Thanks, I just got a telephone call from him, it was so great to hear his voice and find out that everything went fine, he said he found LA airport good but expensive, but he enjoyed the super-size macdonalds, (we don't get that here in NZ), said the flight over was horrible, cramped, but lufthansa was better and the flight attendants were much better looking, must be those good looking german girls eh?

He is situated in Romsey, Hampshire, and he said it is cold, he had a big 13 hr sleep and was off to open a bank account, he is staying with the secretary and his wife of the premier league Romsey cricket club, the people are nice and even paid for him to ring us, I must thank them, he forgot to take his drivers licence, so I will have to post it over, needs it more for ID than anything else.

Romsey looks a neat English town, it has pop of 13,000 so is very small compared to where we live, but it looks quaint and cute.

He will be working as a gardner, now that will be a first for my son, but the pay is good eight pounds 20 an hr after tax, that is way more than he was earning in NZ, almost double, and will only have to work about three days a week, the rest he will be playing cricket, he will be moving around a bit, maybe to southampton and staying with various people, and will be playing games on the isle of wight, where is mate is, so all in all , everything is running smoothly and I am a much happier,mum now. cheers and thanks for listening to me waffle on.