Awoke to a huge storm passing Shanghai on Tuesday. Brought the biggest rains in a century.

Jack elevating above the pool .......

Back from our holiday in Samui, an hours flight from Bangkok. We stayed in a Villa not far from Big Buddha, which was just wonderful, a really great break from the heat of Shanghai.

Our Miss Piggy.

Devil of a child !!!

Our Rachel !!!!

Cheong Mon beach, not far from the Big Buddha. Just a nice quiet beach, by Thai standards, of course there are jet ski's and sellers of shirts, carvings and fresh fruit !!

The snake show near the airport.

A cute baby Gibbon playing with a dog.

Yes he really did put his head inside its mouth !! No I don't understand either. Sarah couldn't watch the show, not even the video later !!

Jumping of the dive boat in Koh Tao.

Yes the kitten really did bite Sarah as I was taking the photo !! No we did not take the kittens home, but yes it was discussed.

A day at Koh Tao. Beautiful dive spot, about 2 hours boat ride from Samui.

Another day in Samui. Who is that guy in the pool !!!

The family in Samui.

Sunsets over Samui.

Named "Scruffy" this street dog was adopted by our pet loving children. Yes the question was asked whether we could take her home.

G'day, we are back. After a bout of technical difficulties I have posted some more photo's. Will try and keep this more up to date, but cannot promise anything, as access does get patchy. Enjoy ...

The SRC tennis tournament. A great weekend with lots of tennis played by all.

The all important "SRC Hill" for the tennis. A bar close by, good tennis and plenty of laughs.

Don't even ask !!!

Old and the new in Beijing.

Chinese BBQ with the team at the office. Not exactly an Aussie barbie but close.

The Moirs and Holdsworths in X'ian.

The Terracotta Worriors in X'ian

Jack's Year 6 Yangtzee river cruise

"Dead Parrot" by Monty Python performed by Jack and friends

Panda in Chongqing, in Western China.

The Banana boat ride in KK, Borneo.

Borneo .... There was so much snow and ice the morning we were suppossed to leave, must have been a foot ove night. Oh and our car didn't arrive at 6.00 am to go to the airport, but thats another story. We ended up sitting in the airport for 9 hours, aiting for our flight to board to Hong Kong !!

Lots of snow falling on Sunday morning. A house full of very excited kids !!

Some very modern looking Snow men.

The pool looking very differant with snow replacing the sand. While the kids had fun building snow men and lots of snow fights.

Lots of snow this week.

The Year 2 "Jungle Dance" concert. Sarah is the Rhino ... just in case you needed help.

Sarah and young Rachel Kavanagh after the concert.

Who is this budding athlete ???

Our dog Sam ... who we miss. But probably best that he is not here in Shanghai.