Hiya

I cant believe your travels are all over....I just read your last blog from Hay On Wye!!! Its been a pleasure reading your blogs and looking at your pics...I dont know why you are thanking everyone!!!we should be thanking you!! Youve done well keeping us up to date with everything on here.Im certainly going to miss popping on to get the update!! Anyway,im glad your back home safe and sound....

My last message -over and out!!xxx

Hi Both

One last post which feels quite sad! Here goes ........WELCOME HOME!!!!

Will miss reading your blog and looking at your fab photos but great to have you back home again. Hmmm, perhaps you could set up a new blog. Something like Andrew and Sarah's Living Up North Adventures? Or perhaps Andrew and Sarah's Getting Used to the Awful British Weather Adventures? The possibilities are endless!!!!

Joking aside although we have enjoyed it all it is lovely to have you both back home.

Lots of love

Sue and Dave xxxx

Well final week, what am I going to read on a Monday morning when I get to work or even in the evening on my return when we are all together. Just to say it has been fantasic reading all your adventures -looking at all the great pics. Nana has got so many folders with all your adventures in. Enjoy you final days - good trip home - look forward to hearing some more stories when we see you on your return. Lots of love Sue, Phil, Chris, Gemma & Nana xxx

Hi Sarah and Andrew,

Oh gosh it seems like an eternity since you were here, and that has been 6 months, I am sure your friends and family will have forgotton what you look like in the real flesh.

You will have so much to talk about, after seeing everyone, I imagine your next hi-light will be getting all your 12 month travels published.

We are all well, and looking forward to Skyping you after you have settled at home.

We are heading into winter now in Victoria, Australia, getting some cold weather and fogs.

Love to you both

C,S,L & R

The lights are going out all over the U.K.

The radio and T.V. networks are broadcasting soothing melodies.

The nation slumbers in a blissful peaceful idyll.

It's so sad that this tranquility is soon to be broken by those dreaded words "we're back"!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh

Head for the hills whilst there is still time.

You have been warned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a final blog before you fly home. Many thanks for all the interesting blogs you have sent recently together with all the photographs, the ones from Manchester are not going to be quite as good......Everyone here are fine and looking forward to seeing you,taking extra vitamins to cope with the strain of having to sit for hours listening and looking while someone carries on for hours saying when we were there we saw......and when we were in.......this happened....... etc. etc. After reading your blog from Mongolia about the grasslands, I switched on the T.V to China and guess what is was about that region, all about the nomadic tribes, their horses, and it showed the races, putting up of a yurt. Also the history of the Great Wall and it then went on to the story of Marco Polo and the silk route, and the wild swans, and eventually went as far as the Gobi Desert. It was most interesting particularly coming immediately after your blog. Do hope you have a good and safe flight home, speak to you next week. Lots of love Gran and Grandpa.

Hi Guys
We can't believe it is only a few days and then you are back home in lovely rainy England!
We are sitting with Nanny and Grandad at the moment having a piece of Birthday cake.. We are discussing how we cant believe that it is a year that we were getting all of the garden ready and drinking pimms. It seems like such a long time ago! I am certainly not enjoying this birthday as much as I enjoyed the last one. It was such a lovely day!
What are you doing for your last week?
Well you favourite cousins both hope that you really enjoy your last week of travels.. and we cant wait to here about it all! As long as it doesnt last for too long and Andrew.. You had better not go on an on otherwise we will have to stop listening!
Love You both and can't wait to see you!
Love James and Katie x x x

Dear Andrew and Sarah

Just thought I'd send you one last message before your feet are back on English soil. Can't believe that year has gone already. Tomorrow is Katie's birthday, we were sitting talking yesterday about you making Pimms for her party and collecting her balloons. She decided to make a large jug of Pimms for her friends in honour of you both !!

Enjoy your last week and have a very safe journey home. Really looking forward to seeing you both x x x x

Hi Both

Just wanted to say enjoy your final week and a bit. Really looking forward to seeing you both soon. We went to see Jools Holland and Marc Almond at Hay Festival with your Mum, Dad and Emma last night. It was very good.

Take care, safe journey home.

Sue and Dave xxxxxx

Hi you two!

Hope you are enjoying your last few weeks of travels. Cant believe youve been away a year already,how fast has that gone!!? I am going to miss checking up on this site for your new pics and blogs. They have been great to read, especially as you seem to remember every bit of history you see and read! Me and Simon will hopefully see you at your big homecoming bash in a few months,but until then,have a great last few weeks and take care!!

xxx

Hi to you both,----Make the most of your final weeks away.Soon it will be back to the hum drum life in the U.K. So far May has been a bit of a let down, Birmingham relegated, Chelsea almost league champions, almost European champions, Hay on Wye flooded again ( must have been John Terry's tears) and the realisation that you two are almost home.The pictures from around the world have been most interesting and entertaining, so many parties, so many strange hats and so many gorgeous beaches.It's a pity you had to spoil them with shots of geographical wonders, nature's various life forms and the odd ruined civilisation, but that's enough about Andrew.----Plans for your home-coming are going well.Most of the people you know have been replaced by clones so that they can listen to your stories with interest.The earplug manufactures are working flat out to supply everyone else within earshot with plugs so they are not bored witless by your "when we were in" stories.Those of us who have not yet left the country are busy packing or are planning to head for the hills at the last minute.------It's very quiet on the roads here (no one can afford petrol), the storms have blown down trees, the rain is lashing down, those who still have electricity have bee n able to watch The Sound of Music again, typical bank holiday.I bet you can't wait to return!To be serious for just this once, there are very many people who are longing for your return to the U.K, mainly the peoples of China, Thailand, Australia and South America.-----I think it must be time for me to go and hide now, perhaps somewhere like the North Pole, no beaches or cheap booze, so it should be safe.---That's all; this is the Godfather signing off for the last time this trip.---p.s. will the last one to leave please turn off the lights!!!!!!!!

Hey Guys - Michelle and Jonny (from the Mekong Delta trip) are in Hong Kong today (20th) and we're planning to go to Shanghai and Beijing later this week (and next). Do you still want to try and hook up? With the earthquake, we're not sure if we'll get to the Terra Cotta Warriors, but we'd love to connect if it's not too hard. Let us know!