Family

Saturday we went to vist my mother's first cousin Joan.  Her family left Quebec in 1957 to escape the cold. After 5 or so years in Jamaica they moved to Melbourne, Australia, where they have lived ever since.  Joan is 97 and has six children, four of whom live in the area.  After visiting Joan we went to son Rick's house where the whole famdamily gathered to celebrate our visit including Jim's relatives from Indonesia.  Of  thesixteen people there we had only met one before, but the family ties are remarkable.  After a wonderful Indonesian, Australian dinner we stayed at Nancy's prior to flying to Cairns, Port Douglas on Sunday am to visit the Great Barrier Reef and the salt water crocs.  Due to lack of free wifi there will be sporadic pics the next few days......L