Hi intrepid travellers
Have loved the photos--bringing back great memories. Sounds like you are having an action-packed exciting time and as confused by the wonderful sights and experiences and date changes and different people and cultures as I knew you would be.
What an amazing adventure, and I've heard about this motorhome that's rocking it's way around the country from all the folk I had sent out warnings to that you were on your way!! Nobody can believe that a motorhome can rock that much!!
We are okay--the house has five teachers in and the barn conversion is nearly done--Craig will move his stuff in over the Xmas break
We are going to spend Christmas at Kim's--she has bought a cooker--so if she gets it plumbed in we'll be there. There is still the problem of the bathroom too, but we'll work something out I'm sure!!!If not got frozen bits galore in my freezer!! Craig has bought a Cavalier puppy and the two dogs met last weekend so now he and Karen are going to Skegness too Will be COZY!!!!!
Take care and enjoy every minute! My boss has just got back after her 4 week trip to NZ and just wishes she was still there--loved it, though they experienced every sort of weather.
Enjoy Christmas
Love J & K XXXXXXXXXX

GREAAAAT!!!! pictures how beautiful it all looks... the snow ..the flowers... and all the green you must be both driving along saying look at this..look at that fantastic.Shelly and Eds house looks superb you'll have a wonderful time all together over christmas.
Monkey phoned last night and asked me post amessage it started AHHHHHHHHHH there moving after all she said they have been backwards and forwards these last 2 weeks sorting out there new home and will be in there the weekend. So she has been very busy and getting stressed, It sounds as if there nearly sorted now so she can relax then they will be getting ready for the trip with the kids.She said to say how much she misses you both but so glad you 're having such fun and enjoyed roatonga.
So great to see what you've been describing Mum and Dad love you both Debraxxx

When you click on photo's...... click on to the new zealand photo.... if you want to see it enlarge just click againon the small photo. then you have it...xxxxx

At last we have put photo's on the photo board... hope you can see how much fun we are having. Thanks Sam for your message we already had Skippy ...Poppy had a sandwich and I had a leg...bit to much realy , we are both hopping all over the place.... Tina.... glad you found us, if your reading all the messages you can see what fun we're having, thanks for your good wishes ....a merry christmas to you and yours, see you in March. Pat !! great to hear from you we nearly got the police out for you !!!! thought you had been abducted, or run off to Las Vegas for a quicky. Good to hear from you we are both looking forward to OZ and seeing the kids. lots of luv to all xxx

Hi Kathleen,
It's lovely to hear that you are having a fantastic time on your travels, i often think where and what you might be doing.
I just wanted to say i hope you and your husband have a lovely Christmas and i would like to wish you a happy and healthy new year 2005.
Enjoy the rest of your travels.
Lots of love
Tina xx (weight-watchers)

hi nan and pop hope ur havin a g8 time i was just been watching something called 50 things 2 eat be4 u die and it said that number 1 was fresh fish from Doyles in sydney so if u need a place 2 eat go there try and get a place they aslo said 2 try morten bay bugs if u can theyre very nice. Kangaroo (skippy) is nice in a steak as well so have fun dont get lost in ur new home (new zealand) speek 2 u l8ter love u lots

p.s can u take some pics of the lord of the rings set if u see it 4 me.

Hi Kathleen and George, so sorry Mamasun, wasn't able to get on to your site in New York managed to get on once, then no more !! Then when I got home, my computer, was crashed out by a storm, I am round Larry's ,and all send love to you both, and can't wait to see you,
Had a great time in New York rained all the time though, and freezing cold, but didn;t keep me in Explored everything.
So pleased you are enjoying New Zealand, beautiful
country. I will catch up with you again soon, Have Fun Love you Both xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ht everyone,its mePapa!! Ilostmama soI can now get on the net. Having a wonderful time, loving every miniut we are in amotor park very close to a Glacier ..Fran Josef, we were going todrive to the glacier tomorrow, instead we flew in avery small plane over it, Mount Cook was Fantastic, I will let mum fill you in with the rest, lots of luv and kisses.

Hi its me mama not gone !!! the site we're on is called Rainforest Retreat its very pretty....the plane we flew in held 6 persons we saw the most wonderful sites Mount Cook....Mount Tasmin were coverd in snow I took lots of photo's ...hoping I can get them on the site tomorrow, there is an internet cafe in the valley, that might do it, fingers crossed.

We drove 250 kl. today had a nice picnic at Lake Ianthe, we are taking our time so we don't miss anything Off tomorrow to Haast ...still the west coast we may go further to Jackson Bay.

Thanks for the e-mail Debra sound quite busy in your house ...wont be long before the shops are all closed
Hi KT you too sound like your very busy as well, or are you all done? Dad is back at the trailer reading is book, we went to eat tonight , he said ; cant wait to get back and finish my book,( he who does'nt read0 I want to add sme postcards so I'll close lots of luv Mama xxxxxxx

Hi Mum & Dad glad you have started your tour of NZ the van sounds great all what you need as you head from place to place. Things are busy, going over to lakeside tomorrow hopefully to finish off, just been talking to Dan on MSN he wants to come with me, wait and see if he gets here for 9. Going to catch up with paul on friday and then hopefully jamie next week. We have got our ladies lunch on thursday at the Ancora, then going to pick Meta up on Friday she wants to visit her friend in the nursing home. Sam finishes school on friday and that week will no doubt fly, then I will have to think about doing some packing Off to sunny Spain!!! Well I will finish now catch up with you over the weekend Lots of love to you both make sure you dont rock that van too much!!!
Debraxxxx

We are on the south Island !! it is beautiful ! our touring van is new we have a 4 berth....our route is taking us across from Christchurch to Greymouth so we did 240 kl. the sceinic views at Arthers pass were covered with millions of pink and lilac lupins, the southern Alps are covered with snow it was fantastic.
Greymouth is on the western coast, We are at Southpark motor park, along the Tasmin Sea, Today we're off to see a heritage attraction, its a replica of a1860s westcoast mining town.
We will then take off and see the fantastic views as we head down to the Glaciers . It is so very green everywhere. Patsy and Brian you will need warm cloths.....i.e zip up body warmers,we hav e borrowed some from Ed!!
Our home, while we travel has every thing we need..... we decided to sleep up top of the driving cab,soooooo I don't have to make the bed up each night !!! well up the ladder we went, it s quite comfey...so the plan is to sleep up top for the 8 days we are here.
We are been thinking of you lots and lots , getting ready for xmas ...looking forward to it...not long grandchildren till Father Christmas comes, Hows the weather ?? will it be snowing soon ? have you done it all?
George has the van already to rock and roll so I'll have to go or he says he will leave me ! I'm not that lucky!!
Lots of luv to you all xxxxx catch up with you in the next few days xxxxxxxxxx

Hi Muma and Pupa sounds like you are having a wonderful time in paradise. Hows aggie, behaving herself I hope.
Dave and I are well we went Xmas shopping yesterday in Canterbury got lots of pressies he he. We are having a relaxing morning this morning. Honey is well. So you are of to another destination already, feels like you have been away for ages miss you both lots and lots Love you give Dad a big kiss from me xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi everyone our last day in the cook Islands, it's 6.45am just had a cup of tea...been up for an hour now, When we arrived on monday the quest information said DO NOT FEED THE CHICKENS.....Yesterday I gave them a slice of bread...Big mistake..There was a mummy with 5 babies chicks....We now have a farm at the hut,as I write there is big cockrel sitting on my sun bed , the chick family are standing by the table, there are bird with yellow legs and beaks called Kokard ,who were happely flying around yesterday, are now residents of the Humphrys hut,s***ting all over our furniture....Ohhhh No I think we also have a snake I can hear it hissing.....its Ok its only George shushing them all away. Did I tell you we had a Jacuzzi spa bath, well !! we used it and it was very relaxing ( not together its not that big) yesterday we around the island on a bus for $5.00 round trip it takes 3/4 hour for the whole island. We went to town ...looked around ,paid our $25 .00 each so we can leave the island tomorrow. It rained most of the night again and some more today thats why I'm back at the internet !! we are waiting for the weather to decide what we will do today,, we aint bovvered ...we're laid back ang chilling' man; Sooooo you have all put your decorations up, I bet your houses look great. We saw lots of decoration in the USA ....all the tree's were dec. out with light they looked beautiful...lots of christmas music..christmas songs...dressing up, ( a bit like our Maureens realy)Here in Raro. nadder, not one decoration ,until this morning we saw a xmas tree in the office of these villa complex we visited ...Sokala villas ...we are thinking of coming again and staying there ...the looked good , go on line and see if you can find them, I'm bringing inf. home wth us. We leave tomorrow at 7pm 11/12 04 and the flight takes 4 hours and we arrive in Auckland on 12/12/04 we cross the date line. ( as i write to you in the hut a man from the next hut just knocked and offered us some fruit mango...papya..paw paw straight from his friends plantation...so I will pick some bananas from our tree and made breakfast.) so back to the flight, we loss a day some where, it might be Back to the future . Tonight we are eating at the hotel where they are having an Island night...the food is cooked in a traditional way which dates back hundreds of years ...meat and veg are wrapped in banana leaves, buried and baked in the ground with river stones heated in a hot fire pit on the beach, with hula dancing late on...I will wear my coconut shell bra and my grass skirt. I will now discribe our accomadation to you all...The Shangri- La is a small, privatley owned property on a prime ,time to go , things to do, food to eat, people to meet, and to all of you who are looking at our web page feel free to dip your toe into the water or have a piddle Opppps I mean paddle...leave a line or two, it will be great to hear from you all.... thanks to the Humphrys clan for all there input..luv you loads Mama & Papa xxx