Bonne année et meilleurs voeux.

Hope that you are having/have had a restful time in Oz. We're now just awaiting our permits for work and study from the Canadien ambassade in Paris, aiming for good news soon. Enjoy the next stage of your adventure. Take care of you and yours.

Much love,

Jéanine, John, Catherine and Duncan

xxxx

Happy New Year!! Wishing you both all the very best for the rest of your travels. We've had a lovely Christmas, it's been extremely busy but isn't it always?! We've even managed to have a few nights out too! Where are you heading next? Don't get too cosy in Oz! Take care xoxo

Miaow

This is to wish you both a Happy New Year for 2008 ---sorry it's a bit late, no-one bothered to tell me it was a New Year---they're all the same to me!

Lots of Love

Mrs C

Happy New Year to you both (and Andrea, Carl and the girls!). Hope the rain stops soon. Spoke to Uncle Bill this morning, Pauline's had a good night's sleep and he was preparing her breakfast. He sends his love to both of you. Will speak soon, take care.

Mum and Dad xxxxx

Happy New Year to you both! We've been following your exploits with interest - you both look well and have certainly had an interesting time. Now you can relax for a couple of weeks in Oz before heading homeward. All the best, and thanks for the reading matter ... and photos!

Ho ho ho! With twenty minutes left before Christmas day, we thought it was time to wish you all the best. Hopefully you'll be able to celebrate in style somewhere posh!

Much love, Mal, Karena, Hannah and Neal.

Hi Helen & Matt

Wishing you both a Happy Christmas! Expect it will be a strangely warm one but hope you have a great time. Best wishes for 2008 and your continued travels. Love, Jane, Philip & Benjamin.

Hi Helen and Matt! Hope all is well. We've just been catching up on your travels and remembering our own trip to Thailand. We had out honeymoon on Ko Samui but we flew there so we managed to avoid vomiting Thai families (thank God!) Hope Malaysia is just as fun! Talk soon, love Sara, Matt and Hannah x

Hi Matt and Helen, just a quick message to say hope you both have a very happy Christmas and New Year, love to both xx pat and kevin

Hi Helen and Matt

Happy Christmas. Just a quick note to say I'm not receiving messgaes which are going to my hotmail account, i have had a couple of emails on my staff account but not sure if my replies are getting through, anyway hope everything is going well and hope to see you when you come back

Cathy xx

Hi Helen and Matt

Sorry not posted anything for ages, but we have still been keeping on top of your journey. Thanks for the card, I would send you one if I knew where to send it too!!! Anyway, have a Fab Christmas and New Year the weather here is freezing, but we will soon be on our hols in Feb, so if you are anywhere near Johannesburg or Durban the first 2 weeks of feb let us know.

Take care all our love the cuthberts XXXXXX

Miaow

Before I start, did you know that to-day is the 80th Birthday of the King of Thailand? Seeing as you are in that neck of the woods I thought you might be interested.

Anyway back to other things. Everything here is still O.K and I am still feline in fine fettle.

The weather has been a bit cold and damp recently, so it has been a little draughty in the nether regions!

I heard that you both had a 'sickening' experience whilst crossing the water to one of the Islands, even though you went on my favourite boats---a CATamaran! Never mind, it's all good fun.

Well I must hop off now-which is no mean feat having got four legs!

Thinking of you both all the time. Take care.

Lots of love

Mrs C.xxxxx