Brett-

We plan to bring our lightest tropical gear for Port Douglas. For Sydney, my boating jacket should be more than adequate for evenings. Some kind of foul-weather gear might be called for if an early summer monsoon sweeps in. But do leave your snow shovel on Guam.

With regard to singing "Northwest Passage"? Sure, but we better practice. I've already got too many parody lines embedded in my mind. What's that version about trying to find the proper exit to the Maine Mall?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble