I'm 32 and live in a different province from my family and I only see them for a week or so a year (this past year I got to see them three times :). Seeing 28.5 show up on there was painful.
I'm in the same situation, I live in San Francisco and my parents are in France. I see my parents a couple of times a year.
You might be interested in trying my service http://www.StoryWorth.com. It helps people record their family stories, and we often end up talking about my parents' stories during our weekly phone calls.
I hope we both get to surpass these numbers :)