Thanks so much for meeting us at the airport Mary, and we really enjoyed the Welcome party at your house.

We arrived at Salisbury airport at 2.00 p.m. the 5. of May. Mary was there to meet us, and we went straight to the car rentals to pick up our bus. Then we checked in at the Travelers Motel on Ocean Highway in Delmar.

With Mary as a guide we went to the "All - You - Can -Eat Seafood restaurant. Some of us had Red Roast Chicken:8.95$ Others: Grilled hicken breast: 9.95$. That we could afford. The food was heavenly, but we got very sleepy. Remeber Norwegian time is 6 hours ahead of yours so 4 p.m. local time is 10 p.m. Norwegian time. No wonder that we were sleepy!

After the meal we went to Salisbury zoo. That was a funny experience: lamas, alligators, bobcats, rabbits, owls., parrots and even a spider monkey!

The Welcome party at Mary's at night was fun. We really got the opportunity to practice the English - fun, but difficult to understand everything.

So back to the motel and a good night sleep.

At 9 O'clock the next morning we went for breakfast: local food: eggs and bacon, pancakes and syrup. We ar e not at all used to this combination, but it was not bad - quite good in fact!

Now it was time to visit Delmar school. Fun hearing about all your projects and the global classroom activities. We are quite impressed. We are going to visit you on the Internet later, because the visit was rather short. Thanks for showing us around!

Now, off to the beach in Ocean city. Wonderful! The water was rather cold even for Norwegians so we did not swim a lot, but we enjoyed the sun and walked on the boardwalk - did some shopping: tank-tops among other things, But we could not stay all day ... We had to visit the science museum, but we had bad luck. It was closed, but we got some information about a special event about exploring the human senses Saturday, May, 8. A pity that we missed it. We had to leave on Friday.

So we went to Rehoboth Beach to buy some plush bears instead of. They were quite expensive 150$ dollars. But there were killer whales, dophins and leopards there as well from 12$. Then we returned to the motel. It was time for writing some post cards. We went early to bed that evening.

The 3. day: time for leaving. After breakfast we went straight to the aquvarium. It was fun. However, we had to bring some gifts home so it was time to go to the big mall with Mary as our guide . We spent the rest of the money buying sweets and souvenirs.

At 6 p.m. our plane took off from Salisbury airport. We had a lovely stay in Delmar! Thanks to all! We'll miss you!

Regards,
Midtbygda, - Mari, Arne Olav, Terje, Guri, Jannike, Anne Beth, Audun, Johannes, Sigrid Maria., Trude, Heidi, Kenneth, Mats, Anne Bjørg, Frode, Gina, Ingrid og Jørgen

Look at the nice post card we bought in Delmar!
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Dear friends,

When I read your letter of what we did on your stay I was really happy when you said you had a great time. Mary did have a great party didn't she? I thought it was great. I really enjoyed your postcard ,it was really beutiful. I think the beach water was great. Did you like the sea-shells we found? Did you have a good ride back? Next summer we will come down there and we will bring our swimsuit and tanktop. I would really like to do this some other time.Well,I need to go.

YOUR FRIEND,
stephanie mathias

Dear Friends,

Do you have fun on your way to Delmar? Did you like Delmar? Did you make friends and what were their names? When do you go back and was your vacation fun or did you miss your friends? By the way your post card is pretty. I like it. Was it cold? Do you like the sea horse we found? It was was fun. Do you like the water? I do and it was warm to me. Do you like Delmar? Maybe I can come see you all next year.

Your friend,
diana penn

Dear Friends,

Well I am so sorry that I was not there, but someone told me that it was great. I was there at the beach I don't know if I saw you or not. I know food down here is probaly more money . Will I gesse you know what a tank-top is now.It is so cool that are times are diffenent I aways thouht it was cool. I loved your card. Did you like the shells you find? Will maybe next year we can go to Norway.

Your Friend,
Misty Caswell

Dear friends at Midbygda,

Thank you for telling us about your vacation in Delmar. It sounds as if you had a very good time.

In 3 weeks I'm going on a ***real*** vacation to Delmar! Can I print out your letter and take it with me? It's full of good ideas about what to do.

I'm so excited! I've never been to America before! The American breakfast sounds good. I'll try one and let you know what it's like, shall I?

A special thank you to Mary's family for organising everything so beautifully for our friends from Mitbygda!!

best wishes,
Liz Exton
(Kidlink helper)

Dear Midtbygda

Hi it's Mary. Hey wan't it a great trip? The party was great don't you think? It was fun when I splashed you with the water at the beach and wasn't it fun when we went to the mall and shopping? Did you like the rooms where you stayed? I tried to get the best motel we had in Maryland. I thought it was a great time. Hope we can do it again soon. Hey, next time I can come and you could take me around to where you live, please? So please write to me and tell me if you would like me to take a trip to where you live please reply. thank you so much p.s write back soon

Mary