GAME OVER!
Home soil, safe and sound. Tea, chocolate, fish and chips! We've been reunited with our stuff and realised we have a new view of it - it's all junk! If we can live out of a bag for 8 months we don't need all that rubbish, we don't even like most of it! So, prompted by our memories of Father Townsend's garage full of junk, we gav…
Slight change of plan -
WE'RE BACK HOME!!
Our plan was to go to India and not be home again for another month or so, but looking into the options, it was all getting tricky, mainly because the budget was very much coming to an end! We would have needed flights there, which were pricy, a visa, which was pricy, and to wait for the visa for at least 5 days, which would also have been pricy because of staying around in Bangkok!
So we decided on the spur of the moment to make a break for…
Our plan was to go to India and not be home again for another month or so, but looking into the options, it was all getting tricky, mainly because the budget was very much coming to an end! We would have needed flights there, which were pricy, a visa, which was pricy, and to wait for the visa for at least 5 days, which would also have been pricy because of staying around in Bangkok!
So we decided on the spur of the moment to make a break for good money sense and come home. We've had an awesome time and we know we've ben relaly lucky to get as far as we have, we can't complain! We're a bit sad about India but sure we'll get there some other time, and it's really really nice to be home! We're in Macclesfield with Matt's family making the most of home comforts - and air that is naturally around 20 oC without any a/c making it so - and before you ask we really don't have much idea what we're going to do next! Hope to catch up with you all soon and thank you very much for watching, writing, and being part of our experience!
Check out our final blog for some summing up on the whole experience!
GAME OVER!
Home soil, safe and sound. Tea, chocolate, fish and chips! We've been reunited with our stuff and realised we have a new view of it - it's all junk! If we can live out of a bag for …
Bangkok is insane!
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Chiang Mai, apparently the no 2 city in Thailand. Quite a nice chilled out place (although still very hot despite all the claims of it being the cool north!) with lots of bookshops and temples…
Matt Smithy
Amazing your back!!
Welcome home, let me know if you want to come visit.. have a spare room from July 1st..!
Will call asap (cheers for the message Matt!!)
Diane
You sound as if you are having a wonderful experience. Hope you enjoy the elephant ride! Missing you. It won't be long before you're back with us now.
Luv Diane
Mum and Dad
Lovely to see the latest photos and video. You both look great! Love the dreads!! Seems as if you are having great fun and brings back a few memories too.... Mum is back home safe and sound (tho jet-lagged) and Dad is getting better on the hobble front!
Lots of love, M and D xx
Dave & Regs
Hey Guys! Matt the dreads look wicked, so glad you managed to get it done!
We just got back from Raro today, had an amazing time, so hot, we rented motorbikes and the whole island is only 32km around so we drove round the country 6 times on our stay!!!! Funny things there though, like they have no fresh milk! Brocolli is $12.50 for one!!!! and you dont have helmets when driving motorbikes either, all very hilarious anyway.
Hope you guys have a great rest of your trip, will email soon
love D & R
Redferns
Your photo captions are HILARIOUS!!! Looking at all the photos makes me miss you even more but also glad you're having such a lovely time. We are doing fine here, Ruby is a lovely little lamb and Lily is a lovely medium sized lamb!! (seems much bigger now in comparison!)
We heart you both....come back soon!! Lots of love L J L R xxxx
Mum T
Greetings from G'forth library... Great photos of Aussie and Asia so far. You both look fine and is that a suntan? (I seem to have missed the sun on both sides of the world. ) Had a great time with the Redders - new addition is adorable and big sister gorgeous. You will love them when you get back. Keep on having fun. God bless, lots of love.x
Meryl
It's been soooooo long since we saw you last and you are missed sooooo much. Our house is empty now, the boys have moved out so we are decorating ready for when you come back. Do you want to live with us again???? You both look so relaxed and refreshed. Can you bottle it and bring some back for us? Have fun. We're praying for you both and miss and love you loads. Meryl xxx
Mum T
Great to see you enjoying the sun and sea again. The motherland is surviving without you - lovely to see the Spring flowers and the sun.
Nan and Janet loved your blog (sent via NZ) and send their love.
Enjoy Asia!
Love Mum x
Doey
Bonjour Mon Bonne Hombres!Looks like you're having fun, sliding into the sea and what not!We're loving you both and missing you just as much!Love Doey
Jen
I miss you, are you coming back yet?
next time you're at a computer you should join facebook, it's by far the best way of keeping in contact. www.facebook.com
you know you want to.
love love love
Jen xxxx
jacko rastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
re: A little less hairy (but not much!)jacko wow matt thats kool. check out ur hair... mosher lol keep it north west edges lol
re: Nelly has lunch!jacko fun times!!!
re: Jacko pretends he did the whole floor!Doey Edge! Get your hair sorted! You're looking like Yogi Bear!
re: Big head blocks main attraction!Hannah Cal, r u drunk or wat?!? y r u drinkin outa the stream, sum1 may hav had a weeeeeeee in there!! LOL!
re: photo from 13 April 2007