Hi Liz. how you doing? i have just been catching up with your adventure.. I recognise a few of those places in NZ. So how did you find the Kiwi's ? I have been here almost 3 weeks, am trying to find work. Are you going to stay and work in Oz for a while? You will love Sydney I did. Take care mate and happy travels.

Dear Elizabeth & Carol

Elizabeth

"5:4 the field" - "50$ on the nose" just a couple of racing expressions before your interview -good luck

Carol

Just one week to go before your adventure comes to an end. Make the most of your last 7days. Assuming there are no flight delays I will pick you up at Heathrow on the 8th September.

"Good on you cobbers"

Best regards

Dad

Hello girls

Just seen your video! Unfortunately it's difficult to hear what you are saying as there is a lot of noise here at work. Will look again when I get home and of course must get your dad to watch. Could hear Matt OK tho - he was very loud!

Can't believe Carol will be home in a few weeks time. It doesn't seem 2 minutes since you set off. Hope it goes as quickly to February.

Miss you both. Lots of love. Mum

Hi Liz and Carol,

Wow it is so amazing to read all your adventures, I am so so jealous!

Well still working away (haha) I have become obsessed with the olympics, it is really bad, I play the live feed on mute all day and watch everything....haha I am so getting fired. Oh well. But yeah addicted. I even thought about training up in archery or something so I can compete in the London 2012 games...watch this space. But anyway now you are in Australia you MUST, and i mean MUST brag about doing better than them in the olympics...they are $hit and I am loving it!!

No other news really, have a few house viewings sorted this week for Leeds, but it has to be cheap so I can start saving for my own trip in the next year and a half....

Anyway miss you love you and all that jazz. Send my love to the other two

Speak soon Speaky.

xxxx

Hi Liz and Carol!!

Ah tucks still missing you like mad!! It is my first day back in the office after nearly 3 weeks off....so I am on the internet doing no work...makes no change there then.

You appear to be having the best time ever, and I am really happy because you earnt it! I really want to go travelling now before it is too late. Think me and a few people are planning on going across USA and then I will go off on my own after that... so time to save I think.

Beni was amazing. Really really good. Saw Morrissey and thought of you. He was annoying though. He told the crowd that he was disgusted in us all because we ate meat and smoked... me being slightly intoxicated at this time shouted 'I NEED A MEAT OR A FAG' got a few funny looks i think people thought i was looking for a well hung camp man. oh well we all learn from these things.

Barcelona was beautiful as always. We had an apartment right off La Rambla, but got kicked out for being noisey ha. So got moved to a flat with air con right on La Rambla. It was amazing. We had balcony over looking the street. Went to the beach most days and for once didn't burn (much) i went a bit crazy one day as i forgot to put cream on burnt my whole face, neck shoulders and chest. but it is fine I am actually pretty brown, like last year, well for me anyway. Think you and Matt would be impressed...infact i bet i look slightly Fijian. haha.

Anyway must attempt to do some work, even if it is pretending to do some.

Love and miss you lots. The family all send their love too.

PS your dads comments crack me up!! he is so funny!

xxxxxxx

hi everyone, hope you are well.

you should def do the sky dive lizzy that will be well cool. i have been running quay street and i saw the rocky guy but he didn't see me. kelly has been there today as steven is off on hols.

weather is hot hot here, my washing dried in about 2 hours yesterday! we are getting heavy showers though.

i went out at weekend and i was sick!! me and phil shared a seafood pizza on the way home and i vomited in to a paper primark bag at around 5am. classy!!

speak soon xxxxx

Hi liz. glad you have a good time.. and you got to experience 'fiji time'.. i pretty sure you where on the same island that i was. in the yasawa's.. as i went to the lovely blue lagoon beach, but think i was next door in seaspray.. are you in nz now.. its cold after fiji !! i leave in 4 weeks, and am very stressed.. so many good bye's ..

keep on having fun

love paula x

liz - just thought - i have a job for you when you get back - you can be the new carol vorderman and matt can be des. they've both left countdown! (shock horror)

that's all the Nana news for now....until next time.

L

x

hey guys - loving the photos! - puts my holiday to shame a bit.

will try and make some interesting gossip happen soon so i have an interesting story for you all.

miss you.

L

x

hello boys and girls!!

my car finally got a new wing mirror today!! she is looking stunning!!

not much to say really, i'm just about to go to the hairdressers so wasting time until my appointment.

phil's family are over from spain so we are all going out for sunday lunch. jen is designated driver, or des for short. don't know if i'll make it out this weekend, everyone has gone boring on me. i think they are all getting old.

speak soon xx

Just viewed all the photos -appears you are both having a great time - I am very envious. Keep updating us with your progress, as and when you can, as we are most interested. Picked up the new car yesterday - first impressions favourable. Still do not know if I am retiring at the end of July. Must go - 'Only Fools & Horses' about to start. Missing you both. Love Dad

hello!!

hope you are all well. things are all fine here.

we are decorating phils room atm. hard work. we are painting the walls grey and black and the floor is gonna be white. phil has to do all the high up bits because i am scared of ladders. i tried to paint whilst stood on the first step and got a big splodge of grey in the black bit!

greggs is all the same, we have has our hours cut from 540 p/w to 440. we are not happy. gnw have been over spending apparantly. steven still at quay street, dan is off sick still. kelly finds out on wednesday whether she get area support job.

not much else to say, went out on sat for first time in ages and got way too drunk!!

take care xxxx