<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Pieter - I respect you tremendously for your honesty. I'm glad that you
<BR>responded to the dog question again by alerting people to the hazards for the
<BR>dog instead of encouraging them as you did in the first message. I think it
<BR>is only fair to the dog owners to tell them about the potential discomfort
<BR>for the dog. Again, I would never dream of bringing my dog on such an
<BR>arduous journey. They can do whatever they want of course, but if they love
<BR>their animals, my advice is to leave them at home. Howard </FONT></HTML>