Mary Just caught up with some more of your photos - loved the koalas and kangaroos. Very belated happy Birthday to Sven - good to see that alcohol was involved! Stay safe. Love Mary x

cassi Still reading! Keep them coming. want to hear all about your time with your two amazsing friends who visited you in Thailand!! :-) he he xxxxxxxx

Sue Bartlett I have looked through all the pics and I am really worried about the bunny shearing. Do they really do that? Is it for commercial reasons? Does it grow again? Shock Horror! I am so jealous as it looks as though you are having so much fun. Love Sue x

Sue Bartlett Hi both Just wanted to send our good wishes for Christmas, Nik's Birthday and New Year. We are so jealous that you are spending the winter in a lovely sunny climate. Thank you so much for the brilliant photo and card. Hope you are still having a brilliant time. Take care, Love from Sue, Ken and Ami x

Mary Just a quick message to say Happy Christmas to you both and an early Happy Birthday to Nikki. I'm going down to Dorset this weekend to see everyone and deliver Christmas goodies! Love from Mary

Sticks Hey my favourite Towers! I love your blog it makes me laugh so much and so nice to hear from someone else that has done all the same things! Soooo. you're on NZ, hope things start looking up and you guys are having lots of fun (and enjoying the sunshine....Niks I know you will have achieved bronzed goddess status by now!) I'm in Thailand now....not so far away now maybe I'll pop over for a beer or three! Love you both lots can't believe I have to wait til March to see you, I am going to have the January blues big time but will have to cheer myslef up by perusing all your lovely photos! Take care and keep smiling! xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Nynke Hi guys! How and where are you? Thanks for the photo's at the falls! It means a lot to us. They are much nicer compared to ours, made with a disposable camera…. surprisingly ….I enjoy reading your travel stories! Makes me want to go back!Your Bolivia stories. Wauw, a big adventure! Recognize a lot! Love your Salar photo's. About your company… we got in a jeep with 5 (!) no English speaking girls from Korea…..… Enjoy Peru and good luck on the famous trail. Don't forget to bring chocolate! I'm looking forward to your next update! Greetings from Holland (where life hasn't changed while we were away, believe me, everything is the same!) Nynke and Haye

The Old Tower Relieved that you have arrived in Peru and that Bolivia and all it's troubles are behind you. Hope that the other countries you plan to visit are more stable. I am looking forward to what you will say in your blog! Look after each other and enjoy the Inca Trail.

Mary Hi Just been looking at the amazing pics of the whales and seals - yes, I know I'm getting behind with your blog and pics, but it's the beginning of term and life's manic! I'm currently invigilating a 2-hr English audit with our new trainees, which is proving a great time to catch up on loads of things! Am a bit worried about how your fashion sense has deteriorated, though - reference back to the whale watching trip! Thought the sand surfing looked great fun, and the vineyard visit sounds just like my kind of thing - the wine tasting rather than the cycling! Take care and keep on experiencing great things. Mary xx

Sue Hi both, Lovely to hear about your various bike rides that have turned in to a nightmare but with good bits like chocolate factories in between! Sounds like my sort of fun (the chocolate - not the bike rides!) I am going to take Nik's Mum to a show called 'Does my bum look big in this' - maybe Nik's will when you get home with all this hard cycling on rotten bikes! Take care and keep blogging. Love Sue, Ken and Ami x

Derek and Carol Hi Following you travels keep the story going we really are enjoying it. Have a great time.

Chris & Ronnie Hi Guys! Thanks for the post card - It was great to hear from you - and we've been following your adventure so far on your brilliant site. It sounds as if you are having a really fantastic time (apart from when you were ill!). We're really enjoying reading your blog so keep updating. Keep safe and keep having fun!! All our love, Chris, Ronnie etc etc. xx.

jo Thank you so much chickaroo for your phone call it was so so lovely to here your pretty voice!!! Missing you heaps chick!! After seeing those pictures i have 2 requests..... please can you steal for me one of those parrots....they are so pretty but if that fails then I want the pig svenie was cuddling up to!! hee hee. Keep havin loadsa fun guys love ya xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sue Hi both, As I am having so much pleasure from all your updates I thought I better come into the 21st century and try a message board update myself!! Oer! We have just been to Spain for 2 weeks where the weather has been over 30C every day. Your friend that said it was a heatwave here for end of July has been wrong for August I understand. I think it has rained nearly every day that we have been away. We are having such pleasure from your blog that I am so glad you added us to your list for updates. We are very jealous that you are doing such a wonderful trip. Also proud that you are brave enough to venture so far to such exotic places and 'embracing' the the transport systems etc! Especially brave with regards to the stinging things! Continue to have fun and not too much alcohol as Nic's Godmother speaking!! PS Amy loved Spain and wants to know where the clubs are for when she is old enough! Although she is 'never going to fly again' so it will be a long drive! All our love, Sue, Ken & Ami xxx

Helen and Kev Ola Nik and Sven. Glad you're living so many wonderful memories that you'll never forget and having a great ball. Enjoyed looking at your photos and reading your blogs. Hope you're feeling better now and no more nasties have taken a bite out of you. :-) Keep safe and take care of each other. Love Helen and Kev xxx