THE MURPHY MESSENGER GOES TO CHINA and a lot of other places! FARTHEST DISTANCE WINNER: STEVEN VITALE - BEJING, CHINA - 6989 MILES!

VACATION PHOTO CONTEST
Three winners named


Thanks to everyone who went on vacation with a Murphy Messenger in their suitcase!

We had some great photos submitted and choosing the winners was really difficult, except in the case of "The Farthest Distance." Beijing! Wow!

MOST UNUSUAL/UNIQUE SURROUNDINGS
WINNER: DAWN RUDOLPH - Scuba Diving in Cozumel
Pamela Curran - Mt. St. Helens - Washington
Diana Cain - Waikiki ? Diamond Head ? Honolulu ? caught 4 sharks!
Dwayne Elledge - "Midas" at In-Sync Exotics ? Wylie, Texas

FARTHEST DISTANCE
WINNER: STEVEN VITALE -Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China 6,989 miles

Michelle Long - Ohio State line ? Toledo - 1166.4 miles
Pamela Curran - Space Needle?Seattle Washington- 2,241.6 miles
Kristi Williams Jacob & Katie at the Children's Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1003 miles
Marcia Jowers - Doorman at Trump Tower, New York City - 1586.2 miles
Stephen Korson - Windsor Castle, London, England - 4500 miles
Aaron Tobias - Ft.A. P. Hill, Caroline County, VA Boy Scout Event 1415 miles
Ethan, Gerry & Jace Lington - Ft. A.P. Hill, Caroline County, VA. Boy Scout Jambouree - 1415 miles

FUNNIEST SETTIMG
WINNER: TERI KELLY -World's Largest Radio Flyer Wagon - Spokane, Washington
Jason Duke -Las Vegas strip
Debbie Ligo - Jaws and skeletal remains of large whale at MacKerricher State Park, Cleone, California, north of Mendocino
David Scarborough - Chuck E Cheese (We decided to spare everyone the pic of the family and give readers what they really want to see . . . THE MOUSE!!!)