Hello you two. Happy birthday Linda. I have eaten lots of cake today (after the run) on your behalf just incase you are not able to access cake where you currently are.
Mum And Dad H
Just a quick "hello" to say a very Happy Birthday to Linda. We thought of you all day and imagined the fun you must have had snorkling in the Great Barrier Reef -hope it was up to your expectations !!!What a place to spend such a special day.Glad to hear that the hostel is nice.We went to a garden centre at Huby today and the man in charge was telling us that his son -John Maiden and his girlfriend Becky were also in a hostel in Cairns .Apparently John has quite long hair so keep a look out for them and say Hello.I know the chances of bumping into them are remote but you never know !!! Dad and I are now becoming expert gardeners as we put in plant after plant -I"ve lost count how many trips we have made to the garden centre.
Andrew has run the 10 k race in Manchester today and completed it in 47 minutes !- very impressive . It poured down the whole of it !! The highlights were on TV - we videod it but don't yet know if Andrew was on. Hope you have managed to catch up on some sleep after all the flying. Looking forward to the next bit of news and more pictures which we love seeing.
Sports News - Glad we didn't go to Cardiff - Lost 3-0 to Watford. Maybe a blessing in disguise as I think we need to strengthen the team before going up - hopefully next year!
Love Mum and Dad xxxx
Mum And Dad H
Ben
Yo Linda! :) Happy Birthday to you. Hope u get to eat loads of cake today. I'm back in Svedala, being my own boss. Vi hörs snart. Kram /Ben
Jodie
Happy Birthday Lin!!!! I hope you have a fantastic day...wherever you may be...!! Sending lots of birthday hugs and kisses..Jodes xoxoxoxox
Marlene O Thomas
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA !!!!! GRATTIS GRATTIS GRATTIS på din
24-årsdag hoppas att Philip ser till att du får en trevlig dag men OK det vet jag redan att han fixar. Ha det så jättebra båda två.
KRAM Mamma o Thomas
Linda And Phil
Hi there. Great to hear from you all. We're in Cairns now. We actually haven't had a sleep yet. We nearly missed one of our conecting flights in Singapore as the woman at the check in desk in Manila had given us boarding cards with a completely different flight on it. I (Lin) had to run around Singapore airport like a mad chicken whilst Phil was having a massage in one of the free massage chairs. I got is sorted in the end but only with minutes to spare. We're so exited about being here. The weather is great, Youth hostel is realy cool, and we've just been to the supermarket to get some goodies. Yes mum I (Lin) will ne spendin my birthday here in Cairns. I will actually spend it out on the great barrier reef, snorkeling of course : ). Satt inte over nagra pengar eftersom jag ar skyldig dig pengar med restskatten. Thank you so much Chris and Paul for the money, but you really shouldn't have done that. You have given me so much already. Love, Lin and Phil
Mum And Dad H
Hi Phil and Lin - Well what a tour we have enjoyed as we looked at all your latest photos and read the funny captions you write on each one -you have quite a flair for making pictures so entertaining !! Obviously the holiday is really suiting you as you both look so very well and so brown.I must add that you both appear to have lots of weight ,especially you Philip as you are looking like an underfed string bean !!!! You look as if you need some home-cooking to fatten you up a bit !!!Cant say we were as taken with those gremlin type things that you thought were so cute -they looked so ugly and most scarey ! We imagine you will be exhausted when you eventually reach Cairns ,I bet you spend the first few days asleep !! We are so sorry that we won't be able to see you on your birthday Linda ,we really hope you have a lovely day.We have put £30 in Philip's account to pass on to you Linda so you can treat yourself to a little bit of something nice.
We hope the hostel accomodation isnt too much of a let down for you after the high living you have been used to on your travels so far !!
On the home front not much has happened since last week ,everything on the garden still going along at a snails pace.We have had a lot of rain so the men have had the best of excuses not to be here !!
Sports news - Arsenal lost 2-1 to Barca in the Champions League Final. Arsenal had their goalie sent off after 20 mins but took the lead after 35 with a Sol Campbell header and hung on till the 75th min when 2 quick goals killed them off. Leeds final is on Sunday - if they do go up they will need to spend some money on players! First test drawn with Sri Lanka. We dropped 9 catches and should have won. Yorkshire have started badly (as usual),
Hope you enjoy your birthday Linda.
Love to you both - Mum and Dad xxxx
Marlene O Thomas
Hoppsan råkade tycka lite fel, Men Ok skönt at höra att allt är bra och att Ni klarade Er ifrån ovädret helskinnande. Så det bär av till Australien nu, är det där du kommer att fira din födelsedag tro 21/5 Linda. Tänkte skicka lite till dig men vet inte om du har ditt vanliga kort med dig eller om Ni har något annat konto som jag kan sätta in på. Annars så får vi ta det när du kommer hem. Hör av dig o medd var jag kan sätta in pengar isåfall. Jag har lämnat
hemsidan både till Caroline o Stora Sandra så vi får se om de vågar skriva till dig. Carro kommer att ta sin student den 14/6 tror jag det var. medd senare om det är annat datum. Här hemma har sommaren försvunnit igen är nu nästan vinter igen men det blommar o är grönt o vackert ute iallafall. Sköt om Er, och Linda
njut av din kommande dag jag hör av mig då igen. Kram Mamma
Marlene O Thomas
Lin And Phil
Writing from the Manilla airport business lounge! Ah feel like a millionaire here! Unfortunately this kind of lifestyle will soon end as were heading off to Australia (via Singapore) weve just flown in from Puerto Princessa (on a A330-300) now 3 more flights till we get ourselves to Cairns tomoorow morning. Were definately using up all our airmiles here!
A few messages:
Jeff well done mate on securing that job in HK - were not going to HK this trip but well plan to crash at your playboy pad and check out the local kareoke bars in the future - were also definately up for the cheep beer bet!
Rashi - Great to hear from you. Hows the job hunting going? hope your settling into your new home and not missing rainy and cold Lancaster too much!
Mum (Chris) - we are so proud of you for completing the charity RUN! i bet you cant wait to get onto the running machines at the gym now! Dad - keep up supporting mum on these runs!
Andy - Im trying not to get too excited but im embarking on what i believe to be a Hutchinson first - 4 flights in 24 hours!
Marlene and Thomas - Hej, vi har haft en tyfon har men allt ar ok med oss. Vi kom efter mycket om och men med varat flyg fran puerto princesa till manila. Vi flyger till Australien om tva timmar. Halsa till alla dar hemma. Kram Linda.
Rashi
Hey Phil & Lin, I have been following up your world tour...you guys seem to be having a great time....some good photography huh?....good luk....keep in touch...