Hi Mark,

Hope you get to pick up this message before christmas. HAPPY CHRISTMAS from All The Hinches. Hope you have a great time. We will be thinking of you. Really enjoying your blog. Looking forward to some Ausie pics.

Lots of love Mag and Der and all the other Hinches XXX

Hi Mark, Really enjoyed reading your latest NZ blogs and seeing your photos - you are obviously having an amazing time! Your travel diaries are great - I am quite impressed with your writing skills, you should consider being a travel journalist!

Back home after a great week in St Ives - ate and drank loads but walked on the beach every day! Mum enjoyed it too!

Dan shooting with Garry and both keeping wamr in munu 3 degrees yesterday - snow in Hull today but only a thin covering in the Dales.

Countdown to Christmas now - and where will you be on 25th? No doubt jumping from a plane, bungee jumping or swimming the Barrier Reef - its like having 007 as my nephew...!

Take care and loads of love to you.

Sally & Garry

Hi Mark

Just been catching up with your latest pics, fantastic, really enjoyed them and reading all about your travels. You all look great!!Keep having a great time. Will you tell adam to shorten his emails!!!! Love sheila

Hi Mark

Just spent an enjoyable 10 minutes viewing your latest pics, and reading your blog. The sun is out here today, at last we can get a few rays to top up the system, we have had so much rain and grey, so I fully intend getting outside today, even if it is freezing. Looking forward to your next update.

Take care love Mag and Des XX

Hi so nice to hear your voice on Wednesday night/morning and to know you are ok and still having a fantastic journey so many miles away. The weather here is cold, wet and miserable but hoping it will be better next week as I am going to St Ives with Sally and Garry for a week in a wonderful sea view appartment, so plenty of walking, drinking and shopping will be on the cards, unfortunately I wont be swimming with dolphins but might try after a few in 'The Sloop'. Hope the camper van has been enjoyable and all having fun in New Zealand. Keep in touch, miss you. Love Mum xxxx

Hi Mark

Just been catching up with your latest blog. New Zealand sounds really interesting. Swimming with dolphins! Fantastic. Well you may be feeling the cold a bit, but believe me the weather here is wet, cold and grey at the moment, so I think you have the better deal. Hope when you get this you are feeling better. Take care.

Luv Mag and Der XX

Hi Mark!

How are you? Sounds like you have found heaven - eating weetabix in the sea - you know how to live! The blogs and pictures are great - I cant believe how the time is passing - to think you have been away nearly 2 months already!

Nice to see Dan home safe and sound sporting a fab tan - think he wishes he had lost his return ticket home!!

Forecasting frost and snow on the hills this week - Garry will be getting his snow boots on! Over in Hull next week to see all.

Take care and keep safe.

Love

S & G xx

Now then mate,

just spent about an hour reading your blogs, sounds great. keep them coming.

All the boys are good, were all just plodding along, managed to get myself tickets for the killers and oasis next year, should be good.

Going to ireland for the weekend now with the family.

Have fun chief, keep safe!!

speak soon

colly

x

Hi Mark. Just read your latest blog, sounds wonderful. Keep us posted and watch out for coconuts. XX

HOWS IT GOING M8,SOUNDS LIKE YA HAVING A BANGING TIME,IM GLAD ANOTHER TIGERS FAN IS AWAY,AND MISSING OUR AMAZING DREAM START IN THE BIG TIME!!KEEP ENJOYING IT M8, GET INTO AS MANY YANK BIRDS AS YA CAN,DRINK UNTIL YA FALL DOWN,SOUNDS LIKE YA ARE ALLREADY HA HA(SORRY JILL) ITS SINGAPORE FOR ME NEXT,ILL CHECK YA BLOG AGAIN SOON,TAKE IT EASYXXYOU ULLLLLLLLLL!!!!!,XX

Hi Boys, Hope all is well on your paradise island, sounds fantastic. Temperature here last night was 3 deg. but sunny and bright today. Went into Beverley with Dan last night, took his out for a drink and meal, he saw Sal and Grandad, they thought he looked great and well tanned, but oh is he feeling down!!! life back in England is so very dull for him, he wants to be back with you lads on the other side of the world, not sure what he will do next!! Enjoy paradise and the reef fishing. xxxx

Hiya, how are you doing, great to see what you have been up to. Your mum gave me the address so thought I would check it out. Dont be getting involved with any girls Mark they are bad for your health. The pictures are brilliant, keep them coming when you can. I will send Russ the blog address I am sure he will be happy to compare story's with you over a beverage or 2 on your return;-). Take care, keep safe Nic, Steve & Alex xx