Hi Emily & Matt, got internet back on at home now, so have checked the blog ... no new entries!! Not long til you off to China. Take care both of you, luv mum & marc xx

HI Matt and Emily! So glad you are both having such a great time! How about an update please- want to see some pics?

Lots of love, Mum x x x

Just wanted to say 'hi' Emily and Matt, Emily hope you had a good birthday. Take care, love Emma

Hi both. It's great to be able to keep up with your travels - we're still jealous - but sky diving and rapids sound just tooo much. All this talk from Rog-Rog about how much older everyone is than Emily, we've decided to keep quiet cos' we're younger than all of them. All David will admit to is a big '0' in July. Have a wonderful birthday Emily, look forward to hearing about Oz. Love F&D

Emily, Great Granny & Eric send their love and best wishes for your birthday.

Hi you two again. Emily - Granny has done her sums and has worked out that she will be treble your age in July. No doubt Grandwalter can get his brain around that (here are a few ......... to fill in various spaces to save me including throughout text) Great Granny Binstead will be quadruple your age minus 1 in June. (I am sure she will forgive me for publishing figures). Anyway what we really wanted to say before getting sidetracked by other Epistles is have A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY lots for love from us xxxx - keep on trucking

Emily you first...Happy Birthday...22.....Louise told me yesterday that she is exactly twice your age now.....it hurts my brain to work out if I'll ever be twice her age again...the probabilities are small....have a great day in your camper somewhere in Oz....Oz champagne and wallaby steaks I presume....or are you going for another dive? drama in the skies....I see that your great aunt Barbara is now sending her messages in duplicate ah well sic transit and all that....all our love to you and best salaams to Matt.

hi just checking out all your new pics and they are absolutly stunning think your getting the hang of it! hope all is well and and china will be a different world. from bec

Dear Emily and Matt, no doubt you are enjoying sunshine in Oz at the moment - we have loads of snow here! Thought you might be updating the site soon so just wanted to wish you Emily A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the 8th. Take care of yourselves. Love B.

Dear Emily and Matt, no doubt you are enjoying sunshine in Oz at the moment - we have loads of snow here! Thought you might be updating the site soon so just wanted to wish you Emily A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the 8th. Take care of yourselves. Love B.

Finally braved looking at the skydive photo's . . . WOW what an experience, although rather you than me!!! Shame about Tibet . . never mind . .what you doing for your birthday? . . miss you loads, love mum xx

Hi Everyone!

Just to let you know we are no longer going to Tibet (thank goodness!) due to all the troubles that have been going on there...we are now going from Beijing, to Shanghai and then to Hong Kong. From Hong Kong we fly to Delhi... Hope everyone is well! Love Emily and Matt xx

late thought from Tony...Rose Bay...sea plane...fantastic views over harbour and city xx