Hi Ed and Kate,

Hope everything is OK with you, although i have to tell you (Ed) that you are being missed - at half-term Vicki, Nigel and the kids came to stay. On their way home they called at your mum and dad's to say Hi and show off the new babe. Ellie wanted to know where the boy who had sweets was!!!!!!! So you've got to get home quick 'cos Ellie is missing her sweets

Your Mum got some toys out for Taylor to play with, including the Ref Apple that plays musicalnotes when you move it, which Ellie played with with Taylor. When they got home Vicki got out the one she had, but Ellie wouldn't let her use it as she said the it belonged to the lady with the big house. How do i know all of this you ask, well me and Sue managed to sample the culinary expertise of the Barn B & B on the Saturday, and don't worry we didn't sleep in your bedroom, in fact we didn't go in there, except for a quick search for sweeties that might inadvertently been left behind.

How is the weather with you, warmer i hope. We've been experiencing something of an indian summer here (in Barmby at least) even up to the end of October it was warm enough to sit out if you were in the sun - if this is global warming - bring it on.

Well that's about it so far, got to start looking at deciding what to have for tea, so will leave you for now.

L & K

Sue and Kev

Today's Joke:

A man walks into a pub with an ostrich and a p**** cat. He goes up the bar and says: "Beer for me, beer for the ostrich, whisky for the cat."
The unlikely trio find a table, sit down and drink their drinks. Next, it's the ostrich's round. He walks up to the bar and says: "Beer for me, beer for the man, whisky for the cat." Then the ostrich takes the drinks back to the table and they drink them. When it comes to the cat's turn to buy a round, he simply tells his pals to "Sod off!"
So the man goes back to the bar and asks for another two beers and a whisky.
Impressed at his generosity, the barman says: "I notice that you and the ostrich have both bought a round but the cat hasn't. Why do you hang out with him?"
The man replies: "I once helped a little old lady across the road, and she turned out to be my Fairy Godmother. She granted me one wish, which landed me with the cat and the ostrich forever."
"What did you wish for?" enquires the barman.
"A long-legged bird with a tight p**** #8230;"

and a very old Tommy Cooper Joke:

Two fat blokes in a pub, one says to the other: "Your round."
The other one says: "So are you, you fat b******

Hi Guys, hope you are gettin on swimmingly. Ed, stay of the Vodka for Gods sake man !!! Love the blog guys. Luckily our NZ bus passes messed up so we're pickin up a camper van tomorrow for 4 weeks. We're both buzzin about it. Will check your blog for tips. Message us with any tips aswell. We've gone with BackpackerCampervans (hope we don't have the hassle you did). Wish us luck and hopefully see you in Sydney for the New Year!!! Ed, I have nightmares about them blue/white swim shorts of yours! Keep it real guys and be safe. Frankie and kelly.

We are SOOOOO jealous!!! Your trip looks fabulous! Next addition needs to be old boring FLORIDA!! Hope you both find GREAT happiness on your journey! Be safe! Hope to see you both in the near future...........Fondly, your old pals from Florida! CD & Kevin

You two are so brave, a little crazy maybe. The pics are amazing, keep them coming, miss you both x

You seem to be finding more and more exotic places ,some of them we have seen too .Yes you are right N.Z. is awesome -there are no words to describe it ,esp .the South Island.I remember going up in a helicopter over Fox's Glacier and walking barefoot in the snow at the top-I kept losing my shoes!!!!!So exhilharating-but that's what travel is all about .I see you are now in FIJI -if you find a bottle of suncream PIZ BUIN on a rock on the beach please send it back by registered post asap.!!!!!

Pity you missed the RUGBY WORLD CUP -it has been very exciting here in France-big screens etc.etc.and such a great atmosphere .A shame about the result in the Finals-poor old England lost against South Africa but they have nothing to be ashamed of .

Meanwhile continue to enjoy your travels sent with our love Catherine and Gordon.xx

It all looks so great! Pity us oldies did not do this earlier in life - no chance now - pipe and slippers time soon!!! Hope your both well, you certainly seem so. NZ looks fab. You guys off to Sydney at any time? Fi is only 6 weeks away from due date now - getting scared! Take car, enjoy and I'm sure you'll adore Fiji. Mark & Fi x

Thanks for all your messages! We do love to hear from you all. Sorry we've been seriously slack in keeping up-to-date recently but New Zealand is just so AMAZING, we are having the best time and dont want to be wasting it in internet cafes (but after being told off by both the mummys we've been forced into doing something - thanks janes!)

Have managed to get some more pics and vids on tonight as we fly to Fiji in the morning and wont be able to do anything for two weeks...well apart from lying in the sun and drinking cocktails! (sorry to you guys sat at work reading this!) But we'll be back in touch in a couple of weeks - so keep the messages coming!!

love and hugs x x x

Katie B & Ed

just had a few spare moments this morning to look at your latest pics.....skydive looks awesome Ed you brave boy! Kate where's your pics??

Particularly interested in your travels of NZ as we are hoping to get over there in Feb so any tips and suggestions very welcome.

Kate my love I've just got myself a new Acc Man....got very nostalgic that it wasn't you and never will be. She's nice tho and constantly eats as you did so there's some similarities haha

Anyhow look forward to the next installment of your travels

Take care & in touch

sjx

Hi there Ed and Kate,

Sorry we have not been in touch for a while, but have been down at Vicki's (without the computer) as she did her back in and we have been helping to look after the kids. She got up during the night to feed Taylor and her back just went (probably a muscle spasm, according to the doctor). So we have spent a week doing the cooking, taking kids to school, washing, cleaning etc. It's nice to get back home for a rest!

Looking at the photos, supposedly taken in Santiago, i notice that there is one of the Glen Tramway. This re-inforces my belief that you are really hiding at Dobrudden Caravan park and have not gone anywhere at all.

One other thing that I've noticed - is Awesome a "Travelling" word, it seems to appear pretty regularly in your descriptions or is it that you're having so much beer that you are forgetting your english.

Anyway that's enough for now, hope you get to Fiji OK. Enjoy

Love

Kevin and Sue

Today's Joke:

Ancient History Explained...

A team of archaeologists found a slab of rock with 5 figures carved on it, in order:

A Woman, A Donkey, A Shovel, A Fish, A Star of David.

After months of study, the leader took the rock and went on a lecture tour. He said the carvings were thousands of years old but even so, they revealed a lot about the people of that time.

The woman being placed first in the line of figures showed that women were held in very high esteem - most likely a family oriented culture.

They probably used the donkey to till the fields.
The shovel shows they were highly intelligent as they knew how to make tools.
The fish shows they knew how to augment the crops they raised by also reaping from the sea.
The Star of David of course indicates they were a very religious group of people.

A little old man in the front row finally got the attention of the speaker.

When acknowledged he said, "I'm sorry to blow your conclusions but you were reading it left to right. In Hebrew we read from right to left.

That way it reads, "Holy Mackerel, Dig the Ass on that Chick!"

G'day guys!

had a squiz at ya pic's, bloody fantastic! they look great and ya both seem well at home with the camper van. um... do ya think you could of found something a little bigger ed??? fuk me ya could fit a family of 8 chin chileians in there! i see you guys have had your first woolies car park brecky. nice one! look like eds picked himself up a kiwi wife beater (a blue bonds singlet). all ya need is a pic of ya shearing a sheep with gum boots on! well you dudes look like your haveing a blast, stay safe and ill hear from ya....

clint

Hey how you both doing??? Things look very good and the pictures are great, so jealous of you going skiiing!!! not missing anything apart from bucket loads of rain and lots of chav running around.

Stay safe the two of you and hope that you dont abuse too many people edward in that van of yours (i hope that no one gets in your way ....i dont think my neighbours have got over the time they did!!!!)

Stay safe and keep in touch x

Hi guys. My first visit to your site. What a neat idea to share your travels with those of us in cold wet dark Baildon. You look to be having a great time. Plenty of new experiences, and you'll have tons to look back on. Crack on - keep the site posted - and have a brilliant time! Cheers.