Hi Pat, Glad you were the one to crack first (even if you did blame Nanny!). If it helps(and i'm sure it won't) i'm worried too. Sure they will get in touch as soon as the authorities release them!

Hi, you two. Did you get there ok? I presume that no news is good news but ...... Weather here glorious. How's it in Rio? Hope to hear from you soon so Nanny will stop worrying!!!!

Love you loads x

Yes, I know am always last to get technical! However, here is the message.  The house looks like a bomb site particularly two bedrooms (I have sympathy with Karen) but it feels so so empty. No lound t.v. this morning, shower running for hours or huffing and puffing up the stairs saying "I am going to be so late". Really miss you Tor but hope you and Tom had a great flight and arrive safely. Loads of love x

Important stuff first...If anyone knows how to remove bombproof mascara please let me know! Yes Tom, just like the little piggy i cried all the way home. I cried even more when i saw the state you left your room in ... for heavens(reserved as you told me to be!) sake, Richard's moving in tomorrow!! Okay, serious stuff now. Julsie, nan, Carley, uncle Tom cobley and all, send their love. but none more than me. Love you Ginger babe. Xxx

hi tom has any thing gone wrong yet ? and how r u feeling ? wubu2 what means what u been up to  i will write again asp love your little bro jake x x

Well that was fun!!  Have just dropped Tory at Heathrow having spent a pleasant hour on the M25 being asked every five minutes "but Dad what if Tom thinks I'm such an airhead he decides not to come?"  Needless to say when we finally got to Teminal 4 there was Tom tickets and passports at the ready looking every inch the seasoned traveller. Next came the ritual of check in when we all learnt, to no one's suprise, that Tory's rucksack weighed twice as much as Tom's (wonder who will be lugging that through some steaming Brazillian jungle?) After a quick and somewhat tearful round of goodbyes (good job Karen's mascara was showerproof) we left our intrepid travellers to head off through to the departure lounge. The last image I have of my daughter as she was swallowed by the crowds in T4 was a plaintiff voice saying "my flip flops (pink) don't match my top (green)... Good luck Tom you're a brave man

Just in case you are complete losers and try to update us of your adventures whilst still at Heathrow, let me be the first to leave you a little message.  Have an amzing time, stay safe- post me back lots of pressies.  Love you xx