Nick has asked me to post these pictures.

Hello everybody, today we went snorkeling. We saw some HUGE fishes. Some were at least a meter! We also saw LOTS of coral!!!!!!!!!! It was good fun . We went on a really fast boat . The place we went snorkeling is called pigeon island, because of the exotic bird species, which are only found on that island, nowhere else in the world. They are about as rare as a Takahae. Did I mention that we saw lots of fish? We saw Dori, Scar and even Bob! It's like tank gangs summer vacation home! More soon,Nick

Hi guys. Today we went to the cave temples. There are 5 temples. Each one has at least one statue of Buddha in each temple. Buddha was  a teacher. He tought people how to live there life well. In buddhist religion,their goal is to reach Nevada . Nevada is like buddhist heaven. You see, Buddha made 5 rules for his followers to,ah,follow . One,for example, was no drinking. Another was don't kill animals. If you followed those 5 rules, you would be one step closer to Nevada. Then there is another set of rules, and another set, and another and, well, you get the idea. When you've done all the rules, you get this crowny thing called the inlightenment. It means you are destined to go to Nevada. Buddha is the first person to go to Nirvada. More soon, Nick.
PS: today i rode on an Elephant!!

 Hi everyone. Today we went to the elephant orfphanage. I got to feed the baby one.  I Think their trunk is lots like a hand. I'll tell you why. The muscular district makes the transmiting device blah blah blah.....................................na, just kidding. Its because the trunk has a hangy over bit that enables it to grasp onto things, such as fruit.Pretty cool, huh?

Hello everyone. A few days ago we went on a safari. It was in one of many national parks. I saw elephants, monkeys, leopards, mongooses and lots of birds. Later on in the day we went to my great uncle Michael’s grave and bungalow. We also went to the bird sanctuary that Michael found and built. Did you know he tied a python to his bed to keep his guns safe? Or that he had a bed that opened up and hid his guns and hunting knives? Amazing huh?

Hhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeellllllllllooooooooooo people of New Zealand what’s up (or what’s down). Today the family went snorkeling. We saw absolutely heaps of fish. It was fun. In fact, it was supercallerfrajilisticexpialladoshus. And we didn’t just see fish. Oh no, we also saw sea slugs. Who would’ve thought! And we also saw………………drum roll please. Da-da-da-da-da………………………………………………..rocks. It’s a miracle. Who would’ve thought! Now, changing the subject, today we saw a snake. Not a caged- up- in- the- zoo- fancy-nancy-I’m-sooo-rare-and-pretty snake. No, this was a humble, common but wild, proper, full-on rat snake. Now, changing the subject a couple of days ago we went to the silk factory. Not fake silk. No, this is fresh out of a silk worm silk. Now the white things on the leaf are silk worms. Now AGAIN changing the subject (what, so I do it a lot) the last picture is one of which shows how high the tsunami was.  Dangerous times! P.S. The red line shows how high it was.

Hello anyone who is looking (or reading) at this. Today the family went to the turtle hatchery in Bentota. As you would expect, it had lots of turtles. Who would of thought? Any way, we saw an albino (means lack of colour) which is very rare. Like in 2000000 eggs, only one would be albino. I would like to tell you a story of survival. Well, it happened on Boxing Day 2004.The day was going well. No-one knew that they were about to plunge into peril. Suddenly, all the water in the beach went rushing and gushing out. Everyone (except the people who knew what was happening) ran outside to see what was going on. That was there big mistake. Suddenly, an 8 metre wave came rushing in. Someone grabbed that exact same albino and sprinted as fast as he could up the nearest hill and that is how this extraordinary animal survived this humongous tsunami. The hatchery didn’t just have albinos. They had green turtles, hawks beak turtles, Oliver Ribly turtles and leather back turtles.