27th September Well afternoon from dreary England, Tomorrow will have been home a week, has been good to see everyone but immediatly felt like we are home following a 2 week holiday. Its like we have never been gone which i guess is nice in some ways and not in others. Paul is back to work already, I needed a week off so am doing 3 shifts at Maidstone hospital next week, will start back in London in November when we will hopefully have a car. Living with my...

20th September Yo from Vegas! Well can't believe our trip is over, keep thinking about it and its quite hard to digest. Feels like we are just going home after a couple of weeks holiday and then realise that its much more than that, then the enormity of the occasion feels too much to think about. Really I guess though, its not that big but then yeah it is really isn't it. When we left I couldn't believe we were leaving now can't believe we are coming home. Also...

18th September Whasssup from LA, Flew in on Sunday lunchtime picked up our silver convertible mustang and went to Santa Monica beach. Thought it was going to be cold but actually was bright blue skies and very hot so lay on the beach for a while, walked around the pier and then went big heads watching at Venice muscle beach. This was full of 'look at me's' basically showing off of gymnastic rings and anything else they could find, some of them were quite impres...

16TH Sept Well not quite writing from Rarotonga as have ot a bit behind but will quickly fill you in on our last 2 days in the cooks. Got back from Aitataki on Thursday night. Friday the weather was miserable, pure cloud so went police station and got Pauls cook islands photocard driving licence! We then did much needed washing and spent the rest of the day driving round the island on the scooter and in the internet cafe. That place was a nightmare, lookd rea...

14th September Ki orana! Hifrom paradise that is Atataki.Flew here on Tuesday morning from Rarotonga, 40 min flight taking us 220km north.Views of Atataki from plane are amazing but wasn't impressed as had a wing seat and the better view was on the other side!Got taken to our hotel, Are Temaru which only has 12 big huts.Felt like we had finally arrived in luxury, hut is big, even got a wardrobe (haven't had one of those for a while and all other mod cons!Our ba...