Dear All

Thank you for all the messages and emails over the last few weeks and a very Happy New Year to everyone. Its really great to hear from people. I've had very little time on the internet since arriving in New Zealand so there is a bit of a lack of time to email and I haven't had time to update the photos or post cards. I will do as soon as I can though, stand by. We have travelled down the north island very quickly, stopped off in Christchurch and today we are at Franz Joseph. Many thanks to those people we've seen on the way for the great hospitality and fun.

Lots of love
Josiex

Hi Josie! Just wanted to say Happy New year! Sounds like you are having a fantastic time! Also just wanted to say missed you on NYE at the party at mine and Tims. Lots of drinking and dancing to disco as usual - and some awful photos to prove it! Tim wore cocktail umbrellas in his straw hat and served Pina Coladas so it was almost like we were somewhere hot and adventurous as well and not the glamourous Turnpike Lane! Hope your New Year was as exotic. Take Care of yourself, Love Sxx

We are all laughing at your Xmas piccies and enjoying a beer in Royston Vasey. Happy New Year to you all!!! Its nice to see you partying with your american friends, but don't play them at Monopoly.... Take care y'awl XXXX

Hi Josie. Sounds like you are having a great time and seeing some wonderful places. It beats being in the office over the Christmas break! All the best for the New Year.

Hi Josie!
Thought I'd post a message since I don't have access to e-mail til I get back to work... Looks like Christmas was fab and can't wait to hear how you're getting on in NZ, hi to Emma and Simon.
Back to London tomorrow having been in Wales and Derbyshire, back in touch soon.
xxxx

Lovely to hear your voices Christmas Day! Hope it went on being fabulous!
Hope you have a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
Hope the trip goes on being amazing! You'll never be able to settle down now...
Better get a job organising global strategic plans. (Can I be your gofer?)
Having trouble looking at your postcards - may have to wait until I can get to work and corrupt the system there!

Love you loads,
Ann
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HI Josie,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
I am back at work but have squeezed in the time to read all your entries and have a look at some of the photos. It sounds like you are having a wonderful time. Hope that you have a good new year down in Aukland. We have had snow down here in the last couple of days - even in London. Bet you wont miss a second of it.
Looking forward to your next instalment. Martha

Happy Christmas everyone! Have a fab time on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve Josie! xx

Have a lovely christmas! We're just taking off tonight for the UK. Questioning my intellegence for booking a flight to the uk when we've got a heatwave and its going to be 80f on Christmas day!
Looking forward to spending the day with Grandma, mum, dad and your mum and James. Should be fun!
Hogmanay in Edinburgh too!!

Hello, nice of you to join us for Xmas drinks chez Lizzie and Alexis for a while. If neither of the twins passed on my whooping hellos then HELLO JOSIE! Have a merry yule tide (or mule tied). Besos, Helen

My birthday card arrived today! Thank you very much! I had a lot of cards and some lovely presents, all very nice.

Well, if the buffet places are anything like the Brazillian Reo Del Guardo in San Diego you're in for a treat! We took our brazillian colleague there for a leaving do and it was tops (granted I'm a veggie but the meat eaters loved it).
Oh and all the brazillian waiters were super hot, so hopefully you'll have some eye candy to see too!!