Hey Steph, I hadn't heard from you after your birthday, then checked through the facebook wall post thingies and I couldn't see what I wrote, so I must've stuffed it up, unless i sent you a private message?? We had some more "tourists" (well they work here, but are from the UK) that came down to Whakamaru on your birthday and we put down a hangi for them too!! So we toasted you! Hope you had a great day. You liking Sydney? PS HI Jonny!! :)

Kirsty, John and whanau xx

Hi Steph & Jonny

Jusat been looking through ur pics, I'm sooo jealous!!!!

Max got his injections today so won't be a happy bunny later.

Lots a luv

Karen

xxxx

hAPPY BIRTHDAY jONNY! You and Steph celebrate good and proper! Status haurangi! Thinking of you. The Trueman whanau XX

Hi Jon and Steph

Luv the bungi jump photo....so scary...Happy Birthday for tomorrow (and remember your auburn not ginger)

Lots of love

Paul,Grace and Serena xxx

Hey there Jonny and Steph Tourist,

Thank you so much for the cool present and lovely messages - you guys are so thoughtful and funny! We cracked up at your card! Michael Schofield cannot be gay! Jonny is seriously jealous... or keen? nah jealous! :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU BOTH TOO!!!!! The 30th was very cool - John got a karaoke machine instead of a band (that way he got to sing all night!!). A great night. The Pizza Hut across the road opened the same evening so it was all happening at Whakamaru!

You made it to Bluff ay! Did you check out the cheesy Paua House? I am bummed out I didn't get hold of you earlier, there are some cool people down there who put us up when they hardly knew us - and took us out - awesome hospitality down there - you would have loved them! Anyway - where you flying out from? Christchurch? Surely you in need of a decent bed and shower!!?? Ring and I will hook you up with a place to stay. Or you heading anywhere else? When do you leave and from where?

I don't know whether it's best to hit you here or on Facebook? Take care.

Arohanui, Kirsty, John and whanau.

PS - if you run out of cash sell handmade cards - you will make big fortune!

Hey Guys!

I read somewhere that it's both of your Birthdays soon, and in anticipation I had already sent you a card! Yea that's it, I sent it to Las Vegas, Nevada. I told em to foreward it to ya in San Fransisco, if it didn't catch up to you there to send it to L.A. So If you didn't get it then maybe you recieved it in Hawaii or Fiji? Well you WILL be in one place long enough for it to catch up to you in New Zealand right? well if it don't see it in a few months just come on back to Missouri and I will give them to ya in person.

Wish you were here, no wait that's what you're supposed to say, but you didn't.... Hmmm..Good thing I'm not good at taking a hint! Keep snapping more pictures and making friends.

X0X0X0000 Barry

Hey I love the pictures of the falls in the background of your pix, the water looks awesome! Yes, you look awesome too Jonny.

hi guys,we hope your ok.

we all miss you sooooo much.seems like ages and ages till we get to see you(prob becoz it is!).

can't wait to hear all your stories of all the different places you have been too.

im worried about you both becoz youy look tired- i hope your eating well and getting enough sleep.

mum is soo proud of you she misses you milliuns and milliuns-she can't wait to see you.she loved the postcard you sent her,couldn't believe it took 4 weeks to arrive.

its both of your birthdays soon it will be weird without you home but nevermind when your home we can have a big celebration.

me and neil had a brill holiday in ibiza-best hol we've had.want to go back next year.didn't have much sleep only had about 3-4hrs a day because so much going on all the time.we didnt want to miss out on anything ( u know what neils like).

house is coming on-won't be too long now.

well, look after yourselves both of and hurry home and see us all.

lots of love from us all xxxx

To Steph and Jonny Tourist,

Was so great to meet you both, we had a "primo" weekend. Great excuse for a bit of a party! Hope the rest of your travels in New Zealand go well. If you run into any trouble (or run out of money!) give us a call. You can always stay here, airports are not too far away and we can always pick you up! Your room is ready now - Allan finished lining it today (in record time because he is such a legend) and it now has power. We have had a big laugh at the rare snake dance footage you caught on camera. Thanks for the photos - I will claim the lake Whakamaru ones as my own haha - they might end up on a postcard! Enjoy your NZ road trip - don't get too "haurangi"!! You are both really awesome people and we are glad you broke down in our part of the world! See you in Aussie!!

Cheers Kirsty, John, Daniel, Neitana and Makaia xx

Sorry about the spelling...Grace xxx

Hi Jonny and Steph

Iv got mum over and she has been laughing at you jonny trying to bat,keep it up ,everyone is fine at home enjoying the rain,keep us updated and mum will be on the net soon .house coming allong fine hopegully ready in few weeks and then plenty of money for mum..lots of luv ..miss you loads..mum xxx

hi johnny and steph,hope your ok.what you been up to recently? its ur mums birthday on friday so shes going to miss you both loadz-we will let you know what we got up to.were all missing you and proud of what ur doing.lots of love mum neil and nat- by the way the extension is up at the back of the new house-neils worked hard and so has ur mum.keep you updated love us all xxx

Hey guys, Hope you're having a great time. Got some bad news tho. You have to come back, We miss you too much!!!! Have fun, Rob and Fra xxx