HIYA KIDS!!!!!
Firstly, sorry we've been so dump at posting you messages. We have been keeping up to date through the website and it looks as though you're both having an utterly perfect time - you're like 2 littlest Hobo's - "there's a place that keeps on calling me, down the road is where i'll always be........"
Anyway, things are OK back in Sheff. Married life is very nice and peaceful and happy. Work for me is a bit unpleasant as I'm about to change jobs and currently working my notice which is always a bit awkward. I'm not going far, just to another practice around the corner. Sarah continues to work with thin people. You'll be pleased to hear that Alfie hasn't calmed down and is currently attacking my ankles. Bless him (the little s***!)
Anyway, that's about it. When are you coming back? We were in 'the palace' last night sinking some stellas wondering when you're gonna be back.
Take it easy and have lots of fun. Bye for now. much much love from tobs 'n' sarah xxx

Wow crikey!,

I thought for a moment looking at the photos that you'd traded Delia in! Good news to find out she's going strong - I worked out you've probably done about 5000 miles in her. Nice to se you're having a good time, and it's a little sneak preview to our NZ tour over Christmas - I'm all excited now! See you soon - Cov.

hello gorgeousesss ...wow looking good ! delias fantastic.. hope shes not to tempremental ..you both look lovely and healthy
...every things good here am starting to get very excited ..we fly 12 jan to LA -19 jan to aukland -3rd feb to christchurch -wedding in queens town 18 feb -fly to sydney 12 march -fly to aukland 12 april then home in may please find it in your path to play with us ... prob impossible but would be great
becky has had the twins ...at 25 weeks... Ruby and Isaac born sept 18 ...600g and 700g ( just over 1lb) it is obviously so early and bex and ben are taking each day as it comes ....and being so amazingly strong and brave ...they asked me to tell u ...........they are nearly 3 pounds now which is brilliant ..isaac has been through alot more complications than ruby and both have had successful operations ...they are ginger all over ...realy hairy and look exactly like dave and sam .... dont be upset as your positive vibes are been felt
will let you know any news ....their address is 62 spencer st, heaton , newcastle, ne6 5by
love you and miss you and hope to see you both very soon .....if you get chance to ring ..i will ring you back....

stop bumming round the world and get a proper job you hippy ;)

tell me where to send the money!!

take care.

Hi Claire/Ian,
Happy to see you are both well and it looks like all is well. At least when the camper van was off the road it would have stopped Claire knocking off the wing mirrors - ha ha. We keep taking a look at the web site to see where you are and what your latest adventure has been.
All is well at good ship Dormer, once again we are rationalising products within group, don't you miss all this? - not!
If you stop off in Austrailia don't forget the remind them about the rugby world cup.

Have lots more fun .Mick

Hi Chaps,
Hope you're both well and enjoyed 'my island' (it's better isn't, really it aeh..... hehehehe).

How are you going anyway. I think you've given us the bug of the motor - we've just had to put our little mazda into the garage to get the radiator fixed and then the water pot thing (sorry) was damaged so we needed another of those - $290 cash later - not much I know but alot when you're trying save as you know. Weather been humid and raining at the same time. We went xmas shopping the other day - organised and sad at the same time I know!!!! We also went to Raglan (just up from Palmy's (Palmerston North)) for a little weekend break - great little town, surfy and hippy - met up with an old welsh couple who spent an hour telling us of their little tales - quite sweet. got lost on a dirt track for about an hour and half, that was on the map as an 'other road', found our way back - we now know that our little dune buggy can drive 4WD, without any damage! How's your mobile home going????

Other than that nothing else has happened - just same old Auckland...... Don't forget to give us a call if you need somewhere to stay when you get back to the big city.

take care SAM & RICHARD :-)

Hello,

We're glad you here Westbymumanddad have booked with SAS. We're very jealous now.
Our journal is fully up to date again. Sorry its a brief account of where we went rather than what we felt but we keep getting behind. We're booked onto the ferry to the north island again this evening. bye bye to the south.

Hi guys again!
Booked + SAS 11th November 4 day trip!!!! CANT WAIT
LOADS of love to you both westbymumandad

Fabulous to hear you. Have written to SAS - emailed and they say they will write back and have places for Nov (prob becuase it's so rainy!) Not taking jeans - will buy funny bobble hat with ear flaps and big smelly jersey (Carol Sellars says DO NOT) that you can't wash. Will buy big scratchy socks! Can't wait. Can't remember what you had to eat - will have to look back. Give all the relis our very best wishes and tell them about THE EVENT!!!! We should set up our website like yu have but we haven't so... I've got to fdress up as a bomb on Sat for Ai but I think I told you that. dad is talking about on radio Morvan otmorrow. Sarah is scared we'll have our pix plastered all over the Star. 9I offered them one of my srticles and they wrote about us with a VILE photo!)
Have a really good time in the North. Hope you have lovely weather for the crossing.
Westbymumandad

Hello Everybody

We like it when you all write, lots of news eh! (we both say that at the end of our sentences.....very NZ and annoying)

THANKYOU for the AA and RAC stuff, I know it sounds like we're being stupid but we REFUSE to pay as they actually owe Ian 2 months payments and we both told them when we should, its a principal thing, we hate corporations, threats dont mean much to us. Now we have the numbers we will call, tonight! we have mailed them several times and they're ignoring us the @#**(N><^& enough said.

Joyce your job sounds great.....has Tony found you another job for the 125hrs?

Mum and Dad we will miss you so will try to phone before you go.....tonight 1st try

Sarah......can you email a piccie of the ring? and thanks again for the worrying and sorting out.

Thomi, hows the job going? or are you on hold while in Torquay?

Very excited to see you Gerry and Kevin and Baz, yes mum can she bring fred

We've been out in the wopwops and still are so no chance to keep updated, been in the Abel Tasman doing some backpacking. Off slowly back to the North and to the rellies again.

The weathers been glorious/dreadfull its like that here.

Better go make some phonecalls

Love to you all

Claire & Ian
xxx

Hope the weather's being nicer to you. How about Gerry brings Fred? had a lovely mail from Kev saying he's looking forward to ALL 3 of you coming so.... might be sfaer. Michel and Eliane have agreed - Eliane's reading this VERY SWEETLY to drive us at some awful hour to the airport which is lovely AND we get to see them before we go to Peru. There's a theatended petrol strike so we're stoking up just in case we can't get to Etrechy. Also LanPerus says one minute all their flights are cancelled and the next that it's OK but if I rememeber you had similar probs! really looking forward to it now. sad we haven't done any walking but we'll just have to do it there. Should i take jeans or are lighter trousers better.
Loads of love
wsetybymumand da
PS doing AI play for more photos Saturday - I'm acting a bomb! in french!

Have phoned up aa and rac. RAC has put issue on hold until June 2005. AA would noty discuss issue with me as I am not Ian, but gave phone number you can ring from abroad Ian. Will email you info on claires email. Thinbk it will all be okay now. Hope you are allright

love sarah