A big special thank you to Tricia and Eric for all your support and help over the last few months. We really appreciate it. We know you are doing lots for us. Thanks so much and Happy Christmas. Hope to speak on Christmas Day. Lots of love xxxxx p and j

Wow, so many messages coming through to us in the last few days. Great to hear from you all. Chris and Pat - well how does it feel to be Grand parents? And i'm a Great Uncle - i'll try my best. Congrats to Sarah and Lee - all the fun starts now. Chris - the speedos are at the ready. Ben - great to hear from you have a great Christmas will be in touch again soon and looking forward to seeing you again. Tim Freeman - yes believe it or not i have been missing work and all the wardens. Hope all is going well with you. Thanks for getting in touch, say hi to everyone and tell Mike L to take it easy. Yes i'll be sitting on a sunny beach and going for a swim on Christmas Day. The sharks had better watch out for my speedos. Angi, Steve and Thomas, wow great to hear from you guys. Glad the house is ok, hope your new neighbours are ok for you. Thomas - a big hello to you from the other side of the world. I can still hear your train whistles from here. Margaret and Parky - happy Christmas, don't encourage Janet to eat more or shop more..............please! Thanks to sally for all the useful tips and info. Yep i took a trip to Manly beach and it was fab. Troy and Becs - Happy Christmas and looking forward to seeing you soon. xxxxxxxx hugs and kisses to all freinds and family out there.

Hey guys, glad to hear you have made it safely so far down to Oz. Hope you both have a super Chrissy and a great trip away with Brett and Dad, it sounds like they have it all planned out for ya. Looking forward to catching up with you both when you hit Victoria. Merry Christmas! Troy and Bec

Hi Janet and Pete. Hope you are both well and enjoying Aus. Janet dont worry about the hai,r now that you are in Aus with a good and varied selection of food it will grow very quickly. Pete hope you are still really enjoying traveling. Hope to speak to you both again soon. Keep well and safe and have a great Aus Christmas.
Love Parky & Margaret

Hi guys, remember us? Just wanted to wish you both a merry christmas and happy new year. Your house is still standing, just thought you'd like to know!!
Glad your having a good time, Thomas has been following your adventures and is jealous you will be getting your christmas pressies before him.
Have a great time. Love to you both from us 3.xxx

Hi there. Irena sends her love. (She comes to the gym during school holidays). Enjoy chilling out with Brett for a couple of days. Say hello and give my love to all. Love Mum.

G' day dudes You are now officially Great Auntie Janet and Great Uncle Peter !! Sarah had a little boy 7ib 14 oz on Sunday morning 19/12/04 Both doing really well and came home the next day.... at last I can start buying Boys Toys for a change. Hope all is well and you've arrived safely in OZ . happy surfing , ....mmmm I guess Pete its Xmas day in your speedo's.

Hi Peter
Just a message to wish you both a Merry Christmas & Happy, adventurous New Year
Been following your adventure on this site...all very interesting and exciting

All go on the PSA front still [ remember that!] we may make the target, but having problems keeping Mike L on board at the moment...office politics I'm afraid.
cheers for now
Tim Freeman [ warden Okehampton]

hi miss!!!!!!!! i got a tattoo!!!! its a tribal one at the bottom of my back! it hurt like hell and i was nearly crying! but it looks really nice and it isn't too big. Even my nan likes it. I only decided to have it done yesterday, spure of the moment thing!
Thank you for the email. It made me feel better. What a coinsidence you had unlimited internet when I emailed you!
Love Kerry xxxxxxxxx

Hello - Can't believe I'm still at work when everyone else has broken up for christmas.. Boo hoo, Still Abi was very excited about going to nursery this morning after her christmas party on Sat (it was my idea of hell but she loved it) Going to take her on a plane in feb - up to Newcastle - she can't get it into her head that you two won't be on it!! Forever more I think she'll associate Janet and Pete with being stuck up in the sky (head in the clouds maybe? or praps just on cloud 9?) I saw you'd sent me an e-mail Janet but haven't yet had time to read it - will do tonight - Bye for now!!

Hi Janet and Pete.
It was great to catch up with you in Cape Town. A really good first week to my travels. Thinking of you Pete as I wander along the garden route (birds galore - and plenty of those "little brown ones".)
See you in Auckland on the 3rd. Have heard from my mate Andy who has already invested 400 quid in a car!
If anyone else wants to contact me (Athletico Plymstock etc...) I too am on "offexploring"! Get on my message board at
www.offexploring.com/bschiller
Cheers, Ben

Big Hello and a Merry Christmas from us all.Will think of you both sunning yourselves while we build snowmen on Christmas morning....Look out for those sharks !! Acording to the news their getting hungry .....Sarahs past her due date now so by the time you get to OZ you may be Great Aunts and Uncles !!! Happy Traveling.Must go now and build a sledge !!