Hey Helen (and everyone else). I finally got into court for the past two days.....it was great fun! The boy that I met on your leaving do has text me... ! It doesn't feel like Christmas to me either Hel - even though it is freezing here! The new gym is open and it looks quite nice - so I may give it a go on saturday. So pleased that you are having a good time.... am very jealous! Take care!
PS:Hey Eve - in you previous message did you say that you would do the favour I asked or was that meant for Helen? Was a bit confused!

Hi Hellie, Glad to hear you made it safely down under. It sounds like you're having a great time already! I'm even more jealous after your lovely description of the Opera house! Make sure you keep an eye our for those Ashes tickets for me so I can come and see it all for myself!! Am impresed you've managed to get burnt already but glad too see you've encorporate sun cream into your daily skin routine! Not much to report here. Have found a new flat so that's a relief! Am moving again in January- yippee!! Am loving the website, keep the messages coming!! Looking forward to the next installment! love Lynds xxxx

Sorry Helen,
Pressed the button before I meant to. Have a great day and mind that sun. Miss you. Love Mum xxxxxxxx

Morning Helen,
Pinch and a punch and all that. Dad is recovering well and might be allowed back quite soon. Had a good shop
with Chris yesterday and bought three more christmas presents so really almost finished. Am trying to talk
Chris and Clive into taking the holiday of a lifetime - Hong Kong, Singapore plus Australia shall keep on at them
as it sounds just beautiful. Off on Saturday to Chichester to pick another present up and I shall start picking
up a few goodies for you. Tell me are the Aussies civilised enough to have M & S?

Hey Helen, you sound like you are having a great time already and I am very jealous altho the flight puts me off. Just wanted to say a quick hi and hope you are well. Still doing my challenge - my stomach is killing me!! love ya and missing ya xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have sent a postcard which has now let me change my current location...happy now kim?!!!!

Oh, by the way, its the 1st of Dec and its 30 degrees! It aint right! None of us feel christmassy at all!

Hello peeps! How are you all? Daddy i cant believe you have got man flu, you better not infect my bedroom! Oh and i hear mum kicked you out of the bedroom, wot a loving wife!!! Mummy, gona sort myself out with a oz mobile today or at some point so i'll have no excuse to phone home! Have you got my shortbread yet? Remember M&S shortbread!! I put my sunlotion on this morning, good job too cos its a stonker today. Last night Teresa arrived and oh my god she is brown, she even makes hanban look paler and me well a ghost! I have a lot of work to catch up on, yeah right, wishfull thinking! Last nite we went on the water taxi round the opera house, it was amazing! It was all lit up and the bridge was bloody fab. Wot intrigued us the most was there were bats everywhere all around the opera house and the bridge. Quite a sight! I have got some photos to put on but Teresa's having trouble next to me, so we are going to go somewhere else and try. Anyway, now t is here we can do all the sad tourist stuff, yay!! Bye 4 now, Love Helenxxxxxxxxxxxx

It's taken me so long to read through all these messages I haven't time to write anything much except - missing you. By the way just had my first cold for years - oh sorry that is "man flu" to be precise ! Take care and cover up - Luv Dad.

Just had a very enjoyable half hour or so reading through your message board. We are just pleased you arrived ok, luggage too and are getting settled. Anyway get over the jet lag and the sunburn then you can begin to enjoy your great adventure. Take care Helen. Thinking of you. Lots of Love, Aunt and Unc. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hey Helena, thought I put a different name to day just because I can!!! Glad to here you got there safely, don't envy you that flight. If they let me fly next year think I'll have to be unconscious before I get on it!!! I can't believe you let yourself get sunburnt, hope they're are no hand prints, he he!!!! Seen as you didn't set me a challenge I've decided to go to the gym every other day ish and try and drop a dress size by my birthday and tone up a bit. Tash did well last night at aqua, I'm taking her to do a full gym workout on Friday afternoon, by the time you come back she'll be a gymaholic. Feel free to think of a challenge for me whilst your away (apart from getting rid of my gammy leg!!). Talking of the gammy leg quick update, got bloods up to 2.2 this week which was good news, only weekly tests though which is a pain. What was the water taxi like?? Hope you're having loads of fun, looking forward to see your photos on here soon. Don't forget the sneaky ones of the nice surfer dudes!! Take care, miss ya. Loads of love and hugs, Jules.

Helen!!!! Well done mate...it took you more than one day to get burnt!! Hope all is sunny and happy over there with Hanban, a person I presume to be Hannah?...unless this is some other australian person you met on the flight??!! have yet to look at your piccies but will try and sneak a look at work this afternoon!! Its a bit hard as im in the middle of the room and everyone can see my screen...I know you said only the family suitable ones got through but still...might try and look at home!!! Nothing fun and exciting to report from my neck of the woods...but will keep you informed if anything does by some miracle happen!!!!
Loads of love...Mxx