I thought I would do a brief introduction to some of the the girls who, by and large lived with me full time. Without the assistance of these girls, It would have taken years to prime the socially engineered system that I put into place in Belize. Sam was central in helping me manage and control the network. She got along with all of the girls and her superior intelligence and quick wit usually allowed her to anticipate problems and head them off before we reached the danger point. She is alo like a chameleon: She can look and act any part:
I teamed her up with other girls many times – usually when I sensed a problem brewing. Her playful nature generally diffused any tensions:
Amy is more experienced than Sam, but not as tolerant of human nature and people’s mistakes as Sam is. But she is incredibly smart. The three of us – Me, Sam and Amy were the central core (Amy and Sam are now safely hidden out of the country, by the way – their visas are pending):
Other girls came and went – sometimes staying a month, sometimes 4 or five months. Angie came and went a number of times:
So did Marcia:
Others were transient, staying a few weeks at a time and then returning to the field:
I encouraged all of the girls to hang out together and become friends, where possible. It was easier to keep tabs on someone’s actions if others were watching, or if a shared comaraderie encouraged the sharing of intimate secrets. All the girls told me the other girls’ secrets.
Paz was instrumental in helping me find appropriate assets:
Paz owns Lover’s Bar in Orange Walk and is known throughout Belize as a master at locating human resources. I would tell Paz the specifications: level of intelligence, education, cultural refinement, family connection, age, looks, experience, etc., and Paz would locate for me. I would then feel the person out, and if comfortable, explain the project and hire them.
This is the briefest of introductions. I will soon go into details about how each girl worked. Many knew everything. Some were told nothing and simply given a free computer and sometimes a phone. Sometimes more than one, if a father, brother, cousin or boyfriend was of interest to us.
Of note is that over 80% of our electronic network is still operable and providing constant information. My next post will explain, with photos and voice files, how we avoided detection for so long. On October 11th of last year it was discovered that we were accessing secret government information, but until my January 3rd post, no-one within the government had any idea how we were doing it. Most of our “donated” government computers have since been brought down, but the domino principal of viral social engineering had allowed us to infiltrate five times as many “unknown” computers as the number that we donated, and the number is growing.
The core seven:
127 responses to “The Girls”
As someone who has spent some time in Belize, I am very happy to see you expose a lot of the government bull-shit! I have been to all of Central America and have to say that Belize is the worse when it comes to government scams and extortion! Most people in the states have no idea of just how crazy it can be and have never lived in a system like that. Through your dynamic and sometime over the top approach, you are making Belize a much better place! So many North Americans move down there and try to make things better for the locals. You are the first one to really make a change in the system that causes so many problems. Good luck and don’t forget to smile and laugh at it all sometimes.
Thank you my friend and Captain. You are forever welcome.
saw your “problem child” a couple of days ago, loved the interview in Guatemala with dateline guy…deadline bit..lol. Might just see you in Portland for that cup of coffee, stories and of course laughter.
John,
Many throughout the world watched in voyeuristic pleasure as your story labeled bizarre by some and unbelievable by others unfolded and still does. It is not for me to judge. What I can share with you and the world as until you walk in another’s show you never know. Until 2.5 years ago I might have also have been a NAYSAYER. I found myself along with my now ex living in fear for our lives after a dangerous coup in a different Caribbean Nation in the Greater Antilles. A larger country but full of strife, poverty, greed and corruption. Many of the locals unaffected but yet many are including the 10 armed gunmen and leaders including a member of Parliament and a position equal to Chief of Police and a Reported Garrison Gang tried often for murder and extortion as they attempted to take over the business. We lived in hiding for 10 days going from lodging to lodging including brothels with armed gunman sleeping just feet away from our bed. I went from dining out with leisure to cooking on hot plates, washing clothes in a bucket, taping messages of love and good-bye to my family and friends and fearing for my life every second of every day. Never knowing which paid armed guard or employee might be plotting our death or kidnapping.
I am far from a Billionaire wonder kid..just a girl from the mid-west Ohio, But I know first hand.
John, I watched your story on Dateline NBC and found it very interesting. I thought the fact that you were hiding under the very noses of the police amusing. You story will be a concern of mine, for some time to come. You have added some excitement to my boring Canadian winter. Good luck in your future endevers. Keep the stories coming. Oh, and by the way , are they still looking for the killer of -whoops- forgot his name, oh well you are far more interesting.
“everyday people” What?? Your a huge Mis-representation of what that name imples. And, Yes, I thank God for that.
enjoyed dateline last night… not sure why so many have their panties in a knot about you… if you can afford to do what you do and you aren’t harming anyone then cheers to you… i am very sorry about your dogs that were poisoned tho… all of my pets are rescues as well. Good luck McAfee
Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem. Never a good plan for anyone. But I don’t believe Mr. McAfee has any reason to consider harming himself anyway. He’s not a killer.
As for you, perhaps remember “we are not punished for our anger, we are punished by our anger.”
Leave it up jag off
If you kill yourself it could definately boost the likelihood that someone would make a movie about your life! Also you could get Gods opinion about your exploits..win win situation I’d say..
I love u man. Lol. U got my respect since day one.
I don’t know where people should post about Dateline tonight, so I thought I would post here. I did not see any mention to corruption in Belize in the terms of hezbollah. This could be selective editing by NBC, or… I love how media (you included) never tell the truth. It’s all a web of lies and half truths. Please tell me, Mr McAfee, you had nothing to do with Mr. Faulls death, and your internet hoaxs were just that.
I should qualify my statement regarding the Anon hacker group. They are not ‘morons’ so much as they are naive in their belief that they can freely cause havoc without the possibility of being caught through an imaginary veil of “anonomous”.
These guys are a vigilante group with no real direction. A good example of that was the high school footbal kid in Ohio who was target by Anon for an alleged rape. Even though the only evidence was a high school kid bragging to friends, Anon escalated the issue into a lynch mob.
It’s very possible that this high school football kid is completely innocent, but just because of his bragging caught on video, Anon escalated the situation into “judge jury and exectioner” without any regard to any actual evidence that any crime was committed.
Good luck with that request :).
I hope you’re girls are all safe and away from the corrupt forces that may endanger them. The wisdom of posting their actual pictures online is questionable to the casual observer, like me.
Brandon, when you have money, the girls just come. Why would you think a guy like that would have to photoshop girls into his photos?
Try reading the article too, or do you just look at the pictures when you “read”?
Mr McAfee I would like to make a request or proposition to you. Not sure if you will even read this but if you do email me and I will explain my idea to you in a return email and you can ponder it over.
@WEB Thanks. Jeremy Irons could handle the comedic and serious sides of the story with the right manners..though as he has lived it I’m sure JM has felt like Devito and the media portrays that side. Thanks to JM for sharing important info with every day people.
This is fake, it has to be, I say photo shopped pictures or paid actresses.
You’re a crazy fucker and so far I’d have to say “Well played.” If you ever want to find out about the crazier side of this town you now call home, hit me up.
oh, good choice Ellen.
Thank you
Anyeay, I do believe you regarding Belize. You were smart to get out there and your information will hopefully bust that whole country.
Your experience does make a great movei.
You are the guy who invented anti-virus. And also the most expert person with using those viruses for your own means with minimal invasiveness, IE it doesn’t damage the host computer.
That is a powerful weapon. I hope you are ok with America and honest people in general. 😉
John, BTW, don’t ever take credit for Anon hacker leadership. Those guys are morons in general and openly break the law.
John,
So where are you really?
You’re story is amazing so far, and as long term James Bond fan, the girls fit right in to your story.
My opinion is that if the Americans really thought you were guilty of murder, you would have been arrested by now. The fact that you are not in jail is verification that what you are saying is actually believed by the American authorities.
Kudos to you for avoiding fascist government pigs wherever they may lie. And congrats on the chicas. My S.A. wife is hot and young and I am the one with the athletic drive at 20 years her senior. BTW, now that you are in my former Puddletwon, do go to Oba, Pho Van & Fratelli in the Pearl.
Danny Devito, lol, ok. Maybe Jeremy Irons? The real live thing is better anyway.
I would not believe one damn word John McAfee says. He is so full of BS and is playing all these gullable fools just to boost his own sick ego. I really feel sorry for for the girls. Just simple little village girls being played by a very sick man. Sad to say the least. In the tropics they come and they go and we are so glad that he is GONE!
The use of the word “illegals” is offensive.
And in this case also inaccurate. Sam did not come to Miami with John because she needs a visa even to visit.
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There is no evidence that Mr. McAfee plans on bringing all of these women into the United States. Even if he did, he would do so legally and I would assume he would take care of their needs. So they would not be sucking up whatever precious resources you think they would be sucking up.
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And what’s wrong with a nice California Girl? or a west coast girl, or even a Texas girl since Texas is not part of the midwest, right 🙂
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So please try and open your eyes and be a little more tolerant of others…K? Thanks, Buhbye.
I sent you an email, If you are staying in Portland….lemme know! It would be a blast to help you find a house.
Thanks for the apology.
This story will continually captivate me.
You sir, are true gangsta. Respek!
Where is the big Reveal that we were promised on Wednesday ? We have been patient but thus far there is nothing in this blog other than garbled audio, obtuse references, unsubstantiated evidence
No wonder the world is getting bored with john mcafee .. And his bonkers antics ..is this all there is ?
john, could i please have your autograph? i will pay all shipping costs and pay for the autograph itself if necessary. would be ultra cool if you signed some type of item of personal signifigance……heres my address, 4256 north st. Apt #4 Blasdell, NY, 14219. if yes, lemme know how you would want to recieve payment.
Smart woman who figured that one out.
John- find yourself a nice Midwestern girl and settle down. !!! Jeez…. Maybe those gals in Belize helped you do whatever you were doing- but why drag them to US? There are thousands of people patiently waiting to come here legally! We don’t need more uneducated/ non producing illegals over here sucking our resources.
Leave them where you found them please
Best Regards
cannot wait to tune in! You’ll give Dateline their best ratings in years!
If you ever find yourself in Philadelphia, i would love to treat you and any of your ladies to lunch. In all seriousness. Looking forward to Dateline and your continuing saga. You are a legend. Not often that someone like you come along.
Thank you.
I apologize if I offended you by using the term “librarian”. I could equally well have said unattractive skateboarders, or unattractive waitresses. I used Librarian because of experiences I have had in the past with particularly unatractive librarians who had read every romance novel in the library as well as every “how to” book in the library and had fantasized forever about their next date — and had waited a dozen years for a man to recognize the “sensual being” inside of them. I always tried to be that man. When I did luck out, it was always hot. just my experience.
Beautiful women, by the way, never have to learn the subtleties of sex because sex comes too easy for them.
Coming soon
Hey John,
You only show pics of girls, but you mentioned that the PM liked the opposite. Were you able to get any guys to play the pillow talk game?
I don’t know this reply is in this spot, it wasn’t where I posted it. It belongs under the comment John made about somone using the term Bimbo.
John,
I think your comment about unattractive librarians was equally dense. Haven’t been in a library in while have you?
We have witnessed in his life and choices that
McAfee is not a shallow man
He sees what is invisible to the eye
That these young women are not as we see as
Conventional beauties he sees deeper into their
Souls
Perhaps Their hard knocks life have offered them a deeper knowing of self and a survival instinct and intelligence that we will never know
If they give him joy and comfort who are we to judge from our shallow hearts and mind
I wish him Love in whatever form it may take
He knows himself like no other
John, I have been following your story with fascination, and those young ladies were very, very lucky!
Why all of the random ideas for people to play John in a movie about his life? John should play John! He obviously “looks the part” and he wouldn’t need to act … even though we know he’s a great actor. I’m sure his on camera “give ’em a little crazy” ad-libbing would be amazing.
The malaysian government has the ability, by law, to nationalize any company operating within their country. This is a huge risk to anyone starting a company.
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That being said, in response to your post… all your answers and more can be found within this blog. Starting at the beginning is best, and you will find it interesting reading.
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Many of us have been engaged in the story for 2 months.
I think Johnny Depp should play JM in the movie.
Mathew McConahey or Dennis Quaid
Well said. People are so vain and shallow!
Please read the last few posts.
DeVito should play Elodio, The Hapless Police Chief.
What is this ‘socially engineered network’ that you speak of and what does it have to do with your work on bacteria? Were the girls officially employed as computer programmers? Why would you live in an environment which requires you to carry a gun and lose sleep all the time? If you’re after tax breaks, nice weather and technical ability there are many other places in the world to go to. I live in Malaysia and it never made sense to me why Americans would head to such places.
Mel Gibson, G.Busey’s not good looking enough!
Quality is in the eye of the beholder. I wish all women, and men for that matter, had the guts, the intelligence and the drive that these girls have. I am proud to know them.
John,
Considering how much you’re worth, I was thinking that you’d be able to pull some better quality women.
Just sayin’.
Ah, that’s one of the things that makes this story so great: there’s something for everyone!
And let’s not forget that Piers Morgan was a columnist at the Mail 🙂
I’ve read articles on you via DailyMail and thought I’d finally visit your blog. Your life seems very stressful. Hope you find some peace.
I don’t mind it either. It entertains me to see how easily a point can be missed entirely. 🙂
To Rod:
Thanks for the link. Honestly, don’t mind the Daily Mail (UK rag).
The readership is sterotypically right-wing xenophobic, anti-personal-reponsibility, anti-individualism, pro-big-government social-straight-jacketeers and are outraged by…oh well…by pretty much everything 😉
The readers will all be enjoying synchronised sharp intakes of breath as they read that article, I can assure you. And quite right too 🙂
Still pending.
No book yet. 🙂
Hey, what happened to the Vice documentary? I thought it was supposed to come out weeks ago?
“I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.” RF
Thanks for taking the road less travelled.
Love it!!! LMAO
Poor guy looks exhausted.
So, about those autographs. I do recall you saying you would and anywhere. Any thoughts on doing a book signing tour or similar?
hello John, I just saw ur interview on bloomberg channel, googled you and found ur blog..congratulations on ur escape from “hell”. people with no hands on experience of a third world country dont understand how corrupt and wicked they can be. I live in west africa myself also lived in the Uk for 5yrs.
from ur pics and the whole story its obvious u were a victim of a conspiracy that is common place in these kind of environment. Without the media interest and ur deft skills the worst could have happened..Stay blessed!!
Here you are John, the type of coverage to be expected when you put up a posting like “The Girls”:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262413/John-McAfee-Meet-SEVEN-women-lived-eccentric-software-tycoon-fled-Belize.html
Crazy reporting I know, but one would have to be crazy to expect anything else these days.
I’m thinking Gary Busey….or maybe Mel Gibson.
Very nice ladies. You’ve given me an idea to open a glamour modeling agency studio south of the border. =)
I’m happy to hear they are all safe and to see that you seem a bit more settled too.
It takes great courage to stand up to corruption and I applaud them all.
Great news about the visas.
Stay safe and best of luck.
I look forward to learning more on Wednesday.
…u are the best!!!! Waiting For wednsday …..
God bless
The hardest part is remembering not to engage..
bahahaha
Thanks Gaby, it was helpful wasn’t it? lol 😉
John McAfee is not what I would think of as a stereotypical computer programmer. By that I mean somebody who doesn’t have so many girls! John McAfee’s story intrigues me because the story that he tells about corruption is believable. I wish the American government did more to alert American citizens of the dangers of traveling overseas. There are literally thousands of American citizens that are serving life sentences in foreign prisons all over the world that do not get a fair trial. American citizens are being tortured in these prisons but the American State Department keeps silent. The U.S. government and the media need to do more to protect American citizens that have been imprisoned overseas for not paying bribes to corrupt officials.
thank you
@Web…Well not everyone.. see RG. I just read the description of trolling, not being familiar with that, however seeing people accused of it. Thanks for the informative article.
Not to be another troll and off topic.. John, the update is appreciated and I am so glad to see you commenting again. I look forward to Dateline. Good luck.
Believe me, it is happening. There’s more to the world than meets the eye.
adventure, intrigue, very interesting, and you
do have a beautiful, cheerful smile, hope to see your smile more often.
cheers and all the best to you !
I think the Warner movie will be an entertaining movie. Not at all factual, but entertaining. Only myself, the girls, Chad, the screenwriter and the production company have all the facts.
You clearly didn’t read the post. I stated that we are still listening and that the government does not know ehere the computers are. It’s coming out on Wednesday. be patient. The girls are safe. 100% safe.
Good work John. I admire your natural instinctive actions..
Seems like Im going through the same games north to you.
You are crazy for disclosing your location( I know your more intelligent than that)
All the best!
danny devito is an excellant choice tho, one of my personal favorite actors…although im thinking al pachino looks alot more like you and isnt half your height but hes not very funny..well who am i to judge, if i had millions, id prolly do crazy drugs and bang young girls too. ps. feel free to invite me to do so 🙂 seriously, invite me on your next adventure, give me free money, ill be your puppet and/or jester
wow, this is all starting to make sence…..would i be crazy to think this is your preemptive strike against people saying you were abusing young girls and perhaps even running a prostitution ring? by spinning it as them being your spys rather then your victims? jesus….you can fool most people most of the time, but you cant fool all the people, all of the time. ; )
Good luck with the visas. I would be astounded if it happens. The US has denied visas to tons of Belizeans wanting simply to come to the US for a visit. I would think with everything that has transpired and been reported by McAfee and others regarding these two, they would certainly not be on a short list for a visa. But who knows, again, good luck Mr. McAfee.
Keep the faith John —
And making the system work for you
Brilliant stuff guy
It is a great relief to know that the ladies are safe, with visas pending, thank you very much for posting this information. I look forward to the explaination on the part played by each of these ladies. I admire your stubborn fortitude John, but I doubly admire these courageous women who were willing to assist with this project. We know that Sam is intelligent, brave, and has a stubborness to match your own, but to read that these other beautiful ladies were also involved, is mind blowing. Best wishes to all of them. Enjoy your new home, and stay safe.
So these are your “operatives” and you publish their pictures online and claim they are safe? How could you possibly know this? You know you’re safe and now put these people in danger it seems. Couple months ago when Giz wrote about this they blacked out the faces but you didn’t think that’s necessary? Why are you keep talking about the details of your plans and execution? If you were telling the truth about the 75 laptops, why would you publish your trick and not continue collecting information? What’s to gain from this other than bragging rights? Don’t you need to listen anymore since these people are after you? How about these people you’re publishing online? If they are the ones who gave the laptops, are they also getting visas? Or a detailed plan to sneak to Guetemala perhaps? If you’re not getting them out of Belize or giving them new identities, you just cabn’t be certain they are safe. Clearly you did neither. I think you’re not being honest about things John and being selfish. I was interested in this story because I believe you didn’t kill your neighbour and someone was trying to pin this on you. I still believe that but since your escape the way you handled your interviews and information truly turned me off. I hate to say it but you came out as the uncool guy afterall. I’m done following this story. I suggest you to keep quiet and die in peace somewhere and stop hurting people who may or may not care about you at one point.
You’re correct John, it was dense of me to call the women bimbos but I was at a loss for another word to describe them as they’re displayed here in all their finery. And at a loss as to why you’d display them at this point of time. Delay? Distraction? Color? Just another spur of the moment tactic, seemed a good idea at the time?
If your statements on the Belizean government/police are to be believed it seems almost incredible that the “girls” have been safe all along and have not been hassled or threatened. I look forward to your Wednesday posting.
Of course you’re not obligated to explain anything, but that leaves the question as to why you started the whole dog and pony show in the first place. Wouldn’t your escape route have been just as/more efficient without your highly public pronouncements?
Do you have a comment on the Josh Davis/Wired/Warner deal? — http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-mcafee-movie-crazy-stupid-love-filmmakers-411656
hmmmmm… i expected the xpose` of the GOB….on this site…. and hopefully some gleened info about my personal crap from the sp police….forthcomming…ior not…?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHe9PwD3r8
bahahaha….now there’s a slice of crazy. Have you seen this before? Very funny.
Sam and Amy’s visas are assured. I’m not obligated to explain to you why or how. As to bimbos – the seven are the smartest collection of women I have ever met (I have discovered in my 67 years, by the way, that people who use words like “bimbos” tend to be the more dense element of our society themselves). All the girls are safe and have been all along. None have been hassled or threatened by the government. My next post (Wednesday night) will explain all of this.
Interesting read, although it looks like most of the ones who were here have left…..
http://www.koozai.com/blog/branding/reputation-management/the-three-billy-goats-gruff-dealing-with-trolls-on-the-internet/
Danny DeVito
I suspect I do have a bit of crazy. But the story is nonetheless true.
In my post “A clear and Present Danger” (https://www.whoismcafee.com/a-clear-and-present-danger/) I lay out the social engineering project through which I discovered the Hezbollah threat. Thease girls are my social engineers. Each one played a part. In future posts I will explain their parts. They are all safe.
Having just left Belize after 4 years, I believe you have TRULY done the United states a service by exposing what is going on there. a true AMERICAN patriot, you are also doing good for BELIZE too. Nice job
I’m curious why you’re sharing this.
John,
The media is trying to potray you as crazy, I stick to my mantra when called crazy “I would rather be crazy or weird then be like all the other sheep”. John your my idol, absolute legend! All the best from the UK
Oh, and congratulations on Dateline. Dang, I should have gotten your autograph sooner…
Good morning John. You just took this story up a notch, lol. SMH!
Something not right in that kitchen
Hey John… Dont poody when you scoot.
More than twice the team of “Charlie”! So they are John’s angels! You know we all wait for the movie “from a real story”! Now if this ever happen, who would be your choice of an actor that could impersonate you?
Rob
Really? I find this hard to understand. Perhaps I’m stupid. Could you explain how this won’t hurt Sam’s and Ami’s chance for visas?
Admittedly, while Sam and Ami’s visa considerations by the US State Department should be viewed under their own weight, you really think this photographic collection of bimbos from Sam and Ami’s “sponsor” (you say you’re working on the visas) “won’t hurt”?
And this post (given your dire words on Belizean authority) won’t hurt those pictured women left in Belize?
Help me John, I’m lost…
I don’t miss programming.
It won’t hurt.
Thanks John. This post makes it clear what happened to Sam (and Ami).
“Waiting for visas for Sam and Ami.” You think this post will help? (Genuine question.)
Have you thought about getting back into programming? Do you miss programming?
lol 😉
Dateline is doing a two hour special – I think on the 18th. Should be a winner. I did my best crazy for them.
Thanks for clarifying John, they were in the Gizmodo article. Forgot to ask earlier, is there going to be an upcoming Dateline NBC expose`? Hope so. So I hear you’re enjoying the cold……. really? We’ll be moving out west this summer, and after 25 years in the sun I’m kinda freakin’, lol.
I don’t know the AKA names you mentioned – Amber, Anna, Marley, Tiffany, Jane…. I think those are names that Joel Johnson made up when he stole my diary. Sam, Amy and Marcia are obvious – they are named. So in Angie.
You’re rubbing off on me, lol. I’m very happy “the girls” are all ok, but the ‘core 7’ have me confused. Clockwise from left:
Amber Smith aka Amber 2
Amy
Marcia aka Anna
Angie aka Marly
Tiffany
Jane
Sam aka Betsy…my favorite.
“And there is Betsy. Betsy hunted me down two years ago to complain that one of my dogs had eaten one of her chickens. She weighed 85 pounds and had the attitude and temper of a wolverine. She said: “Just because you’re the fucking White Man doesn’t mean I have to kiss your fucking ass! I’m not your fucking bitch!” I liked her immediately. Betsy moved in 10 months ago, stayed two months and left, and then moved back in 5 months ago. Things seem more stable between us now”
That’s got Sam written all over it, lol.
‘The names have been changed to protect the innocent’????
On my list. thanks.
John, any thoughts or remembrance on
Life and Times of Aaron Swartz. The two
of you together had to be awesome.
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He had all the great computer skills of a
hacker legend but certainly not the cajones
to face death and spit back at it.
Hope you will include in your revelations ,
your thoughts on government sponsored
attacks as alleged of Iran,
and government attacks on hacking,
conspiracies experienced by Swartz and
efforts by Wikileaks.
that is great John … hope you have a chance to chill for a while in Portland.
Cheers
Saw the previous comment when I posted. You may want to indicate they are all safe at the start of the post.
They ar all safe.
Belize is a small country.
Seems like you just put these girls in danger.
If you haven’t already done so, I hope you are now making plans to get them out.
They are all safe. I’m waiting for visas for Sam and Amy.
are all the girls safe?