The last place to visit on the cruise was Civitavecchia which is the port nearest to Rome. David and Sarah decided to give Rome a miss and have a look at the town. We all went on a cute little train type thing which saved walking round the town. There were only four passengers, including me, but we all travelled in the single carriage – NOT where they put me for a photo! Can you spot me?

This will be my last message. Thank you to all my faithful followers. I have been a good ice-breaker and conversation piece during our travels. Goodbye all.

In Athens we also went to the place where the Olympic flame is lit. All I can say is that I didn’t see a fire. Just as well as it was a bit too warm already.

We went up to the Acropolis in Athens and they hanged me on a fence! What did I do wrong? They rescued me before my face went red. I mean- have you ever heard of a red-faced English frog!

Not ANOTHER river trip! At least the views are different. I hope that this chap doesn’t squeeze me too much.

Wow that snow looks cold – just like England in January. I’m getting homesick.

This boat hit a reef and nearly sank.
Just one more trepidatious(?) episode.

Friends of mine fish-watching in a market in Thailand.

That’s what it says folks.

I wasn’t really won in a raffle.

Compared to him I’m a bit ‘armless.

Wow! I bit of shade at last but this hat is a bit large for me.

I wish that I could close my eyes!

We stopped at a smelly fishing
Village. I needed a drink

We’re now in super-hot, super-humid (90%+) Borneo. Sarah took me to see some larger friends that looked more human than some humans I’ve seen. She came across this girl playing a xylophone. I tried playing a piece about frogs but couldn’t think of any. Never mind – back to ‘Chopsticks’.

I found another rather large friend at the Sydney wildlife park. He said that I’d better watch out as I might get mistaken for a cane toad and they kill those over here. I’m glad that you can’t hear my teeth chattering from there!

Ah I’ve always wanted to see the Sydney Opera House. I bet ot many frogs have travelled as far as I have.

This bothered me a bit when they put me on the table at penfriend Katie’s house as they eat frogs legs in France but I survived to live another day

This was taken on a punt trip on the river Avon in Christchurch. Sarah and David weren’t very keen on the unsteady craft but of course it didn’t bother me

Trammer Time

We all went on a tram ride around Christchurch in New Zealand. I think the driver took a bit of a shine to me but I managed to jump out of his clutches.

Gone South for the Winter

As you can see I survived the ‘crossing the lone’ ceremony. It was pretty boring for me because they were tossing people into the pool and I spend a lot of my time there anyway.

Sarah and David took me to a sort of tropical garden in Maui in Hawaii. Some of the mountains here are a weird shape. Some are like thick needles but some are nice like this one behind me.

I found a distant relative in San Francisco. He kept patting my head and saying what a nice little chap I was. These American frogs DO eat a lot. No wonder he was so large.

So THAT’S Alcatraz. It looks like a prison to me.

Well. That was close! When I fell overboard David shouted “Frog Overboard” and then pushed Sarah over the side to rescue me. We were both very wet but now I am back to being my own chirpy or rather croaky self, ready to resume my adventures. I think that, from now on, I will send more pictures of places rather than me. I’ll probably be in some of the pictures but you will have to look hard to find me. I’ll save a few flies for the person who spots me the most number of times. Bye bye for to(a)day

I managed to find the antidote in Cartagena and I also found a new friend. It’s a good job I’m normal size now.

I tried this strange drink in a shop called ‘Wonderland’ and suddenly I grew to this size. David and Sarah had some bother because Cunard wanted to charge them for an extra passenger. We’re now trying to find the antidote. I believe it’s a certain Caribbean delicacy that you have to eat.

We all went to the science museum in Fort Lauderdale and this clock in front was worked by lots of different balls going round tracks and falling. None of us could work out how it worked exactly. David said that his wristwatch was a lot easier to carry around.

There are houses here a lot better than my pond

The three of us before the trip on the backwaters of F.L.

I've found a new 'cool' friend

So that's the Empire State!

Hello NYC

Away at last

Well, here is Sarah about to board our ‘World Shuttle’. They also promised no more snow after England but here I am sitting on the balcony dodging snowflakes. Roll on Hawaii!

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