Benji

........ Well first of all, I too am confused on who Rachel really is, the 'Shelly' reference in which Trevor fondly remembers as a nickname of his mother clues me into believing that Mrs. Fowler is Rachel and Mrs.Blake being her sister. What makes it difficult for this realization is the fact that the Blake's are into sailing and charters, which Rachel (the Blakes) was very much involved in, the opinion then shifts it back, to being that Rachel is actually Mrs. Blake and 7 year old Trevor misinterpreted Sheila for Shelly in his memories. Sheila being an Aussie slang term for an Aussie Girl. But would Dirk know the difference? If Trevor heard in his memories the word spoken by his dad in reference to Rachel be wrong? I'm 50/50 here on if it is Mrs. Fowler or Mrs. Blake as being Trevor's long lost mother. BTW, Marty, I'm thinking that the new at this late of date 'news' between Gonzales and Fowler will make it clear that the 'kids' (Lisa and Joel) are being set up, and Fowler and company is going to walk them through customs and search the luggage on their own, without the actual customs report from the airport, they will send out a false one proclaiming to have arrested two American teens for smuggling drugs into the country. That should complicate Bridget and George in thinking that their plan worked, This is continent if the matters are unfolded between their scheduled flight and the realizations made by Dirk, Gonzales, Joel, Lisa, Henry and Fowler, plus what is found on the Aries from the late Arnold! My thoughts!!

............ Very interesting! I remember reading that but missed it, George either deliberately lied to Bridget or the goat goofed. I don't think he goofed, what if George is meeting with some other cartel member? What if the other cartel members are already planning to get rid of Sanchez and are meeting with George as the 'new' contact will be needed. Oddly absent is Bridget, could it be that the cartel is ready to retire her also? Nice catch!!

Hey Marty!! ............ Well we all have to consider goat hours also, they can be excruciating slow I suspect that after Sundays admission, and meeting with Gonzales coupled with Ned's discovery of the Atlantis/Aries of an interesting cache of information left by Arnold, things will move quickly. Things that will directly link Bridget to many misdeeds, Fowler will call Gonzales on the discovery. Yet to be in play is Joel letting anyone know about Trevor's insistent search for the Aries, Gonzales, Fowler and Henry are not aware of it. This is the connect the dots scenario, once the papers and other information are recovered from the Aries and Gonzales grills Joel, everything will fall in place for the detective and Fowler. Joel's part in keeping his promise to Trevor in continuing the search may dampen George's plan of framing them for drug smuggling in Australia, as I see Fowler and company escorting them of the plane and through customs, or rescuing Lisa and Joel. Now for the Idea that Bridget would flee without George, I don't think so, I see them both fleeing and into the lap of Sanchez and meeting Neptune, before he too soon meets his own demise. The problem is the fact that Mr. B will still be on the hunt, so the excitement/danger will be how Trevor and Shane survive this. My thoughts! BTW, my take on Dirk and Jim as being victims was mere jest!

..........And here I thought you might have gone as a delayed chapter with AYC written on it!!!

Hahaha! Great costume, I plan on none this year!

.............This is the 2nd mention of the structural beam of the Kookaburra that is the only difference between the 55 and 57 other then it's length. I still think the Aries was modified into a 57 and it is now the Kookaburra. I too noticed the hum of the Cessna, while our heroes were swimming the river, but Mr. B still has to install Ned's new security system. Still, when he does fly into Kalbarri, if he were to keep to the coast looking for the Kookaburra and then swing inland towards the airport (Thanks for the google map CJ, I found the airport) he could very well spot the boat.

...............I Love it!!! Lisa is the Judas in her minds eye regarding Bridget (Like I said). Finally Lisa see's through Bridget's managed manipulated pretense. Joel tries to comfort Lisa as she slowly realizes that Bridget may have been behind all the attempts on Trevor's life When she put the other clues together and will they trust the guesthouse again? I was surprised at how little info Henry extracted from Joel and Lisa, of course he is not a detective and would hammered the witness/suspect for hours, but really a 15 minute interview? The meeting with Joel and Dirk should prove very interesting, as the statutes disappear Dirk can divulge the truth and of course Trevor will hear it from him or sooner. Given the newly found wealth of Dirk, is it possible I misjudged the next victims here? Could it be Jim ande Dirk instead? Finally is anyone else nervous about an airport so close to the boys designation, how does Mr. B ignore the obvious press reports and fly off the handle. I'm going to go out on a limb here and think that he will fly over the area and spot the Kookaburra on a chance that they went south instead of north. The next few chapters are going to be filled with a least a cliffhanger or two and the final showdown of our heroes! Great chapter CJ!!

.................... Could be Lisa betraying Bridget, BTW that interview with Joel is long overdo!

..................I gotta agree her, stick to the job, the economy sucks and what definite handhold have you if it fails! I would wish you the best in your venture but what life line are you holding on to? Your stated here as being 25 years old, can you keep up the dream and hold monies until you are at least 30-35? I made a big mistake years ago, the wife wanted to venture out into large properties and build, but she suffered a massive stroke, the house we had was lost yet would have been paid for ten years ago. Now, we are in a rough spot facing foreclosure ourselves. I think i can understand that as a young (maybe single person) making 50,000 a year you would feel the advent of adventure and exploring your dreams and wishes. Yet you need to understand you need a back-up plan if it fails. Again the economy id the biggest factor here, best of luck though!

....... As if you need a pimp Krista!!!

....... Thank you for clearing that up!!

.............Trevor nodded. “Yeah, I was worried the mast would be seen above the trees if we stopped there, so we kept going past it. We hid her in a side channel behind Stork Island.” That leads me to believe that the boat is further hidden by being on the north side of the island to hide her mast from view.

...So the Kookaburra is hidden from the town side of Kalbarri? The mast hidden by the island, which means it is on the north side of the island right? And that is on the north side of the river, right? So when Martin, Trevor and Shane went to get the photos of the boat docked they were on the north side of the river, right? When did they cross a bridge when Trevor drove? Maybe I missed it but I thought the entire idea was to hide the boat, makes no sense that it was on the south side of the island in plain view of the road side of the town.

....... “Mountain Goat Beer, bottled but not tamed, surefoot stout,” I smell a windup!!

............ Whoa, Ned has the gall to call Shane a thief?? Let's hope his sonar picks up a hidden compartment and Bridget's little game begins to crumble. I wonder if it was wise of her to c.c Basingstoke in her reply to Sanchez? P.S. WTF is curcumnavigation??

Oh well, looks like it will reach a 'head' soon, Hahaha! I think Mr. B. will carry out the contract even if his employer is dead. The cartel will not care as the details come out, and not try to forfill it, leaving Trevor safe after all this time.

............... The goat will infer to one, perhaps after Dirk and Trevor make up and start talking they will come out to each other.

................ Like an old sheep, some meat is as you say tough and grisly yet a young sheep is very good, I'd assume the same of a young goat! , That said, I have always thought the goats inference to the pies, especially the Thanksgiving one were a hint of (Trevor's) his mother. Opps! Sorry for the double post!

................ Like an old sheep, some meat is as you say tough and grisly yet a young sheep is very good, I'd assume the same of a young goat! .

......... I think the goat answered my question here, no matter what Rachel is crime free, Dirk on the other hand needs to wait out the statutes as does Trevor although he has no clue why! She could could have flapped her mouth off and not worry about being prosecuted, as the goat made clear that even foreigners are not subject to US laws even if they know of the supposed crime.

............Actually I hear that goat meat is a great meal to eat!!

........... Yep, that was my first thought! Mr. B's plane, with a reluctant passenger. Then I tried to imagine other scenarios involving the Florida cast and came up empty