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Hi. We Canadians are used to the Americans saying 'Oh, Canada, eh? Do you know xxx in Vancouver ?" (Vancouver is 3500 km away ) So, at the risk of the 'small world' syndrome saving me, do you know a girl in her early 20's who toured the Eastern U.S. and spent a few days in Canada about 5 years ago ? She stayed at our house (billeted) thru the local high school. I'm sure she said she was from Napier. If so, her laundry will be ready next week........

G'day flyguy. Sorry I don't think I know the Allison you mention. Napier is a city of 55,000 people, part of a wider community, Hawke's Bay, of 150,000. An article I wrote on Napier lives at http://www.h2g2.com/A293285

Which school did Alison go to? Colenso, Taradale, Napier Girls High, Sacred Heart and Tamatea are some of the bigger ones in the Napier area. If you knew the school's name I could give you its email address and you may be able to trace Alison through them.

Loony

( days later, at the same saloon, sitting down at the barstool next to Løønytünes......) hi again. Buy you a drink ? the laundry thing was just a joke, so I don't need to get her address that badly. But thanks for the tip. Checked out your Napier link - congratulations - now we'll ( Wife Carol & I) will have to make it a stop on our dream trip. A friend of mine departs next week on a one month Cathay-Pacific special - $C1400 for a month of unlimited travel in the Far East. He's going to Hong Kong, Bali, Korea, Phillipes, and back to Hong Kong. We would like to do same, maybe in 2 years. NZ is an extra $200. ( turning stool 165 degrees counterclockwise, slips off and walks toward the swinging doors, tips his hat & disappears once more.)