Update from Travis on Saturday, September 18th

As of Saturday, September 18, my dad and brother have left Bali and are headed to Cocos Keeling Islands in Indian Ocean.  They are about a day or two out  as we speak.  Go to Google Earth to see how small these islands are.  The Indian Ocean, upon investigation, strikes me as vast and relatively un-islanded.  After these islands they have a 2400 mile (!) passage across to the Mauritius Islands.  That is a lot of miles.  My mom has just flown home and is back in Boothbay, aiming to meet up with them again when they the African continent at the end of the year ...