Looks great in the land of OZ. Good luck with the surf lessons mate. Looks like you are keeping some great company. Got a project of my own you’ll have to check out when you return.
http://www.zeppelinsreef.com/poolproject.htm. Glad youre having such a good time Sean. We hit the mid 80s from Friday through today (Monday), then supposed to cool back down a bit. Been shoveling dirt, rocks and mulch all weekend for the landscaping, but since the pool is heated, I managed to get cool anytime I needed to. Stay cool man. See you when you make it back this way. We;ll have to get together by the pool/bonfire and hear some stories. Have a good day Sean.

Don’t trust the web when booking the Inca Trail. I got my reservation only 2 weeks before I trekked it. Many tour companies prefer groups of 16, and if they fill that quota, they won’t add a 17th (because of the porter requirements), and they will tell you it’s all booked rather than refer you to another company.

E-mail as many tour companies as you can before giving up. I can definitely recommend Llama Path. They treated the porters better than most other companies, and the food was amazing – other camps were eating spaghetti and meat sauce while we had fresh garlic bread, asparagus cream soup, baked trout, veggy rice, and new potatoes.

Good luck on your trip! I should be posting about the Inca Trail in the next 2 days… It’s totally worth the money.

PS. A technical question: I also had a hard time using my own WP login to comment on your site. It seemed to have made a special login associated with your blog. It’s okay by me, but I wasn’t sure if that was right. It logged me right into your dashboard, not mine. I’ll link to your blog from mine — http://www.forksandjets.com

Happy travels and good luck!