Hey,

Well Im now in Surfers Paradise. Since the last time I wrote on here I have been making my way up the east coast and firstly I stopped off at Coffs Harbour last week which was my first bit of travellin on my own. I stayed there for 2 days and I had such a good time. Its only a tiny place and the first day I got there I was so tired cos I had been travellin all thro the night so I headed down to the beach and fell asleep. After dinner I headed back to the hostel and they gave me a free scuba dive in the pool which was really good, apart from I ran out of oxygen on the bottom of the pool but no worries it turned out to be quite funny. The next day I went on a bike ride with two swedish girls out of my room and we rode thro the mountains to a landmark called the big banana. In the afternoon I went for a swim and then I climbed a mountain called muttonbird island which once at the top the views were gorgeous. I also met a old geordie couple who I was talkin to forever haha! I just spent the night talkin to lots of people in and around the hostel, I really enjoyed myself here but I think 2 days was enough or else I think I wud start to get a bit bored. I may go back tho cos they do the open water scuba diving certificate which means I do a four day course and then I am eligable to dive on my own anywhere in the world. It is suppose to be the cheapest there so I may take a trip back down to do that if its too expensive up north, it all depends on the pennies tho. The day after I headed to byron Bay which is lovely n laid back but not much to do. The hostel wasn't the best tho. It was opposite a nighclub and there was music playin so loud until 4am one of the nights and then we had the squeekyest door ever and people were cumin in and out all the time so I was forever gettin woken up and then 2 aussie guys wondered in at 4am lookin for a guy but it was an all girl room so he obviously wasn't there grrrr!! But other than that I really enjoyed it there cos I met up with people who I had met in coffs last night and went out with them. AND...today Im in Surfers paradise where Im stayin for 2days. The hostel isn't the greatest either tho, everything is outside like the showers n the toilets n the rooms are like prison cells so I think Im guna stay for 2nites n then head to brisbane on wednesday to meet up with hev cos she is leavin brisbane on monday n then I wont see her until I get home in october so we are guna have a good weekend together then Im back on my own. I have a job interview arranged for thursday so fingers crossed I'll get sumthing out of that and I also want to get a job in the hostel aswell to get me free accommodation cos then that will help me save sum money up. I plan on goin out 2nite with the hostel, its a bit scarey tho cos I have just got to be confident n walk up 2 people n start talkin to them cos if I don't Im not guna make many friends, Im slowly gettin used to it tho.

Mummy: I haven't recieved that email from auntie jo yet did you give her my correct email address?? Where is Salisbury?? Sounds like ure havin fun dress shoppin! Did u do owt wiv mikey for his bday, I ant spoken to him since melbourne?? Hope u ad fun out! Love you

Nanna: Unfortunatly I didn't get a part I think it was cos I was too good or sumthin like that haha!!! Susan Kennedy was lovely tho and so was Karl Kennedy. I will give u a ring wen I get settled in Brisbane cos its a bit hectic at the moment with me movin places all the time. Im nearly half way up the east coast of australia now tho and Ive done that in less than a week so Im ready for a rest in brisbane n to get earnin sum money! Speak yo you soon love you

Missin you all loads Love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hiya sweetheart,

just had a look at ya pics, if i'd av found that spider in my bed i would av bin out of there so fast my feet wouldn't av touched the floor.

the view from the copter was spectacular bet you enjoyed it loads.

gary n me have just got back from salisbury we had a lovely time the weather has been gorgeous, we were all enjoying breakfast this morning when aunty jo spoilt it by asking us if we were missin our charlotte the question sent shivers down our spines.

gary and i went into the bank for you and i got a number for you to ring cos they wouldn't tell me owt. the number is +441702278274.

did you get ya email aunty jo sent you of the beautiful dress? i'm taking nanna n aunty liz to av a look at the dresses i tried on the other day to see wot they think we saw some nice dresses in debenhams for you n em on saturday not expensive either.

cant wait for you to come home then we can look together. when do you go on the move again, did you hear anything about the jobs you enquired about?

any way sweetie me n gary are going out tonight so gunna go get ready now so i'll ring you soon n have a natter

love n miss you more n more each day take care n give our love to hev...

love mum n gary xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hi baby

read your message you look great in ramsey street

hope you got a part so we can watch you instead of the rubish we are watching just now

dan told use he was talkin to conner it made his day grandad and me are well just now hope to talk to you again soon love you loads love to hev xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hiya

It sounds like you're getting up to so many things, sounds really good but doesn't feel real hearing all about your adventures cos nothing much happening here, just starting another 3 essays, lol! I feel like I never have much to say but if you could see me now, you would see nothing has changed at all and all I do is go to uni, placement and the gym, cos joined back there since you left, and so did my mum, dad, Marie, Adam so its sometimes like a family outing if we all go at same time if Paul goes as well, lol! Well, I better go cos thats about as interesting as it gets..... Have fun.

Love Laura x

Hi every1,

Well im now back in Melbourne! I went away on a tour of the great ocean road and the grampians saturday to sunday so I arrived at my new hostel last night feelin so tired n dirty!! The great ocean road was amazing, I flew over the 12 apostles in a helicopter which was fantastic. We stayed in the grampians which are huge mountains its lovely!! But we stayed at the worst hostel ive stayed in so far. I hardly got any sleep, I had to sleep with rochelle in her bed cos I pulled back my cover n there was a HUGE spider in my bed and our dorm was like a tin can shed in the middle of the forest. Beetles were droppin from the roof onto our heads and there were spiders n creepy crawlys everywhere, even in the shower n toilets so I chose not to have a shower so the end of the two days we all didn't smell the best eek!!! It was fun though, one of the girls ended up breakin the bed cos it was all just falling to part but it was funny!!! We went into the mountains day 2 and the views were amazing! We also went to a gold mine and then to a winery so we all did a bit of tasting, Ive learnt loads of history though, like about the aboriginals n stuff!!

Im headin to the beach today for a swim, its our last day in melbourne so taking full advantage of the beach just bein over the road and then later tonight we are going to the neighbours trivia night to meet more of the cast wooo!!! Im so excited!! We have to be up at 5am 2moro though for our 12 hour journey back to sydney, but im lookin forward to seein james and potter, I must admit ive missed them both. But its final goodbye for about 5months so I think I may cry hehe!! I will defo see potter again up in Cairns which is good cos his mum n dad are cumin out for a couple of weeks and they have invited me to stay with them up in Cairns for a bit in their holiday apartment oooo luxury :-)!!!! But not exactly sure if I will see James again before I get home!!!

Auntie Jo: Where's Salibury??? I was thinkin u must be mad to camp in the weather Ive been hearing about!!! Hehe!!

Mum: Yeah I recieved the email, I like the dress with no straps for you, its nice and I like the one with no staps for me but im not exactly sure whether Id want it long or shorter, maybe puff ball style??? The tiny dress is lovely though, is that for emily???

Going to the neighbours night tonight n I dont think I will get to meet sexy stu cos apparently he only does the city ones, Im not bothered tho!! Yes Ive sent mikey a card he recieved it the other day so I spoke to him last night n he said thanks, Ive also sent him a little something (hope he likes it). Yeah sum nice board shorts wud be good, they have sum ace ones over here, no cheaper though which is a shame!!

No I don't think he has sold it yet, fingers crossed it will be soon!!

Uncle Al: I heard u have been workin with our mikey lately?? N have u been gettin him drunk?? haha!! Yeah the neighbours set its cool, weird seein it in real life, the street is small though!! Im in melbourne just one more night, I leave really early 2moro to get the coach back to sydney, a bit gutted cos Ive met sum lovely people here and its really nice bein rite next to the beach!! Oh wow, where's the new house?? I will cum and stay when I return that wud be lovely thank you!!

Nanna: Glad to hear that ure both well, Aww that will be nice for alice to stay, she'll keep u busy hehe!! SNOW, what loads?? U been buildin snowmen??

Alice: Things are good thanks albo, aww u love him really, u'd be lost without your big bro!! Thats ace, go you miss school council haha! Yeah Ive heard that the meetings are a bit boring but it will look good that you have done that!! Is this girl being mean to you??? She is probably going to go now where in life, and will probably end up with no friends if she carries on being mean, get her told!!!

Well im guna head down to the beach now for a swim!!! Love u all loads n I will put more pics on as soon as I get the chance. Love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Amz

Soz I havant been able to talk befor. How are things? I wish i was where you are getting away from curtis.

I got voted at school for school council at school its fun but the meeting are bouring. School also good but this girl is going to get a smack if she dosnt stop being mean

nannas getting better she can do 2 letters a second lol!

thats all love you

xxalicexxx

hi baby

good to hear from you again both me and grandad are keeping well just now

alice stayed over last night she says she is going to stay each sat night from now on but i think she is having a laugh

we are having some awful weather just now wind rain snow thats all in one day

hope to hear from you soon love you loads andloads love to hev xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Amy

were soooooo jelous of your photo's is snowing here! Jo would have loved to go on the Neighbours set!

How long you staying at Melbourne?

not much news from over here - apart from we've bought a new house so u are welcome to come and stay when you get back!

xxx

hi sweetheart,

did you get the email i sent you, what do you think?

just ad a look at all ya new piks they are great. Did you meet sexy stu parker at ya neighbours night?

silly you thinkin i would camp in this weather lol..... we are going in a nice cosy b&b think aunty jo is looking forward to the time out.

saw charlotte the other day n her first words to me were aunty jackie dont go bothering me today, but amy it's my fav hobby so i bothered her anyway.

it's micky's bday son av you sent him a card? he wants some board shorts from me n gary so taking him this weekend to have a look.

did dad manage to sell ya car?

anyway sweetheart gunna sign off now got t go t work its my last one tnight.

speak soon look after yaself take care n stay safe love n miss ya loads mummy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hi sweetheart x

we going to salibury in b&b, dont think you get me out camping at mo never mind ur mum. The weather is crap at mo we getting everything from high winds to snow but not enough to make a snowman thank god or not yet anyway.

The pics look great, and you look as if you had a good time on your last night. The tan coming on great i see.

Taking nanna next week to look at some more dresses wi your mum. Theirs one dress i dont like and i told nanna when i kick her that will be the one she got to say she dont like it either but bet she forgets and she just say something like "stop kicking me."

Well i got to go now and start doing boring things like tidy up after charlie.

Keep the pics coming and enjoy yourself

love and miss you loadsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hey everybody how r ya??

Well Im in Melbourne now, yey!! I arrived here on wednesday mornin we travelled 12 hours on the coach thro the night, I still haven't recovered from the lack of sleep!! Its been non stop!! Im stayin in a place called st Kilda in Melbourne which is where all the backpackers are and its like a little holiday resort, my hostel is just across the road from the beach its lovely!!! Yesterday we went for a tour round the city centre on one of the old trams but the weather was rubbish but it didnt stop us!! Last night we headed down to the hostel bar cos it was free wine for the girlies so I ended up gettin a bit sick on that, oups!!! This mornin I got up far too early for the neighbours tour so I got to see the set and ramsay street and I also met susan Kennedy (she is so small in real life) I was in my element!!! 2moro I have to be up at 7am cos we are checkin out of our hostel and goin on a tour of the great ocean road for 2 days which Im really lookin forward to but Im so tired its unbelievable!!! We arrive back in melbourne late sunday night and then we are checkin in2 a different hostel which our friend is stayin at for 2nights and monday night we are goin to the neighbours trivia night where I will meet more of the cast eeeeeeeeee im dead excited (mummy, sexy stuart parker is there 2night so fingers crossed he will be there on monday).

Im so glad to get out of sydney tho, I miss it a bit cos melbourne isn't as pretty as sydney but the flat was drivin me crazy. We fell out with the irish couple cos they ended up lettin all their friends stay and they were all huge blokes and one was sleepin on the livin room floor on the sofa cusions and was usin our bathroom instead of the irish couple's so he was using all the toilet paper n soap which we have had to buy. Also on a mornin u cudn't get up n go n sit n have ure breakfast cos he was sleepin on the floor. But by the end of it I got sick of it that I thought Im not payin $170 a week to not be able to sit in my own livin room so I went n got up early n turned on the telly n woke him up!! By the end of it they wudn't even look at us!!! So yeah Im glad im out of that flat!! Its weird bein back in hostels again, but Ive already met so many lovely people just over the past 3days!!!

Aunite Liz: I can't believe he's had it all cut off hehe!! I bet its suits him brown aswell! Yeah I think Alice shud have a fringe a nice blunt one but not exactly sure about the red bits, I love her hair colour how it is tho!!!

Nanna + Grandad: Nanna ure doin so well, is grandad doin sum of the typin aswell, u shud get him on it!!! Hope ure both well n lookin after each other!!! When I stay in one place for long enough I will give u a ring cos at the minute im all over the place n very busy all the time so as soon as I stop sumwhere I will call u!!! Missin u loads!!!

Aunti jo: Aww where r u goin away to?? That will be nice, ure not campin r u cos that must be freezin? Well Ive had impy far too many times over here so tell emma to stop givin me it cos im not happy hehe!!!

Well Im guna have to go cos Ive got 2 be up in 6hours grrrr!!! Speak soon!!

Love u all so much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi baby

well he did it all is hair as gone. It's very short and he's gone brunett. I keep looking at him he looks older. He says he's rowing it again. But he'll get use to it says it's too cold round his ears. Alice is changing hers again now. She wants a fringe cutting in and red flashers in it. But dad as said no but she dosn't care. If phil won't pay for it she will pay for it her self. Don't know what with she's already in front two week with her pocket money. Has for the clothes she got she still hasn't worn them all. There are still things in her wardrobe with tags on.

Don't you think nanna is doing well with the inter net. She can turn it on and shut it down all by herself now. Grandad still hasn't been near it but i keep trying.

Love the summer bay pics you beach babe you.

Auntie jo as asked curtis to baby sit again. I've said he can. But i could change my mind cos i like him the way he is don't want him to end up in the funny farm. But we've talked about it and once every so often gives him time to get over it. lol. Alice wants to know who she will be able to baby sit for. I've told her she'll have to wait till you mick or danny have one. But then your child may end up in the funny farm. lol. any way got to go now talk again soon.

miss and love you loads keep safe. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx