Thank you everyone in Bristol for my cards and chocolate. I was out last night and didn{t get home till 5ish but had to get up bright and early to get to the post office and pick up my letters. (Easter weekend in a very catholic country so everything closes!!) But i was as happy and skippy as the easter bunny when i saw all that yummy chocolate - exacly what I need right now.

Hello sweet pea, just a little catch up from the Bristol fan base. Things here are quiet, probably because Kim is out of the office. I think all the stress of these exams has finally caught up with her and she has come down with a nasty cold. We certainly intend to celebrate the fact that she has finished her exams when we go out for a boozy thursday next week, so watch this space for gossip, sauce and tittle tattle.
Jon has definitely got himself set up in his new desk he and Kim really are like Jack and Karen now, I expect to walk in at any moment to see them flinging back the martini's.
Photos really look fantastic, I hope you managed to pick up your food parcel OK. Take care loads of love Nina xx

Hi Gils
Good to see your cocktail was 5 times the size of Brett's!!! Obviously travelling is thirsty work. No real news at Base Camp Bristol. Jon organised another boozy Thurs but I abstained - don't worry, I'm not off the sauce I was revising for my exmas. The good news is that I've finished!!! Results in 6 weeks time. You'll probbaly hear the champagne corks in America if the news is good.
Jon is proving to be a very satisfactory desk buddy. I can't recommend him enough. He's settling in just fine ( I think I saw a pair of slippers under his desk yesterday!). Nina and I both have colds and so look like Matheau and Lemon in Grumpy Old Men. We even had to seek comfort in flapjack and custard today. Lasagne has only appeared once on the menu since you left you'll be glad to know. Jean still plates it up fo you - not sure wht it's going to look like when you get back.
Easter is fast approaching and Nina can almost smell the roast chicken. She can talk of nothing else. Your photos look great and I'm sure we are thinking of you far more than you're thinking of us. Paul and Ian are in Cyprus doing a danger sport thing at the moment (who'd have guessed they were in their mid 30's).

Lots of love and hugs Kim xxx

Looks like you are having a great time. Now we've found this site we'll be watching you! Have fun!

Happy Birthday Gil, filling you shoes but hadn't realised how completely mad the whole of Orange is have resorted to lines of cocaine between meetings. Rio seems a distant memory but been replaced by a a social life in Bristol have not managed to top your leaving do yet but working on it .... hope you got your chocolate let us know when you need another food parcel and will send Thorntons into to Patagonia .....

Love

Rich

Happy Birthday to you
Is it too early in the day for a birthday drink or too? Are there baking facilities on the truck for birthday cakes and shortbread? Photos look great and I'm glad the oils are proving useful. I tried to give up the 9am bus for lent but I'm afraid I have been tempted back. You won't recognise Nina when you get back. She growing her hair and wearing kaftans! I'm starting to worry. Love Kim xxxx

True to form it has snowed. Arran is white and Daniel wants to know if that's where the penguins and aunt Gillian are.(on the snowy mountains} Since it has snowed there must be a birthdaY today. Happy birthday get someone to give you a cuddle from us. Missing you lots keep sending the pc.s A real one with a stamp would be nice too.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!! Hope you have a fun-filled day and lots of 'lemonades' in the evening! It's lovely to see your photos.... those waterfalls look amazing! And thank you for the toe picture - my curiosity is now satisfied. I'm just left wondering what happened to the other four toes... Bye for now, love from Katie xxx

Dear Gill, a nice lady told me that it was your birthday today, so I will be having an extra sprat in your honour at feeding time today. Looking at your photos please can you send my love to my auntie mable and uncle fred (the kissing penguins) you would think at their age that they could keep their hands off each off.
Have a lovely birthday lots of love snowflake, c/o bristol zoo. xx

Dearest Gils, the photos look ab fab. You really are getting about and it really makes me smile to be able to keep up with your adventures. Have an absolutely stonking birthday, and make sure you waggle your radish. loads of love Nina xxx (the old veggie hippie chick xx

Enjoy your birthday - celebrate in latino style!!

Hi Gill
Happy Birthday, hope you're having a wonderful time, Sue