WELCOME HOME MY FANKY MANKEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where has the last 6 months gone? i cant believe how fast time has passed! it is going to be so wierd for you both to come back to England - but at least the weather hasnt been too bad recently, so hopefully it will be very sunny when you return! i can't wait to hear everything you have got to tell me - i bet there is so much to say about your trip! oh, i had a little holiday last week by the way, i went to majorca - not quite the same as a worldwide trip eh - but at least its something, ha ha!! looking forward to hearing from you, and seeing you very soon!! loadsa love and hugs - for the final time on the lovely message board, your fellow fanky mankey, Chezza x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Can't believe you are both due home on Friday! It seems like yesterday that you were sitting on my sofa and saying goodbye Michelle! 6 months has passed so quickly. Looking forward to seeing you both at Sarah's wedding on Saturday! Lot's of Love Donna xxx

Cant believe your back on Friday! Looking forward to seeing some of the pics that I and probably everyone else on here that has left you messages have been looking for for the past 6 months!!!!!!!

Well Welcome Home anyway, looking forward to hearing about it, won't be quite the same sailing to the Isle Of Wight at some point will it after your mad adventure.

Hope this finds you well and happy.

Lots of Love

Aunty Suz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi everyone just to let you know that Michelle and James will be home on friday 16th June, We are looking forward to welcoming them home.
I,m sure you would like to join in welcoming them home on this message board.

Hi, saw mum yesterday, can't beleive you will be home soon. sadly I will be away when you get back but we will catch up next time. Mum told me about all the branches of Zara visited, james you are a star and Michelle i hope you bought the dress it sounds fab! Hope you are enjoying the americas, not losing all your pennies in the casino. I loved NY and hope you will also. Had my last but one birthday treat Thursday, Tea at The Ritz ! Wow i felt so so special an old fashioned cake stand with sandwiches, no crusts and perfect in size, scones with the tastiest strawberry jam with scrummy clotted cream then a selection of posh cakes all washed down with orange pekoe tea served from a real silver teapot!! Will show you photos another day. Am getting excited about going to Florida with my sister and family. Between us we will have so much to talk about when we see each other. Take good care of yourselves and enjoy the final leg of your trip. It is still cold and rainy here and to morrow is !st of June. When will I wear summer clothes ? Got my gloves andscarve out again today. Must go, have to get my beauty sleep so I can go to work in the morning. Look forward to seeing you soon, lots of love Bridget xxxxxxxxxxx

a big hello to my fanky mankeys!!! how are you both? still keeping safe and taking care i hope? have you any more news about your adventures yet? i want all the goss? there should be loads to tell us all by now! i cant wait to hear about what you have done in Oz - your both so lucky to have gone there! also, when do you head off to NZ - that will be ace - its apparently a really nice place - once again i am very jealous, ha ha! i havent got much to report from back here, except all is well, and i get next week off work - which is always nice!! make sure you get in contact again soon - we all wanna know what you are both up to!! loadsa love and hugs, chezza x x x x x. p.s. thank-you Bridget for the congratulations - very kind! x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Hi sorry not to have written but i have also been busy. I was rehearsing every night for the past three weeks for the dance show i was in at the junction. I have never performed on stage, we had real dressing rooms with the lights around the mirrors etc. I was nervous but i have never had so much fun.It was an experience i will never forget, felt like a real star for two nights. Hope you two are having a great time and enjoy the next leg in N.Z. I have worked with folk from NZ`and they always say how beautiful it is. Congrats chezza on the news you are to be auntie.
Take care look forward to your next message. Lots of love bridget xxxx

hello my lovelys!!!!!!!!! fear not - i am here to save the day, i have posted a message before its a month without one!! well, where do i begin - firstly, do excuse the delay on my dedicated messages i post on the message board - i have been mega busy recently, not only with work, but also with all the housework whilst my mum and dad are on another holiday. my sister is sooooooooooo messy!!!!!!! oh - some MAJOR goss for you - i'm going to be an AUNTIE!!!! ha ha, how cool is that - my sister and her fiance are expecting, the baby is due in november - we are all so excited!!! anyway enough about me and my goss - how are you both? anymore interesting tales to tell us?? there has to be some juicy news by now, been swimming with crocodiles or something? ha ha!! oh by the way, i watched wolf creek the other night!! i cant believe that you two weren't on the next plane home after seeing that - WELL SCARY!!!! oh, and michelle, the new series of lost is back on - but unfortunatly i wont be able to email you with the details as i fell asleep half way through the first episode - how ridiculous is that!!!! make sure you post a message very soon to keep us all updated on your where abouts! take care, and look after each other!! loadsa love and fanky manky hugs, chezza bezza! p.s. i hope you appreciate the length of this message miss marsh!! ha ha x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

OI Its the 2nd of May and nobody has sent a message for nearly a month

Hello everyone,

I am thinking it is about time i wrote a message on here, as a few comments have been made! Thanks for all the messages.

So as you know we are in Oz, currently in a place called Airlie beach. It's a great place, am spending far to much money, the weather hasn't helped our spending. The weather is really strange here at the moment, showers and cloudy.

We are off on a 3day sailing trip around the Whitsunday Islands today, on a boat called the Ron Of Argyll, a boat which Marilyn Monroe has been on. Google the Ron of Argyll to see what it's like.

We have also done a Fraser Island 2day 1 night trip. It was brilliant...got to see Dingo's, Dolphins, sharks, turtles and Mantarays, swimming off the coast of Fraser Island. It was beautiful. We didn't see Dingo's swimming obviously!

Have basically been having a nice time, very relaxed. We have hired a campervan for 5 weeks as we travel up the east coast.....it's been fun at times what with the rain and our seal on the side door not working to well, and as case of near bed bugs! Fingers crossed we have extermintated it/them! Only a week and a half left on the east coast and in our campervan. We then fly to Ayres Rock where we do a 13hour tour, then on to Adelaide, and back to Melbourne. Not too sure where 8 weeks will have gone by the time we fly out of Oz.

Anyway guys,

Miss you all. Take Care.

XXXX

hello my FANKY MANKEYS!!!! ha ha - i love how your mum used the famous saying michelle! your mum is also right - you need to wright something about Oz on the message board - we are all dying to hear about it! everything is still the same back here - you are defo not missing much - just loadsa news about bird flu (which is abit worrying), and AGAIN the disgraceful weather we have had! i'm off to the cinema tonight - i seem to live there these days - sad i know! let me know about all the gossip from Oz, and make sure you keep in touch! stay safe both of you - and have loadsa fun! Loadsa love and hugs, chezza x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Hey
Fanky Mankeys you havent sent a message on here since you arrived in Oz