Hurst Soon be back in good old Blighty! Have a good flight back. Should have time to watch a movie or two...or three...or four etc. See you soon.

OK Boss Hope you're enjoying your trip. Contact me when you get back. It'll be my turn to pay for lunch this time. Loved the photos - I've never seen a tit on an elephant before. See you soon. Colin

mario Hi Doug, not gone a put a long message on here for now, will see you wednesday, have a good flight home, so you should be back at work by 8am wed's. see you soon

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mario Hi Doug, work is quite busy, done 5 containers this week but not much transport. yes i have brought a flat roof house. Gareth will pick you up on wednesday as he has booked a day off. i had lots to say but as i am so knackered i have forgotten it all. i will leave another message tomorrow. catch you later

Hurst Hi Doug. Same old same old back here. Been working late quite a bit over the past week or so. Saints lost away against Reading but it sounds like the new players put in a promising performance. At least it's nice not to see the same old names on the team sheet every week. Well done for making it through the tour in one piece. Have you caught up with your sleep yet? Hope you enjoy/enjoyed the BBQ. All the best.

gazza (aka lil brov) hello doug, hows things? not a lots changed here things all the same .What date and time u getting into uk ,will try to get the time off to meet u at airport. catch u later ,

MARIO Hi Doug, not many messages on here today, brought a house at back of sports centre, for 124k, maybe having a meeting next week with an ipswich company with a view to a partnership, looking to take on a big warehouse ( only talk at mo). off tonight to France for weekend with mary, Brandon going home, just sat here waiting for a 40' container loaded with personal effects god knows what that is going to be like. well thats it, catch you later.

MARIO Hi Doug, sold my house last night, unfortunatley i can not move quick enouth to hide from you, going looking at houses tonight. try and let me know what terminal you will be arriving home at, and i will pick you up. unless your mum wants to get up early. lots of different work coming on erts containers for norman global, personal effects for ocean world lines.Thanks for your wages this month it was nice of you to let me have them. thats it for now. see you soon.

mario Here Doug, you sound more and more like me every day, you old git. Is there no crumpet on the tour, I would love to do that skydive its sounds great, just close your eyes and say what the hell. Work still quiet. gonna be a bad month i think.If you are not happy move on to the next adventure.Not much else happening. catch you later.

Monica Hi... We're still here, still checking your journals, still loving hearing about your travels. And still dead jealous! (Its cold here) Had a busy week at work with my boss off sick as had to cover her, do my work & train a new, work experience girl. All good though, left Hursty to it with Stu on the PS2 friday night to catch my beauty sleep & have an early night. Only 3 weeks & two days left until the end of my contract! Feeling happy and sad about leaving. What more can you tell us of the landscapes, places, people & hotspots? Have you been anywhere that has been in the movies? Just checked out New Zealand Tourist website which includes info on the locations of Films inc Narnia... Elephants Rocks, Woodhill Forest, Flock Hill, Purakaunui Bay...Have you seen any hobbits or Fauns on your travels?... But seriously... When in USA last summer Sarah & I went on a tour of Monument Valley, with loads of famous landscapes which have been used in the movies but it was something else to see first hand, especially so big & beautiful, was a big highlight of my trip for me. So my question is, has New Zealand provided you with that wow factor & where /what was awesome to you? ... discuss...

mario I can tell you what everyone here is doing Doug, they are all working (well except stuart) and not having a good time around the other side of the world.Cleared 20k this month but with bigger profit margin, but this last week has been so quiet, i know this week i have about 3 containers so a little bit better. your spread sheets dont seem to go into january so a lot of information is missing somewhere, but i am sure you will sort it out, when you get back.There have been some strange results in premiership im last last week, so dreamteams are all over the place.We have Brandon with us now for a week, so will get my child labour unloading containers.Thats it not a lot happening here, so catch you later.

gazza (aka lil brov) hello mate , we lost the semi final today 6-3 no st marys for me, Saints drew today with leeds wining again. Mario getting desperate at work and has had to resort to child labour. things sound good for u there keep enjoying yourself and catch u later

MARIO Hi Doug, like the pics, thought we may have had a few more, as for the tour you are going on, i would have thought entriped explorer like your self would have jumped at the chance of a bungi jump, we hope you have a good tour. end of month went well just over the 20k mark but with bigger profit, done vat return and they owe us about £114. next week is a little bit busier, i have had no work this week except monday and gareth couldent do monday, so he got away with it again, i am sure he called the chinese to see when there holidays were. catch you later.

Hurst NZ sounds great. Looks like Wanganui should be a bit more interesting than Taupo. Let us know if you check out any of the sights like going up Durie Hill or going on the Waimarie Steamer. Stu's right about you being missed at Friday footie...our form is starting to resemble Saints...well maybe not quite that bad. All the best.