Carole Hi Emm! Looks like your'e still having a terrific time! Adam's doing his work experience with us over here - I think he's worn out and it's only Wednesday! Mind you it's really hot here and he's not used to working out in the sun like we are! Hope he gets to friday without expiring! Your Mum would kill me! Any chance you could bring me back an american cup measure (What they use for cooking)? I can't get one over here to use with american recipes - perhaps you could get a light plastic one that wouldn't take up too much space or weigh too much. Looking forward to seeing you with all your news! Much love C xxxxx

Carole and Ian

Carole and Ian

Paul This website is really cool!! Its the first time I've checked in for a while and the Journals & photos are great! Keep up the good times & take care.

mum and Dad Glad you're usung all the contacts Em and Clare. E mail Marianne in Denver and I am sure she will offer for you to stay a few days. i skied in Breaconbridge (Rockies ) with them and she was married to dave's brother Paul. Paul will also help you if you contact him in Conneticut. We're joining you now inthe T shirts and short attire .. at last summer has arrived. keep in touch and have fun love Mum and Dad ps Adam is half way through now these GCSE's so it will all be over in 2 weeks thank god.

Carole and Ian Sounds and looks like your'e having one helluva time out there across the pond ( and of course its all frightfully educational!!!) Over here the water companies have slapped on hose pipe bans and drought orders, so of course ever since it hasn't stopped raining. I've just looked out of the window and it is ***ing down! We're thinking of catching the next plane out 'cos we can't work at the moment without wet suits and snorkels! Anyway girls, really enjoyed the pics! Carry on having fun - er - learning lots! love from us both :-)

Lindy & Adam & uncle tom cobbly HELLO GIRLIES.!! sO PLEASED YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GOOD TIME. We're following your progress with great amusement and as everybody will be reading this I am being rather careful ! So lets have lots more pictures please especially from Vancouver etc. You're scheduled to have good weather I hear so ENJOY > We're very tanned here , freak heatwave hit Sutton (only Sutton ) so what more can I say. We've cancelled the Med holiday seems such a waste when we have everything here. Let us know how you're doing and skip the CAKE. You'll progress to FISH in that neck of the woods (red snapper they call it ). Uncle Chris is in the Uk now so we'll se him and no doubt get a run down on what really happened in Montreal. ! Take care we miss you loads (and you Clare) and write soon Love from Mum Dad and your darling bro. L

Owen Hey sis!!! Fast food, going out till all hours, acohol, meeting strange foreign men, sleeping in missing dealines? Sounds like you two are getting ready for uni! I hope hope the rest of the trip will be as entertaining to read about as it has been so far. Sorry its going to be a short meassage but v.busy at the moment i'll right a longer one soon. Have fun! p.s. Em, nice one with the free strap!

Liz It was great having you both stay with us. Glad you were able to meet more of your cousins, Clare and there is still more in Victoria - we are a never ending family!!! Enjoy your stay in Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria and send photos. Even though there could be snow still on the mountains in Whistler, it is going to be hot and sunny all week. Your visit was too short and I hope you both venture back this way one day to stay and enjoy our province for a little longer. You will always be welcome at our home. Enjoy your adventure and take good care of each other. Hope you find cowboys and country music along the way. Love from your Canuck cousins......the Lattimer/Wrights

denise from robbie d's hey em and claire, im so glad to hear that your having such a fantastic time! it sounds so amazing. your first real racoon? that is some achievement!!! hehehe Just wanted to say hi and wish you well from all the guys at work - especially graham - he goes on about you too much (so we just kick him and run - well i do anyway!!!! hehe). no seriously, glad your having fun and speak to you soon. take care and be good!! denise x x

Auntie Carol & Uncle Chris It's such a shame Montreal ran out of food and you were forced to move on down the road! We'll stockpile extra provisions for your next visit. For all the friends and family following your trip they may be interested to know what you've been consuming here. Well, almost everything! We started off with CAKE, then grilled sandwiches, CAKE, fruit platters, CAKE, pancakes, CAKE, sausages, CAKE, maple syrup, CAKE, waffles, CAKE, Quebec lamb, CAKE, pasta, CAKE, Quebec fish, CAKE, Montreal style smoked meat, CAKE, pizza, CAKE, Quebec chicken, CAKE, Montreal style bagels, CAKE, fiddleheads, CAKE, berries & ice cream with cookies, CAKE, Quebec cheeses, CAKE, Quebec pates, CAKE, oooohhhh those glorious cakes!!! Now of course we do have beverages in Quebec as well - lots of tea, lots of juice, water, etc. As for the "stronger" drinks we let Nicole introduce that to them during their couple of nights out on the town with her university friends. They had a big night out Wed. night but I've come to the conclusion that they don't like the drinks as much as the cake!!! Thursday morning the plan was to catch the 9:00a.m. bus to Toronto but when I opened their bedroom door at 7a.m. there were strange moaning sounds coming from two crunched up horizontal bodies. I did finally see eyeballs but they were moving around strangely inside the sockets with no apparent focal abilities! The decision was fairly quickly made to catch the 11:00 bus instead. I was most concerned as they didn't even seem very interested in breakfast, maple syrup or no maple syrup! Well.....they did surface and they did get the 11:00 although I must say there wasn't much conversation in the car on the way to the bus station! I think they were still a bit tired!!! So my dears, after an extremely long bus ride you should be in Toronto by now and into the second phase of your journey. Mark looks forward to taking you to the ballgame on Saturday and remember to eat a hotdog during the game - it's what we do! We loved having you with us and look forward to following your amazing journey. You know where we are if you need us. Lots of love and best wishes to you both from all of us here in "la belle province".

tom...again p.s i like my mums first post, she has always been a lady of few words.

ur cuz tom ! Emma ! You can't even begin to imagine how jelouse i am of you !! I like the gallery dedicated to food. And those maple style beans look...delicious. trust canada to create somthing like that haha, they put their syrup on pretty much anyhting - ask mark, like he once made me scarmbled eggs with it, tasted pretty good tbh. I hope ur english accent is doing u justice " ohhh u are so clever" etc lol. where abouts are u staying in seattle? because i have some good friends in seattle, well mercer island. so if u need some cool girls to take u out - tell me :) . aaaahhh well better write another essay, or revise or do somthing productive with my time, exams start in like 2 weeks (eeep) i hope auntie carol made u some of her aunt jemima pancakes ! sooooo good, i always bring back like 5 packets of that stuff - mix i mean. Well i have said enough !!! i will howver keep checking ur page from now on! and hope u have an 'awesome' time ! ;) lots love tom xxx

livy hi emma!! looks like you are having fun!! I love the photos ! speak to you soon , send my love to chris and carol lots of love livy xxxxxxxx

Manda Hi there, we're looking at your site in Portsmouth at the moment. Your dad, Emma, is here! Like the photos - there seems to be an awful lot of eating going on! Montreal looks lovely. Safe travelling, lots of love, Manda xx hi emma and clare what did u do for easter i went to york for a school trip it was so fun i got lots of easter eggs and a lovely easter egg hunt from the easter bunny lots of love VENETIA XXXXXXXX