Just wanted to wish you a very Happy Birthday. Mum & I will toast you with a cup of tea tomorrow. Love reading your blogs and seeing your photos. Hope you are having a great time in NZ.

Take care and have a great birthday.

xxx

Fab photos, David Bailey. Now the blogs really make sense. Waterfalls and salt plains are phenomenal. The view from my bedroom window looks decidedly dull now. Dig the Inca hat. Will look great worn travelling on the Jubilee line.

Still missing you but delighted you're having the trip of a lifetime.

Mum x x

PS Your Dad has moved out into the garage.

Interesting reading. A bit disappointed about the NW London approach to uphill biking. A great read - feeling quite jealous ... and old.

seeing that you're happy trekking and cycling everywhere, I'm selling your car as you clearly won't need it when back in Blighty! x

Ignore your Dad - he's such a pleb ... Enjoying your commentary ... but not enough comments/photography on food/wine/women ... not so much of the "verdant landscape" and more about the "verdant xxxxx please ...

Rio Blog -"once you have seen one imitation sculpture of Christ the Redeemer, you have seen them all"-ethnic bias? Dad. x

nice to talk to you both the other day on skype. pictures look cool. the football video looked mad though! chat soon

Keen to know the food that you were eating which has been censored ******.

Mark & I require a"highlights page" after your trip so that Mark & I can optimise OUR trip - you know that he has a thing about slumming it nowadays - bloody snob! Us royalty don't mind seeinh how the 'other half' live. Sounds like a fantastic trip

Michael Palin watch out! Pleased to hear you're partaking in all aspects of local culture: booze, food and spectacular scenery. Delighted not to hear about the extreme watersports until after you'd done it. Sounds terrifyingly amazing! x x x

elloooo,

yes mark.. i have t agree. WOuld like to see more girls n less penguins

IT LOOKS UNREAL. n wen we skyping?

xxx

PS - Grant has moved into your bedroom!