to $200, and tasted ok.

Unemployed line in Dongguan, southern China. This is the region where many toy factories closed prior to Christmas and most remain closed.

Rach, off to a Victorian day at school.

Probably not the most modern of bikes in Ningbo.

A town just outside Ningbo.

Restaurant in Taizhou. Pick your live seafood and other dishes, all very fresh.

Look closely !!!!

Yes, we catch buses these days. This driver was on the phone, while blasting cars and trucks with his very loud air horns.

The hardware market is always a buz, no matter where you are in China. This market in Taizhou, 2 hours south of Shanghai.

This woman being transported through Wenzhou.

Who said we always stay in the best rooms or is this the financial crisis taking its toll. This the view from my hotel room in Wenzhou.

Happy Birthday Shirl. A fun night a Cafe Sydney.

Jack has been working really hard all week with the circus group, learning to perform on the trapeze. Last night Jack performed with the group, with a catch on the trapeze. He was the only guest performing with the crew and pulled it off 100% !!! He had his red tights and was up about 30 feet above the ground and caught by Steve. A great night, one Jack and all of us will remember for a long long time.

The circus team with Rachel and Sarah

Jack with the circus group, after the performance

Off to the Casino for a quick gamble. The girls with Wayan who dealt Black Jack. Sarah finally won a shirt at the raffel for the finish of the night .... way to go !!

The girl performed in a concert on Monday night.

We found this happy couple amongst the drift wood. They clearly had a long trip to Bintan for their holiday at Club Med. We understand that their friends Anton and Barbie were close by ready for the celebrations.

Barbie dropped by for a photo shoot .... less one body, she is blonde after all.

Meet Anton .... we think he was at Bintan for the wedding .....

Australia Day on Bintan island, Club Med. Plenty of cricket, rugby and beer.