Hi there strangers! Just been green with envy looking at your photos! It looks beautiful. Still, at least the sun has been shining here as well. Jacky has got a nice tan already, me, I'm still off white due to the ginger gene! Roly and Ella keep asking why you haven't sent them a postcard, so I told them it must have been lost in the post. Going down to Newquay with friends (no kids) in 2 weeks to the surf festival, camping and taking bikes as well. Not quite Oz, but it'll be nice! Anyway, you two take care, and try to stay sober for a while - it might be a nice surprise! Love Sam and jacky XXX PS thanks for letter and postcard.
Tabines
I've found it!!! Disgusting!!!
G/ma
Just finished looking at your last bunch of photos. It all looks absolutely beautiful wonderful and vast. England is going to look very small and confined for a while when you come home. You both look great. Sorry you didn't manage to make contact with Ruth and Des in Surfer's Paradise They would have been delighted to meet you. Have just spent a couple of weeks with Jan and Dave . and then another couple of days with your Mum on the way home. Well it was a bit round-a-about, but you know how it is. Not a lot to report from Burnham. Am back to bowling again. Trying out my new bowls I had for Christmas. Will let you know if I win the Carribean holiday. Well I can always dream I suppose.
I hope you get this message, but for some reason they keep throwing my e mail address back at me. Don't know why. Take care of each other. Lots of love G/Ma xxxx
Han & Ems
Opps - we've just loked properly and now seen the tatoo - it's brilliant! Good work Dave - bet that hurt - you're braver than me. Not Ems mind - she's hard as nails!!
Hannah & Emily
Hey ho!! Just had a look at your photos - looks like you're having an amazing time! Both looking very well and brown! Ellen - you've got short hair - looks lovely!
We are pasty and white and hungover and you've made us very jealous.
Things in Bath/Bristol are good - both working hard for no money and dream of following you across the sea! Trying to make a plan for Thailand at the end of the year.
Weathers getting better but still no way near what you've been getting I bet.
Miss you both loads, but will keep checking site to see what you've been up to. We'd like to see a picture of Dave's new tatoo and we're really intrigued about what your mum got you for your birthday!!
Off to watch 'Shipwrecked' now - probably not see it but bunch of people grumbling about living in the Cook Islands for 5 months - poor them!!
Hope you're having an amzing time - look after yourselves. Lots of love Hannah & Ems
Ellen
Hey lovely people across the world! You have hopefully read the newest update and see that YES we are still having much fun, little bit of sorting bits and bobs out this week but hey that's life. I have joined the toothless clan (Dave, Aly and my Dad) and had my wisdom tooth out yesterday, so on antibiotics, no Byron fun and games for me for a few days. Still the sun and beach and waves are still here, fingers crossed one of the cyclones doesn't hit.
We are both thinking of Dave's Grandad at the moment and appreciate any news and contact in relation to how he's getting on. It is hard not being there, just to let you all know we are thinking about you all everyday.
Lots of love
Dave
Hey guys only me letting you know that photos will be following sometime this week of our recent adventures.
Great to hear from you Mike, Andy and Syl off to Africa to wreak havoc ay!!! Good for them. What you up to now? give me an email on [email protected].
Em glad to hear our presence is missed! good luck with the mive hope you don't have to pop across the road for some help from the creepy man!!!!!!! AS for jaime tell him he owes us $50 still and he can phone me for my bank details!!!!
Much love guys
The barkers
Emma
Dear Dave and El. It's very quiet at home without you both - Jamie and I are missing you heaps. I move out in a week and being "replaced" by a Swedish guy who played beach volleyball on the pro circuit (pretty impressive body!) I doubt he'll make Jamie boiled eggs and soldiers when he's sick though.
Hope you had a good Easter and all that - where are you now? I look forward to reading your next blog and hopefully will speak to you soon. Take care, love em xx
Michael Grove
Hey guys, its mike here (the cheeky Welsh guy in the photo from Arraial d'ajuda). Hope everything is great. You've got some great photos on this site. Andy and Syl are moving on to Africa next, they never stop for long! Can you remember Ed's office Friday cake-off? Keep the pics coming they are amazing!
Good to meet you, shame you wil have to return to England at the end of it all. Let me know if you want to visit sunny Cardiff!!!!!!!!!
Mike
Alyson
Where are you guys? What have you been up to? Don't forget about us over here in the cold living the drem through you!!!! We need updates. Hope you are both ok. Speak to you soon xxxxx
Samantha
Hey Dave and Ellen! Glad you are both ok and still enjoying your freedom! Well, we had a psycho girl called Nikki stay with us for a while - 9 day - our shortest placement so far, anyway, once she had written letters threatening to stab Jacky and I and then brought her Mum round to visit, Iwe decided we'd had enough and booted her out. So back to us and the boys. Forest is 10 now - all grown up! We went to the cinema and out for a meal with someof his friends. Speant last Sat with Dad helping him to install your new apartment at the bottom of the garden! G'dad looks the best he has for a long time. Alyson was annoying as usual. Anyway, go get that beer, Love Sam XXX
Alyson
David your tattoo is HUGE. You are a brave man - that must have hurt so much!!!!! Just read you like the hill top hoods? I saw them when i was in Byron Bay - let me hear ya say f**k yeah!!!!! (that's one of their songs gma - i am not just being rude). Also Bells beach on the great ocean road - true it is mentioned in point break but it wasn't actually filmed there, they reconstructed the whole thing somewhere else!! Now thats a fact!!!! So its mothers day this weekend, seeing mum and gma and sam which will be nice. Very jealous looking at all your photos with the sun shining in them all - its not fair!!!! Anyway love to you both, take care and spek to you soon xxxxx