>before you write anything how was the holiday welcome back

Ooops.. too late. I put v74 and v75 out yesterday.

But the trip was fun. Jane & I used 240000 frequent flyer points to fly First Class to New Zealand (United Airlines International FC highly recommended!). Once there, we rented a car and drove around much of the main North and South Islands, taking in the scenery and local wines. Good fun, though we didn't see much down south, since it poured rain most days when we were anyplace near the Southern Alps. But we did manage a bit of rock climbing on both Islands -- I'll be updating the pics on my main webpage shortly.

Cheers

-ml