Greetings from two old codgers in soggy Sussex who are finding your messages most interesting. Your bums must be numb after some of the bus journeys you have been taking. Makes our weekly trip to Tescos look a bit downmarket. Andrew your technical jargon left our brains reeling. Hope you were paying attention Sarah but dont believe everything he tells you. See you are touring American style - collecting border stamps- been there, done that. Hate show offs. Tell the Godfather there are not enough bricks in Birmingham to stop Chelsea scoring. Thanks for thr card. Take care. Much love Gran and Grandad xxxxxxx

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Hi Both

Looks like you are having a fantastic time. We are enjoying your blogs (tons of detail - how do you do it?) and the photos are great. The food in Argentina sounds wonderful and the social history really interesting. You will both be well informed by the time you return!

Nothing much to report from here, weather is sunshine and showers (again!) Went to Cardiff to see my Mum, Jonathan and Tara yesterday and I'm sure it would have been quicker by canoe......now there's an interesting trade-in option! We are also off to Doris's birthday party next Saturday (my birthday too!) so hope the sun shines for that.

Keep on enjoying yourselves (as if we have to tell you that!) and sending the photo's through.

Love

Sue and Dave xxxxx

Wow i didn't see these!!! This is a smiley face version of the 'rat face' sorry for the essay below - imagine lots of tiny ones of those.....scary!!

Anyways really am going now!!

Love you xxx

Hi Guys,

Thought i should finally show my face on this blog thingy!! (you know what i mean)

Hope you're both good, well i know you are as i spoke to you 2 nights ago, so unless anything drastic has happened since then!! (touch wood - if its a tree make sure it is wood - the plastic ones can be deceiving!! he he!!)

Pics look fab - i'm not really jealous at all- i love being stuck in sh**ty ormskirk bored out of my head!!! No seriously looks as if you are having a wicked time! Those waterfalls look amazing, very scary though!

Andrew we need to have a serious word... whilst you are enjoying this amazing experience you need to find some inner person or at least something to make you not be soooooooo boring (i mean in general but thought that was a bit harsh so....!!) when talking about science and useless facts that only you (and maybe dad) care about!! That last blog you wrote teaching Sarah about generators made amazing bed time reading, i was gone in 2 secs flat.....i just feel for all those poor kids that have to listen to you and don't have the power to switch you off or tell you to shut up........we really do have our own Mr Mellor aka Melon in the making!!! Sarah really i don't know how you are coping, i would have pushed him in the Devils Throat!!!

Anyways, keep us updated (or in Andrews case bored!!)

No news from me, looking at grad schemes in London, so fingers crossed Han and i will be down south when you return!!

Miss you both lots and lots, keep having fun and making lots of new friends (if Andrew doesn't scare them off first!)

Miss you millions big bro - sending you lots and lots of cuddles!!

Loads of love hugs and kisses to you both, stay safe

Your little sis xxxxxxx

P.S. Bit oif trivual news - Simba is going deaf - thought you might want to know!! But she sends big wags and licks too, cat just hisses at you!!

Hi both, I have been looking at your photo's and all looks fab you look really well, Sarah I am very jealous of you in your bikini you look great all that exercise has payed off. Better get back to work not like some people I could mention!!! Keep up the fun

Hi Andrew and Sarah, neither of you both know me but I am in work with your mum (andrew) and she is weeping again. Your photos are fab and I hope you are having a fantastic time.

Andrew and Sarah

I am not impressed that you are half way round the world enjoying the amazing sites and the lovely weather when I am sat at home watching half the garden being flooded from the huge amount of rain we are having.

I am very very jealous!

I can tell that you are having a lovely time and definately enjoying yourselves! The photos are amazing but then you do have amazing subjects to photograph! Keep the photos and blogs coming!

love you both lots and keep safe!

Katie x x (your favourite cousin)

Hey Sarah!

Nice to see you're still keeping an eye on the environment (i.e. the dam etc.) even tho you have now left your fellow green team . It's lovely and rainy here - no change really - probably more water on the roads than falling at Iguaçu Falls!

We've finally decided to go to Corfu for my 21st, can't wait! Not quite as glamourous as your trip but it'll keep me satisfied (for now!).

Anyway, I should probably be finding something to fix. Take care,

Toby!

Hi Andrew and Sarah

Looks like you are having a fantastic time! Am so jealous. The waterfalls and the beaches look amazing! Sarah - work is going well am starting to get the hang of it now, I had to chair the health and safety meeting, I was so nervous but it actually went really well!

Hope you continue to enjoy yourselves, I enjoy reading you blogs and looking at your photos Nikkixx

Hi both, great fun reading your blog and looking at the photos. Just seen the ones in Argentina, looks amazing. I bet we are wetter than you are though, it hasn't stopped raining since you left, still waiting to cut for hay. Harvest is going to be manic in a couple of weeks if this keeps on. Emma is on the road, been out every day since her birthday, I think she is going to be madder than you Sarah! Car still in one piece up until now. Just been to a great party this afternoon at Neville Jones' for all the car park attendants, everybody was asking after you. Went with Elaine to a party at one of her work colleagues last night, over did it on three cans of John Smiths, not really! Emma is having a joint party next weekend with Izzy, but we have also been invited to Sally and Freya's next Saturday. It is all go. The week after that it is Doris' 70th, so it really is party central. Finally took back the trestle tables and chairs which we used for your going away do on Friday, felt a bit embarrassed as I forgot about them, but it was all right as I took them straight to Nevilles for his do. Andrew you will be pleased to know the garden is going mad, we have had lettuce, spring onions, beetroot, radish, gooseberries and raspberries. The fruit isn't very sweet though as we haven't had any sun. Nana Margaret has gone off on her holidays to Cumbria. Sue has been keeping her up to date with your travels.

Keep having a great time

Love from Phil, Elaine,Andrew & Emma

Hello to you both.

I have just had a long conversation with your Mum, Andrew, and she gave me these details. We think it's great that you have taken the plunge and spread your wings overseas. We look forward to tracking you around the globe. Sorry we won't be here in Sydney when you are - perhaps you will have to add Dubai to the itinerary. Take care.

Kim, Mike, Zoe and Max

Hi Both,Just had a quick browse through the blogs and photo's to see if you had been up to anything interesting. Not a lot different from here in rain swept Brum from what I can see. We may not have a sugar loaf mountain but we have the Lickey Hills, we have our own iconic statue called the Iron Man and as for tall buildings and churches well we have plenty of those also. We have fountains and waterfalls, the river Rea in full flood is a real sight to see with shopping trolleys smashing into the abandoned cars and what about our canals? We now even have two beaches, courtesy of our loony council dumping tons of sand in the Bull Ring and Chamberlain Square. Not spotted any slinky Sarah's on the beaches as yet but I am watching.What's this I hear Andrew about you moaning on about the long bus rides? You want to try a trip home in the rush hour here, it takes forever. There are loads of buses to choose from, they are everywhere except when you are waiting at the bus stop in the rain. I know what you are really up to Andrew; you are in training for the Whinging Pom Contest when you get to Oz. There was thing of interest I saw in your blog Sarah, that there is a C&A in Rio. It's a long way to drag Andrew just to try a get him a smarter look. It won't do any good he will still look like a drop out student no matter what he wears. The only designer gear you will get him into is the Slarty Blartfast collection (read your book Andrew).Must go now, this green eyed monster needs feeding. I am of to my evening class with Steve Bruce, we are doing a crash course in bricklaying. It's the only way we can think of to build a defensive wall to keep Chelsea out of goal in our first premiership match.Bye bye for now, Keith

Ps Do be careful in Argentina, they think you are on a covert mission to smuggle HP sauce to the Falklands.

Where did I leave my medication!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!