how we'll keep in touch

Hey dear family and friends,

Ok, we're trying out this blog thing. I mean, everyone is doing it, so why don't we. Instead of sending email blasts, we'll just update our blog with websites and stories if we get any good ones, so check back here if you want to know what we're up to. We're not sure what our email access will be like while we're in China, but feel free to email us: betsyruth (at symbol) gmail.com and ericbarryloucks(at symbol) gmail.com. (by "at" we mean @).

We're staying with Eric's friend Mark at the moment in Vancouver. WE WENT TO WHISTLER TODAY. This was *huge* for little old Betsy, who grew up skiing on a lump that New Englanders call Sunday River. I had no idea that Whistler was as beautiful and other worldly as it is. This whole region is another planet, really, and I think we may need to move here after Montreal.

We have already had some near misses- forgot to get traveler's checks in the US so had to do some sneaky transactions with Eric's patient and world-traveling aunt, Patricia, and Betsy forgot to get Malerone for Malaria- which we'll need when we travel to indonesia. Doh. But that again will be solved by Patricia, who found me a traveler's clinic at the airport. Having wrapped up those issues, we spent the day in heavenly powder with Eric's uncle Bruce and Mark. Followed by hot tub. Thus I shold be able to walk tomorrow.

Eric is throwing things at me so I think its time to sign off. We miss you all already and hope to stay in touch this way!

xoxo
betsy