sheila mcintosh Hi My new laptop has been playing up a bit hence the lack of email ect. Anyway loved following your journey and cant wait to see you on your return. Lots of Love sheila

Grandad Wow! Congratulations on the amazing jump on Monday. It takes real guts to do that. Don't think I would, but then I'm not 21 any more. We were very impressed by the photos and we wonder how they were done. You will have to do a lecture tour on your return. Now you are at Cape Tribulation which we visited on our second Oz trip. It is really remote and not a good place for Capt. Cook to be shipwrecked. We are all OK here, though the weather could be better. Looking forward to welcoming you back Enjoy the remainder of your trip. Much love. G + Gd

emily hi everyone - I know I've been really bad at doing my blog recently - it's just this website takes ages to load any of my blogs or pics. I hope you are all well and my mum is keeping you all updated about what ive been doing - because I send her enough e-mails. I dont have your e- mail ads so please could you leave them on here and then i can e-mail you instead of writing on here . i jumped out of a plane 2 days ago over the great barrier reef and we did the highest one you can do - 14000 ft.. i free fell 9000 ft in 60 seconds!! i think ive gone a little mad since being in oz!! i love it here... im in cairns now - my last place on the east coast - its been a fantastic trip so far - im gojng to cape tribulation tomorrow for 2 days and then a great barrier reef trip before flying back to syndey for a few days before aukland and fiji and then la and then HOME! - miss you all, em xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

sarah HELLLLOOOOO!!! i miss you both soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! stokesley life is not the same without you 2. Have been looking at all your photos and following your travels. Sounds like you are having an amazing time, and i am very very jealous!! look forward to hearing more, enjoy yourselves. Much love xxxxxxx

Granny Dear Emily, Sorry not to write before now, but we have had various friends staying with us and of course that means we have been out a lot. Last Friday we went to Gt. Broughton. It was a lovely day and we all had tea in the garden. Mabel was in good form and gave us a warm welcome and various cats were running around. Grandad's cousin (distant) from Surrey was with us and she thought that Mabel was a very well behaved dog! You and Becky are having a very exciting time!. I can see that you are now an expert in looking after goats - it is quite hard to get them into a pen. Perhaps when you come home Dad would give you a bit of garden for a few goats who would be happy living there. I've just thought! Would Mum look after them whilst you are at Uni? I wonder if you have arrived at Cairns yet . It is a lovely place and there are so many things to do. Carry a few ginger tablets with you in case you feel sick when you go out on the boats. There can be quite a swell when the boat is moored at the Reef and the tablets work like magic!. Most chemists have them and they are cheap. No more just now and we are looking forward to hearing the next chapter of your adventures. Love from us Granny xxxxxxxxx

emily hello hello everyone !! aorry, I don't have time to type a blog, but just incase you are wondering - I am in noosa - I leave tomorrow for hervey bay - which is the gateway to fraser island where I will be doing a 2 night 3 day 4 x 4 camp and drive safari of the island. Noosa was beautiful - great beaches - alos went to oz zoo and I hand fed kangaroos and held a koala. Thank you for leaving messages - I am reading them - I'm just not able to get to a computer that often - Im sure in the nest few weeks, I will have longer and I will leave a blog and add more pictures. Lots of love to you all, em xxxxx

GRANDAD What a great time you are having.. How did we miss all the things you have done and are about to do when we were in Oz? We never visited the Gold Coast. Just flew from Sydney to Cairns. We'rebusy getting ready for guests and we have had some already. Had a visit form mabel last week who brought your Mum with her jsut to drive her, of course! Good to hear from you and love from us GD + G xxxxx

Emma, Chris and Sam Hey ladies- its emma, chris and sam here. we are just chiling out been watching shipwrecked. let me know if you want me to update you- it finishes next sunday and there's a huge twist to do with the 3rd island!!! The hills has now finished and it is on again in the autumn, audrina is moving out cause lauren and lo keep leaving her out and heidi went to las vegas with her job but spencer goes and gets her back!! we are loving the pics and are sooo jealous. me and chris have been packing as we go to portugal on tuesday for a week, looking 4ward to some sun all its done is rain here!! sounds like your having an amazing time- love the surfing pics you look like pros. well we will go now but keep us updated cause we love hearing about what ur up to. Take Care- love you and miss you both lots x x x x x x x x x x x x

Grandad Fascinated by all your news and impressions + photos. Keep them coming! We have visitors from Edinburgh with us. Writing more soon when we have more time. Love GD

sheila Hello Loved the pictures .Wish I was there. Glad to hear everything is going well. Just waiting for the next installment! Lots of Love Sheila xxx

Emma Hello there beautiful ladies. hope u are both well? i understand that you are ahead of us and it is probably now the next day there but i am just writing to wish Becki a Happy 21st Birthday and i hope u have had a great day!! keep us updated on what u are doing. miss u loads- Take Care x x x x x x x x x x x x

emily hello!! i can't type for long because we have slept in and missed half our day in sydney ! :-( .. thats what hostel nights do to you. brief update and then i will write on here after today. hostel is nice, made loads of friends already but it's really sad when people leave. The two girls from our room sarah and claire were the first two people we met and they left our room yesterday to go to fiji. they were lovely, had two nights out with them and they left becki a bday card and muffin this morning by her bed!!we have been on the steps on the opera house and taken hundreds of photos - it was pouring down though, how annoying. we have taken pictures by the harbour bridge and had a day at the sydney aqaurium where we went on a little boat above the sharks and fed the tropical fish. so good so far, its sunny today so i better go - plan is to book harbour bridge climb for tomorow, go to bondi today, and go up the pylon lookout on the harbour bride. theres a big festival tomorow so we might go there, bit worried we won't be able to see everything though so we might have to make a list of things to do when we have a day here after cairns!! lots of love from me and becki, hope everyone is well, em and becs xxxxxx

sheila hi there Been out with suzanna for a meal this pm who is also following your journey. I'm waiting for your next installment. Going to get in touch with mum and dad to see about walking the dogs. speak soooooon! lots of love sheila xx

sheila hi there Glad to see youare having a good time and really enjoying your messages. I'm off to bed now but will write again soon. Sheila xxxxx

Grandad & Granny Hi both, Glad you have made it to Sydney. We have enjoyed all your messages so far and look forward to your opinions of thegreat city you are now in. There is so much to see, even though it's winter. The Rocks, Darling harbour, Circular Quay and the Bridge. Taronga Zoo and the beaches, Manley and Bondi. Look forwrd to your next, but don't spend too much time writing. Much love GD + G xxxx