Well Gems,

Fiar play to yeah, bringing back some happy memories of the time I spent in NZ, wait till you get to Queenstown, Franz Joseph, Fox's Glacier, Kaikuru, Milford sound... I could go on and on and on and.... get the idea. things are the things we live for and the things I will struggle through beans on toast and pasta for teh next year to be sure I can experience them all again. can't bloody wait.

Definately very happy to hear your in the company of some good Irish boys, we know how to take care of people, well most of us, there might be a few that...well you know the story :) ;)

I'm about to start Queens' next week and am very much looking forward to that, happy days all around. I've even taken up Arabic so that I can increase the number of places I can travel, it's no fun not being able to interact with the locals.

Keep on living it up and well done on keeping the website up, pics are fantastic.

Give my love to the horse the little b******s, hope there nothing like Cusco, tha tlittle s***,

Smiles,

P

Hola amigo!! I'm back from China so finally have decent internet access again! Just been catching up on your journal and it all looks so fab - you look really well! Glad you made it to NZ safely - will email you as soon as I can but this is just to let you know I'm back in cyber land again :)

Love you loads, take care xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hey Gem

Every morning I wake up and wonder where you are and what you are up to. Then every night before I go to sleep I wonder where you are and what you've been up to. This morning I finally got chance to catch up with your journal and it all sounds fantastic. You truely are having the time of your life aren't you!!!!!!!!!!!

Take care and all my love

Nic x

Hi Gemma sorry not sent message for a while- in fact I did send one -it was very very long took me about 15 mins to write and as I was submitting it the internet disconnected -so I couldnt be bothered redoing it............sorry a tat selfish but hey no surprises there!!!the pics look fab- your mum is nagging me to death about your adventures -always worrying about your high risk sports - please dont tell her before you do them just let her know after- spare me the exhaustion of having to counsel her through the anticipation of you doing them- please I beg you.........my ears are ringing with the anquish..............
Glad you are having a great time- I think it is the best thing anyone could ever do- what an experience- I am so proud of you and we love and miss you very much.
Greg is back at college-and he is out with Danny tonight- Danny has just come home from working in France for 6 weeks- so no doubt they are out in Manchester using their french techniques on the freshers.....
Grandma and Grandad are coming over to Manchester tomorrow (sat 16th) it is grandads birthday on Sunday and while you have been jumping off Sugar Loaf Mountain- he wants to see the illuminations at Blackpool..........albeit he has worked in Canada, America, Africa etc, but he is a man of simple tastes/needs- so it is Blackpool the Las Vegas of the North for Ol'George.....Take Care and keep safe love from your best looking Auntie- no I dont mean Anne -Marie!!!!- its Carolxxxxx

hiya luv, we're all back to normal here ( work,school etc) after a fantastic holiday.the kids had a brilliant time, meeting all the disney characters and going on some wicked rides.it;s all over too quick though, we're already thinking about where to go next year. Glad you're still having an amazing time, the handgliding looked very scary not sure if i'd have been able to run off the edge of a cliff ! anyway i'll look forward to the next update, loads of luv from us all anne-marie,paul,mat,jen & terri-ann xxxxxxx

hi gemma its auntie claire just seen your pictures you look fantastic
you look like your having a great time the places on the pictures look great evreyone says hello and sends lots of love enjoy yourself love from auntie claire uncle alan girlsxxxxxx

Yvonne, glad I reduced you to tears. My work here is done!! Good luck with starting Uni, e-mail me and let me know how its gone. In New Zealand now, wish you guys were here!!

Gemma, can't wait to email you properly with all the news! in edinburgh at the moment in an internet cafe and u had me crying reading your last journal entry, in public, i'll kill ya :) there's a queue waitng to use this computer so better go but starting uni on monday (aggh!), so plenty of emailing time. mwa mwa mwa!!

hey just checked out your photos, i cant believe how much so have done, and check out the tan!, all looks amazing. You are missing nothing this end, not even in eastenders. love nik x

Hey mrs! Well, you must be in Rio now and hopefully having a ball! Wish I was- at work at the mo and bored to tears- ah well, only 5 more days til Edinburgh- aggh! Have to say, was nearly wetting myself laughing at your salt plain pictures- the Pringles ones are hilarious! I think everyone in the office is worried about me laughing a computer screen! Anywho, will drop you an email soon. Oh ya, loving all your gossip. Will have to email back the feedback- which I cn't do on this computer- talk to you soon ;)

Good to hear from you at the CDT team!!! Glad to know you´re all still out there working hard and doing your bit!! I am having a wicked time but do think about you all still. Keep safe and stay in touch. Oh, how did Jackie get on at her wedding?

Vic, missing you girl!! Get ready for a DH night as soon as I get back!!

Gem xxxx

Hi Gemma, well the trip looks amazing, really wish it was me, maybe i'll try it one day, only 15 yrs to retirement...oh god! that long. All the teams here are working hard ....plodding on and trying to keep to the ever changing criteria and guidelines....be greatful to be out of it. The pictures posted on the site are wonderful - that poor fish you caught, not much of it tho' The water slide with yellow beds looks scarry. The pictures with your mates show how much you are loving it, your face says it all. Well whoop it up girl your only young once so go for it...keep safe Lv Ros.