having not heard from alex by 13.00 i gave his mobile a ring. what a relief to hear his voice. it was only a brief 'hi - r u ok' call. he will facebook me as soon as he gets home. sounds like he had a nightmare journey though. he mentioned someone dying on the plane, re-routing due to death and bad weather (4 times) AND they've lost his luggage! he missed his internal flight due to the delays and has had to hire a car to drive himself home from auckland (4 hour drive). he sounded very OTT - i bet he is 'wired'.

i'll get the full story shortly. main thing is that he is alive and ok - i doubt he feels 'well'. good job he is not due back at work for a few days, he will need that time to sort things, and his body.