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Well we are still in Port Macquarie and not too much to report this round. Our van has had one doctor’s appointment after another this week, but all for improvements so that we can feel better about driving him around the country. Customs has been holding on to my new computer for over a week now and they don’t seem too keen on releasing it to me yet. I spoke to a gentleman from customs on the phone today about the “releasing” process and he answered all of my questions with either “yes love” or “no love” . . . so that made me generally feel better about the situation. It’s hard to be stern with someone when they keep calling you “love.” Overall we are still loving the Australian way. It seems like everyone is just out to make a new friend. Things are a bit more expensive here than they were in New Zealand and we’ve noticed a trend of “bigness” especially when it comes to serving size. It’s no wonder the Aussies just surpassed the Americans in obesity rates. We are really enjoying acquiring new sayings like “no dramas” and “no worries” and referring to everyone and everything as “mate” or “doll” or “love” or “champ” or, and this was only one time, “champion.”