hi ya. i bloody counting dwn the day,s as i,m sure u are!!!! let it snow let it snow!!!! let,s ope it,s all gone by the time u guys come home!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks dad, you're a trooper. Love you. Love us. xx

hi 2 u 2. just a final msg. congratulations on finishing your trip. a great achievement, and one to cherish. cant wait till you both get home. once again, my thanks to every ones kind support during their journey, chris and jane, judy and a whole host of others (you know who you are) both inside and outside of Oz. love u both, xxxx dad. over and out.

hey u 2. glad 2 read that u,ve sold sheila, oh but she has been gd 2 u tho? she,s had 2 put up with so much over the passed (very well) travelled months, .wont b long now till ure back home! we cant wait 4 that day 2 arrive, knowing that ure back home safe & sound. take care, lots of love, michelle & clan xxxxxx

hello u2. glad to see you flogged sheila, (sounds a bit pervy for those who dont know who sheila is. hee hee.) no blog? whats happening, is the world ending or what? snappy snaps again. i thought the pic of danny going for a swim was of two dolphins jumping out of the water, but i must admit, i'm slightly fortified with delicious v1. the days are dragging a bit now as i wait for you to get back tp blighty and i'm sure all the gang feel the same way too. love'n'stuff, xxxxx dad

We have been in Melbourne for the past 2 weeks. And we have now sold 'Sheila'. An Italian couple will start their own journey with her. She has been a rock, ...well actually she has been a van but you know what we mean, and she got the job done. Getting us around Australia in one piece and without too many problems. We didn't want to tempt fate beforehand by saying so (stupid bloody superstition) but she turned out to be a VERY good buy. We have heard and seen many horror stories in the past 12 months to prove that we had indeed been very lucky with our van. We now have just over 3 weeks left in the country and not nearly enough money to support Dans taste for wine or mine for all things nice for that length of time so we don't know what we shall do. But we know we will enjoy what time we have left here. We are very much looking forward to being back home and seeing everyone again, but for the meantime, Ciao! Lots of love, us xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Merry Christmas everyone, and best wishes to all for a safe and happy New Year.

We have been spending Christmas in Blairgowrie with Chris and Jane, but for New Years we are moving into the city. The two of us will be going with the flow, wandering around some of the laneways in Melbourne, popping in and out of several bars.

We will be staying in Melbourne until we have successfully sold Sheila.

Its been a grand trip, we have missed everyone and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year. xx

MERRY CHRISTMAS

hope your both well,all fine hear,bit cold in torquay for bbq on the beach this morning, but once the drink flows we may have a go later. just waiting for jonny to come back from his dads and we will watch the disc you sent. looking forward so much to seeing you both next year, keep safe. love us

Hey ya Gang,

When you get to Adelaide let me know via my Hotmail. I've got some very cool and funky friends who will let you into there home and Hearts. NO worries. They are a wacky hippy couple that do lots of spontaneous and crazy things. They are into photography and food and good times. ACTUALLY, don't contact them....... you guys will have nothing in common. HAHAHA, BTW, I feel your pain on the loss Data. I've lost too many over the digitil days. Buddha would smile. Attachments are not vital. Detachments are better for us. But f*** it hurts when you loose some great photos. THank god our brains retain far more than any terrabit hard drive ever could. Love to you both, and if you are in Adelaide for Christmas, be warned that i have a family and they would love to have some of my kindrerd global buddies drop by for the Aussie Christmas. If you can plan it, it would be a good Aussie interpretation. CIoa Fellas, All the best and all the rest. Steve

oh my god it looks awfull... you poor things

hello kids. more great pix. i'm getting really envious of your travels now. eff off and leave us miserable poms to our grey. sunless weather. we're all looking forward to you coming back, (mainly because it'll be the only way we can open our emails without finding more blindingly great, absolutely spiffingly good, travelogues.) keep up the good work. luv'n'stuff xxxxxxxxxx dad

Hey guys, our laptop is currently out of order and we are un-able to have it fixed for a couple of weeks. So all updates are temporarily post-poned until Perth. We are currently in Monkey Mia. Love to all xx.