Hello, I hope you are enjoying Figi and that you are topping up your tan whilst relaxing on the beaches. I got the DVD and Video from your Mum and Dad the other day, I love that top its so you!!! You look really frightened whilst they are telling you what to do on Nevis, I'm not surprised though it looks horrible. The skydiving looks great fun I might have to do that sometime in the future. I emailed the nightclub in Las Vegas and they say that ticktes will go on sale either next week or the week after so will keep my eye out on them. I presume that I am buying 4, is this right? Best get back to work speak to you soon. Love you loads Kathryn

hmmm should have read that befoe posting it

Hello all,

Hope that your Anerversary went well, and the meal was nice. Whos in charge at the Bridge now has Adie still got it or did he sell t in the end? Well we only have 5 days left in Newzealand. Then were off to Figi, but dan will be on his way home hes ran out of money now. Bit bizzare, really seem that we have been travelling for ages, sort of a way of life now. Can't really imagine having to been in one place longer that a week, guess its gonna hit dan quite hard having to work and everthing, me too but not for a while yet :-). Really looking forward to getting to Fiigi its a bit hectic here loads of extreme stuff to do, kinda looking forward to laying on the beech reading and doing nothing. Thats if the monsons have passed they have had quite a few recentlly. I didn't tell you that i managed to pick up Broncitus, got some anti biotics for it at the moment, its a right pain in the arse, think i remember Dad having ages ago, cont stop coughing, drived me mad. other that that not to much going on here. so cath ya later shane

Hi Shane, Just a quick note to say thankyou for our anniversary present. Well, thankyou and thank Kathryn! We missed you yesterday, we had a meal down at the Bridge Tavern to celebrate our 25th Wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Kev and Grandma arranged it. They invited Kathryn, Mary, Kenny & Barb. So it was a nice surprise when we turned up and everyone was there. Kelly couldn't make it as she had to work, but Nigel was still there. They also arranged a special cake and champagne! Nigel took a slice home for Kelly, but not quite the same though. Jackie had been invited, but she was on holiday last week and only got back yesterday so she couldn't make it. Grandma called round today and brought some presents. Followed by Kenny, Barb and the girls, It's really weird, getting spoilt when it's not your birthday or christmas! Dad's up the garden having another bonfire. I've just washed up as the dishwasher is on the blink. We were going to have a look at it today,but never got round to it. James even did a bit of drying up for me as I ran out of space on the draining board. Think he may be sickening for something. Kev has gone to town to see a band, can't remember their name, but he saw them at Glastonbury. Pretty sure I wouldn't like them anyway. Well, best go, look forward to the dvds when they arrive. Take care. Love Mum.

Hello, Funny i just got one of those playstation things it really good, soooo much cheeper out here!! Well glad that you got the photos because i had to share the negative with someone else so was relying on him to send them to there. there should be a box ariving soon with 2 videos in on of the Nevis bungy and on of the Sky dive. There is also a knife in there that I made my self, good fun. Katryn will probably come round to look at them! Anyway just trying to sort America on the net out at the moment speak to you later shane

Hi Shane, well I guess you can honestly say that you really have done so much so far. Must be so amazing. We got the photos yesterday from your sky dive. Well, I used to want to do that, but I really don't anymore! It must have been sooooooo scary! So what's been happening here? Not much as usual. Kev spent the weekend in a drunken stupor. For a short period on Sunday he was sober and he and James went out and Kev bought the new play station. No idea if it's any good, but it's tiny. Dad had a fiddle with the old one and it now appears to work if you put a new game in it, but not on an old game. Weird. Another odd thing, our freeview box broke again and I couldn't find the receipt to take it back, so it just stayed where it was. Yesterday, Kev nicked the extension lead we had by the tele and put a smaller on there, guess what, the freeview box works again. Really odd. But at least Dad can have sky sports news back on a Saturday. Well, take care. Love Mum

Well good to hear from you.

I guess James is about as good at driving then as Kev, dumb ass, hehe. Good to hear about the van being alright, i think that when i get back im going to try and get one of those old WV wagons like scooby doo drives and do it up like a camper van, get some holidays out of it. Did dad tell you that Scott and Add got caught speeding in newzealand, they gt fined $510 bucks each, oooccchhh. They were luck in hindsight though because the police could have actaully locked them up fr the speed that they were doing, they were clocked at 145kph, but thats only because they spotted him and slowed down, dinlos. So im in Queenstown atm, and having a ball, got pissed as a fart last night, very messy, and tomorrow im off to do a cannyon swing will be bloody horrable, you sit in a chair on a ledge 200m up and and then rock backwards of the edge, fall for 60m and then swing on a wire in this huge canyon, can wait! Adds off to do his first bungy tonight, hes an absoultt mess, really funny! Couple days after the conyon swing im going to do this thing called fly by wire, dont remember if you watched the Top Gear episde when it was on but Jerimy Clarkson done it and he said it was cool. What you do is you lay in something that resembles a rocket and you steer it arround through the air, while dangling on a cable, nuttttsssss, it goes so bloody fast, cant wait.

Dont really want to think about Christmas cos that means that ill be at the ending of the trip, and that'll be poo. But i think that were going to be in San Dieago or Mexico, then ,as you know, las vegas for new year. yeah the diving is such a cool thing to do, the barrier rief is ausome, really good, but is so tiring. By the way I did a sky dive and i suggest you get your self up in a polane and do one, its f***ing great!!! sucha wierd fealing fally through the air and 120mph. Guuess i agree about saints they really piss me off, what is it 5 draws in a row, were all ready 12 point off the lead, thats the damn realson we went down in the first place. Guess we should get used to Micky Mouse football.

Any way gota go sp[eak to you all soon

Shane

Hi Shane, I have been shamed! Sorry for not having written earlier, really can't believe how time passes. We did have some problems after Kev installed the new graphics card. In the end, he took it out and put the old one back in. All is working fine again. So what's been happening. James is still hooked on fishing, still hasn't caught anything. Nigel has been doing a bit at weekends, including this morning, and brought round a 2lb bass, guess we will have it for tea. Probably the most significant thing since I last wrote is that James had a car accident and hit a pony on the forest. Pony didn't make it, but James was un hurt, but is now out fishing on his bike. The van is back on the road now though. Nigel and Kelly had a few days in Weymouth this week, so we had tricksy for them. To be honest, she was well behaved, just has so much energy, it drives you mad. At least this time she didn't go for a swim in the pond. Peg was generally unmoved by her presence, a couple of times if she got too close she had a growl, but most of the time, just ignored her! Kev is at the Southampton match this afternoon, they are playing Plymouth! Who, I hear you ask! We did consider going, but then, as Dad put it, don't really want to part with £50.00 to watch that shower of s***. Kev has been a few times already, and I think in general he wouldn't disagree. Dad finished the pagola this week, and repaired the shed door, you really wouldn't recognise that bit of the garden now, quite impressive, even if I do say so myself. The racing season is now finished. Today is the first Saturday we haven't raced, it's a really odd feeling, we are at a bit of a loss, but I am sure we will soon recover! Kathryn popped round last night and filled is in on some of your antics. Was really nice to see her and she clearly had a fantastic time out there. Dad says thankyou for calling and for his present. Said to let you know that 2 of the older chickens had to be put down but the rest are still laying. Sufficient just to keep ahead of James eating them. The weekend before last, we worked out he must have eaten 8 egges, think he will be clucking by the time you get home at this rate. Grandma popped in last weekend, she is well, and has decided to go to Chris for Christmas. Guess that will be here before we know it. The shops are now starting to stock the shelves with all those must haves! It is strange to think you won't be here, what are your plans for Christmas, or haven't you thought that far ahead yet? Well, now you know that you're not missing anything! Thanks for the message on the DVD about work! It looked absolutely fabulous! Well, keep enjoying yourself and I won't leave it so long next time. Take care. Love Mum.

Hello thought that I would correct your last post, you did a Sky Dive not a bungy jump!!! Are you going to send that Video home so I can see what it's like? As you know I have booked Vegas yippe its only 12 weeks away which is no time at all. Will book a trip to the Grand Canynon as well when I get round to it. So what else have you been up to, do you still ache from Snowboarding I hope you didn't hurt yourself? Well will talk to you soon. Take care Kathryn

Hello all,

Hope that you are all ok, Seem that you havent written on here for a while now. Im guessing that the graphics card aint working, so well. Well its been a hetic 3 weeks here in Newzealand so far have been up to loads. I done a bungy jump yesterday, bloody amazing, cant be discribed but do have a video of it so will send that home so you can see it. I also went quad biking the other day, now that was cool, i can see me getting one of those one day, bloody insane they are. Tomorrow we are all snowboarding should be good we are in Wanaka at the moment that sole purpose is the slopes. just hired some gear i look a real pro, well until i get on the slopes. I didnt tell you i also done an insane flying fox (Zip line) it start 200m in the air and you fly at 160kph (120mph ish) for around 0.7 of a mile. really good fun, i ended up have 2 goes on it. Any way wahts going on at home? anything?

see you soon shane

Some new photos on now

Hello all,
well as you know im in newzeland at the moment, can beleave it, went to do a sky dive today but couldn't because i was to bloody heavy by 3kg, f***ing piss take considering ive lost 30kg so far this year, hey never mind ill find some where else to do it later. have you seen the scuba diving DVD yet, what you recon? hows the pc sorted yet? well im off out on the beer in a min we have just met up with dans mates from UNI so should get reall messy, we will be drinking 100 shots of beer in a hour, in short 1 shot a min, so will have necked 6 pints in a hour, will be f***ing messy. but a good laugh. Saints are doing well has anyone been to see them yet this season? any way gotta go

shane