From: josie_persson@hotmail.com (Josette Persson)
   To:   CalKobers@aol.com
   Date: 97-06-10 03:48:33 EDT

   What, did you open a lonely planet or somnething?!  we were hanging out  with the locals and we never learned anything except bula (asnd a few others we shouldn't tell you)  Anyway, we've yet to find the Free internet access, so you'll have to wait for the snail mail.  We are safe in Auckland and will be here about 10 days - just eno9ugh to hopefully
   dive, ski and horseback ride (this isn't a vacation, this is the ironman) .... frick and frack over here are making my stomach hurt, so i'm the the straight man these days.  thank god or we'd still be at the
   airport at fiji looking for a taxi according to julz.  btw, we got the stuff you swent julz, whose mom thinks we're going to need all those feminine hygeine products?!  were not squatting over holes in the ground yet - they've got running water in Rarotonga.... (but not warm showers)
  ok, so we're tan (some of us more than others - the great white hope, aka julz, prevails)  Oh my god, you have to see her geriatric hat. We like to claim that she's our mom.  Last might we met some bulgarian jerk who was surprisedc to find that all Americans were not "fat with fake boobs running around spreading AIDS"... whatever.
   Since Moorea we've met the Coconut King of Rarotonga, adn discovered that there's prettty much nothing you can't do with a coconut.  We didn't go to Aitutaki, but we'll be back anbother day for that.  DIving in Fiji wasn't as impressive as Moorea, but Julz liked it because she got to hold hands the whole time with the cute divemaster (master being the operative word). She tried the "I can"t breathe trick, but he was wise to that old girl in distress act so he saved his rescusitation for
   another girl on the island.  Everyone in Fiji seemed to be related to one another.  the best ever was learning the underwater hand signals for F***ing BIG Shark!!!!
   btw, some of you might be receiving phone calls for what to do in SF.  Just so you know, we only told a couple of really cool people to call  and they're not expecting accomodation, so pleasde indulge them on the ol what to do while you're here stuff (Melanie, Amber, Jane, all moms and dads...)
   ok, so we're out of coins now and we need food.  By the way, Daddy, I've been drinking Steinlagers in Paradise.  And it IS nice.  SO far no warm beer.
   PS  We're taking donations to the We Don't Ever Want to Come Home And Be Responsible Club.  We're officially extended to August 29, except for Julz who's cruising home on the 24th (she'll be in SF the next week).
   I love you!  Please pass our love on to everyone!
   Love Scotty(Tekaoti), Frik (Josie, Tioti) and Frak (Julz, Tioria)