thanks all! sadiekate... hahahahahhaha! you cracked me up. Can't believe you remembered I like those marshmallows. I bought a bag to make some brandy cream cheese balls for Xmas... ate ALL the leftover marshmallows.

maillotpois... thank you. He was a terrific man and a good friend. He was diagnosed Sept 17 and died Nov 8. If I ever have cancer that's not curable I hope it's that fast too. His wife is going to sell his bike. It's a 63cm Yeah, he was tall! We took it and his helmet and shoes to display at the funeral service. I thought that was a cool tribute.

Veronica... I am pretty excited about this trip. The woman who runs the tour worked for Darwin Station for 4 yrs and her DH is with UNESCO, so they're very eco-friendly. There is talk of closing the Galapagos to tourism due the toll insensitive vacationers are taking on some of the fragile environment.

solobiker.. thank you

jobob. EEEWWWW! That is NO marshmallow