Sorry! It was a KIWI not an emu.
P.S. Now that the cold weather is here, the nipple warmers you sent me have come in really handy!
From funky Aunty Viv

Thanks for my birthday present (the blue shell emu jewellery) from New Zealand. It's lovely.
From your funky Aunty Viv on the internet.

Happy New Year Helen and Ben! Is it as hot as Cyprus was?
Just checking that you're still on the Earth and not in orbit - and I don't mean the bungee jumping. Some kids I teach have asked me why you don't fall off the world when you're in Australia, all down under like that and do you have to hang on all the time? Just thought you could come up with some answers that kids would understand while you're hanging around down there.
Nig

Happy New Year to you both

Glad you are having a great time.....back to work for us over here yyyyawwwwwwwnnnnnnn.

Love the piccies, keep em coming

Hi guy's, Happy New Year!!! Yes I know its late but not unlike Father Jack I have just woken from my drunken stupor and made it back to work, oh what joy :-( Hope all is well and your not getting sun burnt. Are you still going to the tsunami area of the world? Two people from work were there over Christmas and one had to come back after a death defying escape from the beach but the other was north Thailand so stayed out back packing and doing what people do.. We went to a run down haunted castle in Wales for New Year for a medieval Banquet. Christened hotel Faulty Towers as even Basel and Manuel would have given better service then we got, the pipes dripped the fire alarm went off all night the electricity went off at 730 pm so all in all it was a good time, got wasted and laughed like hell as it made the camping barn look like the Ritz!! Well must go back and pretend to do some work. Take care and see you this year. x x

Hola! Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo,

Looks like you are having a great time, take it easy and enjoy the rest of the trip.

Love Mark and Louise xxx

Hello there! Seasons greetings and all the rest to you both. Just wanted to wish you a Merry Chrimble from Blighty. Hope all's well and you have a fantastic (albeit alternative) day. All our love, The Woods Clan xxxxxxxx

Yo ho ho!!! Seasons greetings, fuddle prepared, party sausages ohh suits you, fancy a sausage roll, nice baps fully buttered, fancy a samosa? Santa dropping his load down the chimney, I like a stocking at Christmas, Is that Brandy sauce? 3:0 Looking forward to the holiday, nice break, drink a few beers, nice New Years eve we hope. DP up to Scotland for Hogmanay, G spot in the Crown. 3:0 What you doing? When you moving on? Will you ever come home again? Pay rise time, never enough, PC still at the helm, top management in awe of his ability!! will all change after Chrimbo. Looking forward to stuffing the bird, weh hey. 3:0 Can Ben handle his Diguridoo and Billabongs, corks flapping, flys are dropping, spiders creaping. All the best for Christmas and have a happy new year.

hey ben,

hope your well, stuart just told me ya Oz, so thought i'd drop ya a message and say Merry Christmas.

party on.

Merry Christmas! Whereever you are likely to be!! Will send a long email with all our news over the holidays. Hope you're still having a brilliant time :-) E & P

Just a short note to wish you both a nice, cozy Christmas and best of luck in the New Year! Mircea, in my way to Canada and US

G'Day All! Thanks for the fab messages. Just want to wish you all a fantastic Christmas. Keep an eye out for our Chrissie postcard this week! Have a good one and take care all of you!!! Loads of love from Oz xxxxxxxx
PS. Sorry Bob, we went into admin to delete some of the duplicate messages and it took the lot off - Hope the drink was a big one!