Hi Rach

 As promised, messages from the NHP team and other friends at the station. Your board is getting very popular here, with everyone keeping up to date with your travel blogs. Low profile in Iran, look after yourself, we all miss you. Dave A

 "Iv'e put a crime in your tray for the College when you get back !!".

Clive Woods

"Rach,

"Trip sounds great, sorry I haven't been in touch. Computer belly up and not working after kids tried to mend it by hitting it with a Barbie Doll !! Keep the blogs flowing, look after yourself.

Darren G"

"Rachel

Hi mate it sounds like loads of fun, I'm realy jealous ! Going to Olundenz in August, can't wait. You take care and behave yourself !!

Love Wendy x

Hi Rachel

Keep meaning to post you at home ! Sounds like a great trip & it's only just started. Have fun!

Jan Bebs

Hi Rach

It  sounds as if your having a great adventure, and it's good to hear from you. I have given some tickets out at Stonebridge for you even. Take care.

Deano

Folks just to let you know the company webs?te www.eoe.org.uk also has a blog and photos wr?tten by K?rsty...that`s if my blog hasn`t bored you enough!! I have made it onto the photo board ?n Lornas glasses...

Dad you better stay alive and I miss you too!!  

Alright Rach, how you getting on? I've just sat and looked at your new photographs, you look quite drunk in a couple of them!  Missing you loads but time is going by very quickly, I'll try and stay alive until you get back! lots of love dad xx

Hi Rach, mum and dad are taking me to see spiderman 3 this week, have you enjoyed your time in Turkey? I have my sparring competition next week so I will let you know how I get on. love james xx

 Hi Rach , great to see your photos and good to see you enjoying yourself, I know you're finding it hard being away from home ,but just look at what your experiencing, its fantastic! Looking forward to the next update, missing you love kim xx

just a quick reminder when getting into your fancy dress outfit for iran - remember to wear socks as you don't want your ankle's showing. and don't worry, the socks will look fine with your flip flops, that's how they all wear them.

in fact if i was you, it would be better to keep your head down and keep a low profile - mingle in!!

right speak to you later -

i'll keep watching the news but you've not popped up on points west as yet so things must still be going according to plan

nicole

xx 

 Am at Dans in his new cream lounge which is very smart indeed ! I'm doing the usual childminding but it's just the one . Dan has taken Katie and  Donna's son Declan to the shooting club. Kieran is asleep so I can do a bit of computer catching up.I have printed off some of your photos for nan and the blog. That seems to keep her happy !!!!!!Weather back to normal here so we've had plenty of rain in last few days. I think we will give the caravan a miss this weekend............forecast not so good. Hope your camera was ok after its soaking !Love you lots miss u loads xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Rachel- thanks for the postcard and the address to your blog. It looks like you are having a great time. I'll keep an eye on this to see where you get to next. I hope that you are well and enjoying yourself- keep taking lots of photos. I look forward to catching up after you return. Not much news from me- I'm still at the museum, busy but good.

Take care Rachel, and it is good to see that you are getting around. Love from Henry ;-)

missing you loads even had to water nans pots ! the photos are great keep them coming !xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Rach,

latest blogs top banana!. Olympos looks mad. Currently light duties at the moment so plenty of time to  peruse your photos, you must have loads of photo memory cards!  Always an intresting read, keep it safe,

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I thought you swore you would never go back to Turkey - tut tut tut! It's scorchio here in McLeod Ganj further up in the Himalayas - hired a "Great Escape" motorbike but after a day I was so scared with the driving I promptly gave it back!! I wish I was on your trip as I've got to go back home next week - gutting!

 Hope you're keeping it most wicked - don't do anything I wouldn't!!

xxxx

Hi,

I'm off on my travels in a few hours, so hope to be enjoying the sunshine tomorrow with a nice beer by the pool, in Gran Canaria. I need a break so much and will be leaving a rainy Manchester. Not much has been happening really, i've been saving myself for my hols.

Dan xx

Hey Rach,

Its early Sunday morning and before I hit the books I thought I'd have a little read whilst I slurp my morning brew.

It sounds like you have done loads already although reading it all in one go has left me a little confused of what and when. Photo's are great, especially truck sleepers. There is one huy (Dave maybe?) that looks a little like a cross between Colpesh in her youth (aka Ralph little) and TP when he has had a very heavy night! It made me chuckle.

Well not really any news here I am afraid. I am back in school now until the end of my course and only have one assignment to do. Yipee! The hardest thing now will be getting a job. There are not many about and when you are up against people who have already been teaching or done a 4 year B Ed it makes the competition tough! I have done OK with my applications and have been shortlisted for a few things but they often clash and I missed out on one interview to attend another, the second part of which is this week. There are another couple of deadlines before that though so I must get on with them now. 

Have done nothing for the wedding and nothing to the house. Maff and I have signed up for the New Forest half marathon though so need to get in shape soon.

Take care

Love Tab x 

Hola Raquel!

How is Iran this time of year?  Pleasant, I hope.  I'd move along if I were you, the yanks are going to nuke it sometime soon, so probably best to grab some souvenirs for eBay later.

Things are cool here, just spent the weekend out and about, saw some of the Gumball Rally 3000 cars in Picadilly, including a £850,000 Bugatti Veyron..  then got sun-stroke playing cricket with a pub team on Sunday.  Got a couple of fours and kept my overs cheap, so got a recall which I may or may not take up (international commitments, y'know).  The weather is fab here, so barbies are a major part of our cuisine right now.  Made my own burger relish this weekend which was superb, will have to do it for your next one (wherever that might be!).

 I've got to do some work, but now I know how to use this thing, I'll be back on soon.

 Take care babe,

 Tx

 p.s.  Can you please put in some ground work for me while you're on your travels?  Photos, stats and email addresses would be fine..  (particularly eastern europe and australia :)