nan, grandad, mum, sue and kev Hello! Where are you? Have you made Aussie yet?!! We are currently in the Lake District having a lovely time, walking, eating and drinking lots!! Hope you are both keeping well! Love from us all! -x-

helen Hiya rach! its helen from uni. saw on fb that you wrote a blog so thought id do a quick search and look what i found! lol.... hope your having a fantastic time. looks birlliant! really does! everytime you add photos or update your status i am very jealous! enjoy oz!! xxx

Ed What up dude? Hows everything going? Have a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! Skiing is brilliant, lots of snow, snowing now as well! Having fun and being good. There's an ice bar and a shot bar, oh dear! Just about to buy some ski's, oh dear here goes my bank balance!! All is good here, when you heading to OZ? Sounds like your having an awsome time! However man up those swells were nothing, almost a calm crossing :-)

Sue and Kev Happy New Year to you both! Glad to hear you are having a great time. Love the blog and pics, but am wondering why you named the bird Kevin?!! I think i will have to check if my Kevin looks like little Kevin!! Enjoy your travels, its still rotten weather here (The snow is just going after a week (or more!)). Sue and (big) Kevin

Mum (M) Happy New Year (again!) from us. Am now back working in Stevenage (yay!) so not missing the long trek to Peterborough. Yet more snow and freezing - could continue another week or more. Look forward to hearing more from you - did you manage to change your OZ flight? Mum & Dad M xxx

Mum H Happy New Year. Snow & freezing here. Everyone back at work. Kate went back to univ yesterday, feeling rotten. She has been to the doctor this morning & has swineflu!!! Good start to the New Year. Dad goes skiing with the boys on Saturday,nearly enough snow here for him! Hope you are both OK. Lots of Love Mum H

Kate HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! hope you had a brilliant new years eve, my skype account is kate.hinchliff, im never actually signed into it so lets arrange a time when were both online so we can chat xxxxxxxx

Sarah Merry Christmas Travellers ! Hope you're having a blinding time out there - by the sounds of your blogs - you're having a blast and I hope you continue to enjoy your travels. Take care of yourselves - Lots of love from Sarah , Stu and Chloe (lovin' her pressies!) Eriksson xxx

David Hello! Merry Christmas to you both (although I think you're on Boxing Day now...). Hope you had a good day yesterday. Missing you back here in the UK - Christmas not quite the same without you. Anyway - hope you both enjoyed a different Christmas experience - it sounded like it was going to be a fantastic day. Please try to put some more photos up - it'd be good to see some more photos of where you've been!! Lots of love, Moi xx

Mum (M) Happy Christmas!! We still have a white one (just) though it's thawing and our road is no longer an ice rink. Glad to see culinary standards are being maintained - and have fun with the marshmallows (envy!)! David joins us later today (and Granny tomorrow) so we'll have one for you when we crack open the bubbly. Lots of love. Mum & Dad (M)

Cynthia Hi guys!! It all sounds so much fun! I'm still very jealous. You've been missing the joys of England under snow - much of the country has ground to a halt as it's apparantly the wrong sort of snow for the trains - fluffy not wet. Who would've thought it! Steph and I managed to drive back home to Dublin though - at least the ferries are still running although parts of the drive were a bit hairy. My camera has decided to start working again, so have taken some pics which I'll try to put on facebook soon! Take care, Cynthia xxx

Karen & Tim Ashenden Hi David & Rachel Loved reading your blog and seeing the photo's. hope you are having a great time - work is just around the corner so live every minute!! Getting ready for Xmas - so enjoy your holiday on the other side of the world and we will lift our glasses to you on Xmas day. Keep safe and have fun Love Tim & Karen xxxx

Mum (M) Great photos - have printed selection off plus blog for Granny - she still can't get over being able to contact the other side of the world! Am sending longer email to your downunder address. Getting colder (and wet) here - a warm sandy beach for Xmas suddenly seems much more attractive.... Mum & Dad M xxxx PS Why "Angela"???

Mum H Great to speak to you this morning, David. Love the blogs & photos. Enjoy the smell in Rotorua!!! Hope the job in Hawkes Bay works out OK. Dad will thank Rupert for his contact. Lynns funeral was emotional, so many people. No trains from Tring back to Euston, fatality on the line, so we had to take Kate right back to Woking, so she could get back to Southampton!!! Went nearly all the way round the M25. Keep posting your blogs. love reading them. Mum H xxxxxx

David Glad to see you're having fun - cool photos :-) I guess the Kiwi is going to become a feature of your NZ photos! Sadly, we lost to the All Blacks - I guess you're hearing a lot about that down there... Hope your car is doing better than ours - we've had to take it in again today - something else has gone wrong, costing a lot more money to fix :-( What car have you got? Keep updating us - I'll update you more on what's happening here soon... David x