Hey Anna, do you remember the name of that gym in Nha Trang? I'm there now and can't find one that doesn't cost the earth. :)

Thanks

Simon

Oh my goodness, what happened next? Did Adam get back OK? Have you heard from him since? What did you do? (I know the answers to this of course, tho looking forward to Borneo update!) - this is nailbiting stuff Anna, keep it up!! Hope you're still having fun. Speak soon. We may have a laptop with webcam before you return...of course, being us, we may not...

Am I the only one using this message board now?

lots of love Kathxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi again Anna - this is a message for when you are somewhere bloggable - will be great to be back in contact - hope all is well - this is just a little message to say we are thinking about you loads and the pic of you + koala is gracing our fridge (and I have to keep showing people where PNG is on Oscar's globe)!

Snow went ages ago, sunny now!

lots of love kathxx

Not sure when you'll see this again Anna, but wanted to say that I think your blogging is fantastic - I keep a)laughing out loud and b)feeling exceedingly jealous! Love the nature stories, felt v worried about you nearly dying at the top of a mountain by yourself, and I want to do jetboating and canyoning too! Hope PNG was good, look forward to catching up soon. We are still deep in snow, more on the way...xxxxxxx

I pretty much have since then - except for sand boarding today!I thought it was better not to tell you about the skydive! need to do more research of the geography of PNG! x

AANNNAAAaaa!!! I am so glad you didn't tell us till after you had done that jump! It looked very exciting and scarey. It does'nt seem to be the only frightening thing you've done! Canyoning and glacier walking?? Can't you keep your feet on the ground?? Keep safe, are there mountains in PNG? Love and God Bless, Mum xxx

Your albatross trip was better than ours - we only saw baby ones. We didn't see any penguins. We had the same scary drive along the edge of Otago harbour. What a lovely place, though, when you're not too terrified to look!

Katherine we enjoyed ourselves very much last weekend. Count us in for babysitting any time!

love to all,

Dad

well done Mum, hurrah! I think I've successfully posted a load of photos via Picasa to everyone too, so our technological skills are moving on apace!

Lovely to see M&D, and to speak to you Anna, and Peter, and to speak to Ruth in the eve. Claire - I'll ring you soon, but hope your bathroom job has started well!

Love to everyone.

kathxx

Dad has shown me how to reply! It all sounds v. exciting, especially the 'albatrosses'. Hope the rest of your trip goes well. We had a good time with kath. Oand H great fun, and went to sleep well. Claire's bathroom makeover starts tomorrow!! Did you hear she bought a bathroom for £500 half price at B & Q...Enjoy the rest of your trip! xxx

Hi Anna - just checking in again - hope all is well and that you have met up with Arwa successfully. We put our tree up today - Harriet did a 'you've been framed' slip off the sofa into the tree while trying to attach an angel, and got 'prickled' but is fine again now! We are counting down the days to term-end (only 4.5 to go) - all of us exhausted and looking forward to some time off. Hope you are having lots of fun!! Kathxxx

Hello again - keep 'em coming! Good to hear more. You sound Australian already! Can't wait to hear about the cattle station. Did you meet any cowboys/girls? News here: Lee made Oscar some Fantastic Mr Fox ears and tail, and Harriet some Lady (and the Tramp) ears and tail for a dressing up day at school. They looked great. I think I have now formally handed over all creative pursuits to their father!! Looking forward to more news (and pictures). Lots of love. Kathxx

of course, I mean spider theme. Silly me. Dad x