quito, Ecuador
Lima, Peru
Mike the Cat Get a job!
Cusco, Peru
Steve Hollands So you did the death road and lived! Glad to hear you're having a good time. Steve
La Paz, Bolivia
Brother Ben so much steak.. where does it come from cow or llama? or frog? maybe I'm interested because i had a veggie meal yesterday... car crash sounds fun. hard to imagine the geology, but that must be fun too.
Salta, Argentina
Mike the Cat Good work Josh. Any capybara photo's?
Mike the Cat Oh any chance of shipping some meat over? My owners (Alan and Emma ... see below) once bought some meat back from New Zealand ... they carried it in a back pack and got through customs by pretending it was a load of books. Mmm delicious! (re: Alan and Emma ... I was sick on their new bedroom carpet last night! Rock on! and the night before got stuck on the church roof, it was dark and everything - I pretended to be stuck and every time Alan got near I rolled over for a tickle but just out of his reach! Alan had to rescue me in the end cos it always looks further to jump on the way down and I didn't want to mess up my trousers ... got the lazy slouchers out eh! Here's to the alley cat life ... Meeeooow!) Watch out for any big snakes that get close up and start to wrap around you ... they can quite take your breath away!
mumsie About 10 0'clock last night I slipped into the deepest, bubbliest hot bath and lay there,book in one hand and wine in the other, for 40+ mins soaking away the troubles and dirt of the day. And you ? P.S. We put Ben's ' Marshmallow' matress on your bed ready for your return.... x
Steve Hollands So you did the death road and lived! Glad to hear you're having a good time. Steve
re: Cusco, Peru
Brother Ben so much steak.. where does it come from cow or llama? or frog? maybe I'm interested because i had a veggie meal yesterday... car crash sounds fun. hard to imagine the geology, but that must be fun too.
re: La Paz, Bolivia
mumsie About 10 0'clock last night I slipped into the deepest, bubbliest hot bath and lay there,book in one hand and wine in the other, for 40+ mins soaking away the troubles and dirt of the day. And you ? P.S. We put Ben's ' Marshmallow' matress on your bed ready for your return.... x
re: Salta, Argentina
Mike the Cat Oh any chance of shipping some meat over? My owners (Alan and Emma ... see below) once bought some meat back from New Zealand ... they carried it in a back pack and got through customs by pretending it was a load of books. Mmm delicious! (re: Alan and Emma ... I was sick on their new bedroom carpet last night! Rock on! and the night before got stuck on the church roof, it was dark and everything - I pretended to be stuck and every time Alan got near I rolled over for a tickle but just out of his reach! Alan had to rescue me in the end cos it always looks further to jump on the way down and I didn't want to mess up my trousers ... got the lazy slouchers out eh! Here's to the alley cat life ... Meeeooow!) Watch out for any big snakes that get close up and start to wrap around you ... they can quite take your breath away!
re: Salta, Argentina
Grace Josh, So good to hear you are alive and well! We missed you after you left and then we had to say bye bye to Ames so then we were even sadder! Anyway as I predicted, East and I arrived back in the UK on Fri and the weather has been horrid ever since. I hope it's good for you! Keep updating, it will be good to hear about things we did too! xxxx
re: Paraty, Brazil
ma n pa good to hear your news of Rio and that you have made it to the truck...you will need to slow down the rate of your currency exchange...but this should be much easier with no towns and loads of great scenery to take in. we have just been to cardiff for toms birthday.. jude has changed a lot.. he is larger and smiles a lot...Poppy enjoyed seeing him and took loads of great pics. we bbq steak a, trout and salmon in the sunshine to celebrate his birthday.. ma n pa even slept in a tent again!.. tommorrow we are off to the boat at southampton... weather looks ok ... so will be looking at your blogg etc again from friday the 6th Aug and will tell tales of daring and adventures on the english channel ..by the way what is Ashleys blogg called.. dad
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Mike Meat-tastic! If I ate that much I'd have to sleep it off for a day on some damp mud under a bush and then bring up a fur ball. Look out for capybara's in the wetlands. I think I would like one as a friend ... they don't eat meat which is fine by me! We are having a shed/summer house/log store/wine cellar/cattery built in the back garden. It is bigger than the Dover one and will probably have the doors on the right way. Me and Beyonce took a slow worm into the alley way and bit its head off! Ha Ha! for being slow! Ha Ha! Hip Hip!
re: Paraty, Brazil
Brother Ben hellolo I am back. With Rachel too, which is nice. The campervan was brilliant fun. Very difficult to drive but that was a good challenge and it made us sit back and take things slow. Also we were running on three cylinders for the last few days which was very noisey and chuggy, didn't stop us touring the Black mountains and Pembrokeshire though! Very nice colour, who'd have thought she was green. It was funny just before we got to her we bought two mint feasts, some polos and some sour skittles, all green items! Named after the man's daughter Ella. I especially liked the upstairs room, good for views. Lots to tell and photos to see but i guess that's the same with you. It sounds very different to home life there. Hope you pick up the Spanish and enjoy! To help you appreciate it more there I'll let you know i've been filing at work for three days now... I've been in you're room. It is ridiculously tidy. I think Mum and Dad did it after the day you gave the go ahead. Oh also nice cake, we took it with us and it went well with teas on the veranda in wales. I'll keep checking the blog. It gives my thumbs a rest from twiddling. Brother Ben
re: Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Steve Lol I can just imagine you sat there in some back street in south America, trying to train a dog named Cheryl! Cheryl cole have anything to do with it? Don't know whether you heard but she's got malaria? So that's one more thing you have in common, your almost a perfect match( in your dreams) lol. Hope your well, love to the girls!
re: Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Steve Good use of the word traverse there Joshua! Keep up the good work!
re: Buenos Aires, Argentina
ma n pa josh .well we are pleased to see an entry in the blogg again it helps us to know your doing fine and enjoying the trip... weve done the room... hope you like chintz curtains and a lovely laura ashley wallpaper in a rose print...oh how many pens and bank statements you have.!!.and pairs of shoes.. have made a big shoe collage on one wall by sticking them on with the glue gun....freddie has just done 4 nights so we had to work really quietly...ben and rachel come to dinner tommorrow to tell us tales of slow hills, gear changes that take several attempts and putting the roof down in the wind.. apperently all gone well and returned to hereford intact. so we plan to attack his room next.. all our love ma n pa
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Ben Couple of points.. My life is currently so boring now im relying on your 'regular' blogs to keep me dreaming of better times this year! As a former player i have to correct you and state its called table tennis - no buts! I think my bus journeys of the last 6 months might pale into insugnificance compared to what you might have to face potentially over the coming weeks. Also I see your doing your amble best at trumping me at losing my debit card in Vietnam, impressive considering youve been gone less than two weeks! lol and finally glad to see youve done your best at chatting up the lass'. ta ra
re: Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Clive n Anna Amazing blog!