Eventually managed to download the pics (I think I got them three times!)....must say your eye looked really sore. Scenery was stunning. Was that your camper-van in one of the pics? All is OK here. Visitors all gone now. Looking forward to the weekend in Dublin. Will be in touch very soon. Missing you both. Love Dad xxx

Hello,

So you remembered Amanda's birthday and I forgot. Well we have just spent a few days in a cloudy but dry pembrokeshire with Nikki and family. we camped which was great and economic.
Lovely walks around Marloes and then back to the deluxe miller cottage for cooked suppers. Superb. Happy birthday to both of you for next month. Aaaahh!!! Thought I'd get that in before Amanda. Lots of Love from Tom, Silvia, Peter and Le Taxi.

Hi Ben & Zoe,
Have just caught up with all your visits, sounds lovely, I'm so jealous!
I'm leaving to go on maternity leave in 2 weeks time, baby is due in 6 weeks time, so will let you kow what I have!
Lisa is getting married in 3 weeks time and then is off on honeymoon for 3 weeks, nice!
Nothing much has changed here, except few more new faces! Roll-out progressing well but I'm sure you really don't care!
Keep enjoying your trip, take care
Kirstin & Myra & Lisa
x

It's hotter than hell here. The only good thing about it is it's too hot to eat so you lose some of that Christmas pudding look. Whoops, Caspar did some inadvertent editing by sitting on the keyboard - he's a great secretary. Hope Fiji was lovely, hugs, amanda xxx

Surprise!! Was told about your web site, so thought I would leave a message!! Sounds like you're having a great time..what an adventure. Cousin Anna, is also travelling and been to some of the same places. Fiji, Raratonga, NZ & now in Northern Australia. All makes my life as a working mum, seems pretty mundane.. (although Louis is great fun)..No complaints really! Well I hope you two have a fantatsic time on the rest of your trip. I'll visit the site again sometime and catch up! Take care. Love Christine,Alan & Louis

Hi you two...

As I write this I think you are just about to leave for Fiji....hope you have as good a time as you've had in South America, but perhaps with a little more relaxation thrown in. Still missing you, but glad that you are enjoying yourselves. Take care. Love Dad xxx

I can't believe you're as organised as to send me a birthday card while you're in deepest south America!!!! Thank you both, enjoy your travels, and keep in touch. Lots of love, A

Hello to you both

For once our internet was working and i've caught up with your latest exploits! Sounds out of this world. Naturally, am v jealous! Not really any news here, we are both having a week off work (the first i have had since our honeymoon in May last year, and Andrew's first since January when he spent nearly all week fruitlessly scraping artex off in the dining room and it snowed all week). Mainly chilling out (haven't been up before 10am for four days, oh the luxury..) and tidying up the last house, finding places for things (still) and still a little bit of painting here and there to get round to eventually.

Weather in England has been really nice, even up in the frozen barren wastes of the north in Durham. Have had lot of the garden decked so will put up feet and catch a bit sun. Went out yesterday to Keilder reservoir (very windy) and are going to Whitby with some of my college gang this weekend.

So what's been happening in Blighty, the usual, everyone's down on Tony Blair, the football (zzz), Big Brother (very watchable this year) and petrol prices going up again.

I don't have to do a work placement this summer as I'm doing a portfolio route so i get lots of time off. When college does start again in October I'll be full time; but only going in 1 and a half days per week! Cushy eh!

Anyway, hope you and Ben are well and keen to hear the next installment of your travelogue!

Love to you both,

Sam

Great to hear from you and to know that you are still thriving on the thrills of South America....got a little wobbly when I read about the downhill bike ride and swimming in swamps, but I guess it beats sitting on decking and patios while the sun shines. Missing you, but glad to know that you're OK....looking forward to some pics. Much love to you both. Dad xxx PS. I hear that Vics is getting itchy feet, too....

Thanks for your incredible news - it gives me faith to think that there really is life out there beyond house restoration. Have just spent the best part of three weeks, (and my knee cartilage) cleaning and treating what seems like acres of floors, but there is a glimmer of light out there, it IS coming to an end.... Lots of love to you both, A

Hi B&Z we've been following your story like everyone else it sounds fantastic so far! Were so envious. Chris got over excited this morning when a package arrived from Argentina, he couldnt think who it could be from! I thought hed been ordering DVDs from one of those dodgy websites!!! Anyway it was a nice surprise to hear from you, CD received do we get the $20 reward? - we will do our best to get your images up asap for all to see (thumbnails and all!) Take care love n hugs xx

Hi guys,

We have a computer at home !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (sad but I am excited as I can now e-mail without having to wait for Gary to bring his laptop home -Claire!!)

Just a quick note to say thanks for the very unexpected birthday card - brought a tear to the eye. Shame you got the number on the card wrong though - i was 21 not 30 honest!!!

Enjoying living out of town but nobody told us it would take 4 hours to cut and rake the bloody lawn! Thinking of digging up the turf and going for a garden that is all paving slabs..........remind you of a house we use to live in?!

Gary is 35 on sunday (I can not believe that I am married to somebody who is in their late 30's!!!) and can you believe it is 2 years since you wedding day!!!! Congratulations.

No drunk nightsd out with the girls to report yet but I will keep you posted zoe.

Be safe

Claire & GAry