mum 2 Hey up Josh Just read the up dates, they sound amazing.You are both living the dream! Your skydive sounded brill, something I envy you as I have a fear of heights but would love to over come it.Good job it wasn't you doing the screaming all the way down, not like Jack's canyon swing!!!.(I couldn't do that either)Keep enjoying it.Hope you enjoy Mexico and travel safely, good you're not getting the car!! Love Mum 2 xxxx

mum and dad Hi, Love the blogs! Made us laugh. You lucky things - your whole trip just keeps on getting better and better with all your new experiences. Glad you are not buying a car now in states and going Greyhound. You are fitting a lot in- hope you do it all! Give our love to Marsha and Avi and a BIG thank you from us for putting up with you both! LOve mum and dad x x x

mum and dad Hi Josh, loved the blog updates and great to talk to you at Laura's party today. You sound like you have really enjoyed NZ. Hope Fiji is just as exciting. Make the most of drinking over the next 2 weeks coz you won't be allowed in the states! Hee Hee!!! We'll make up for you over here. Take care. Love you, Mum and dad x x

mum and dad Hi Josh fantastic blog...you're catching up at last. Lovely to speak to you yesterday. Stay in touch and continue to have as much fun as possible. Love you Mum and Dad XXX. PS Dad says stay away longer as Villa have never done as well since you've been away. X

mum 2 Hey up Josh Just to say that you look great as a turtle.Green really becomes you!! So pleased you're both still loving the experience.Hope that North Island is as good as the South.The photo's from you both are brill keep them coming.Jack paid you back yet? Tell him he still owes your mum and dad!!!!!! Keep loving it and take care Love Mum 2 xxxxx

Rob Cottom Hi Josh, Just been on your facebook- superb photos. NZ looks great. Added it to our list of 'must see' places! Spent yesterday applying for your uni grant for next year.... don't know how lucky you are that you didn't have to fill it in!!!! Take care. Ring soon- missing you. Love mum and dad x x x

DEB COTTOM Hi Josh Great to get your post card. Still leading a quiet life I see!! Just like the rest of the Cottom's!! We're not getting the floods that you've had but the weather's pretty predictable really - typically British! Your money is going to go a lot faster now so I've put a little more into your bank to help with the beer bills I won't ever forget you Josh - no matter where you are, so no more daft comments on postcards or I'll be out there to sort you out - Cottom style! Enjoy the next step of your fantastic journey and take care Lots of love Aunty Deb xxx

Aunty Julie,Uncle Dave,Ben,Jess & Nannan Hi both, New month so thought we would say hi. Got your post card thanks it all sounds so great, will be home before you know it at this rate. All well here,out and about weather permitting. Been to sun centre with wave machines so went surfing and down chutes on doghnut,great fun. Have fun in Oz or New Zealand and good luck with the bungee jump! Crazy mad idiots! sounds FAB. Love us all x x ps Jessica loves the elephant photos and monkeys and shark video. Sorry we dont have facebook or know what it is so love the blogs x

mum and dad Fantastic video of bungee jump on facebook. So scary, so proud, sooo jealous!!! Sent you an email. Enjoy yourselves. Love mum and dad x x

mum and dad Hi Josh, Happy Easter! How are you doing in the land of the All Blacks? You are missing some snow here. Not too thick yet but more forecast for later. Going for a walk in Derbyshire to enjoy it! Wish you were with us. Laura says Happy Easter..... she's just gone back to LIverpool for a 21st party. Back tomorrow. Hope to speak soon. Love mum and dad. x x x

mum and dad Hi Josh, Just read the end of your Borneo blog and it sounded fantastic. What's with you being so fit?!!!! Must be all the times we made you walk home from school up Cobnar Road!!! Enjoy New Zealand. How was OZ? Did you do the world's steepest railway? Love mum and dad. x x x

Big SIs hi bruv, me n alice just laid in bed watching robin hood and reading your blog! we are soooo jealous! its pouring with rain here and we are hungover again! we thought robin hood might help. haha. sounds like ur having a good time over there still. u defo need to catch up with ur blogs tho! we have decided that when u go to leeds we are going to come and stay and play freshers again! haha. mum is keeping us updated on your whereabouts!say hi to the tanners and kate from me if your still there! miss ya x x x x x x x

mum and dad Great blog. Good pics on facebook too. Lovely to hear you on the phone the other day and catch up. Sounds like you are both having fun. Give our love to the Tanners when you see them. Love mum and dad. x x x

mum and dad Hi Josh, Where are you? No blog for weeks despite being stuck in the back of beyond! Desperate to read the next installment. Are you going near Brisbane yet and will you look up the Tanners? You missed an earthquake here 2 nights ago.... bigger than the last one and pretty scary but at least the house wall stayed standing! You would have loved it! Saw Steve and Kylie. Miles still in NZ on the tourist trap and has a permanent address. You should look him up.Contact him on facebook. Contact lens arrived. . . could send it to his house. ??? let me know. What exciting things have you been up to? Enjoy Jack's celebrations. Speak soon. Love you. Mum and dad. x x x

mum 2 Hi Josh, how are you? Haven't heard from you both on your blogs for a while so thought I'd get in there first.Swam your way out of the floods yet? You're both fully qualified to do that now so should be a piece of cake. Talking of cake, hope you both have a good day on the 1st!! Love to you.Mum 2 xxxx