Salut salut, ca va mes filles (altho I don't know Anna - HELLO to you!) Seems like you are having a damn good time across the other side of the world - I will be honest and say this is the first time I've managed to get on to your page - firstly thru lackidge of effort on my part but more importantly the link didn't work. But good ol' Beads came to the rescue - and now I've arrived. Well Brum is same old really. Talk of Snow coming - how awesome! Well, I'll leave you be! Keep developing your tan Soph, you're looking a bit pale!! hehe! (Coming from me and my complexion esp in the middle of Winter UK-styleee!!!!!) Take care ladies!!!!!! Jenni xxxxxxxxx

Hi Girls - the photies are great as usual. New Zealand looks amazing! We've been having some pretty extreeem weather here! Incredible winds this week which caused devastation across the country. Otherwise it's very dreay compared to the beautiful blue skies you two are under! Hope the last week goes well and the flight to Oz uneventful. Will be thinking of you both. Love JanXXX

Hey girlies, Thank you for your text soph and the email anna. Sounds like you are having an amazing time, I'm so tempted to up sticks and follow your example. Liverpool is cool though. Went on another ghost tour around liverpool last friday which wasn't as good as the last one, but still a laugh. Ended up going out afterwards and "bumped" into Rory in bumper as he was just texting you soph-how surreal-your presence is all around us though! I've been doing health and safety training in the lakes today and there have been terrible 70mph winds so we were allowed to leave early. However, the journey took 4.30 hrs (and I needed the toilet for 2.30 hrs!), as there had been a few accidents, it was still quite good fun though! Going to a wedding on saturday (Becky who lives over the road) and my plan to lose a few lbs has kinda gone to pot this week-nevermind! will post again soon, lots of love, Gems

bonjour les filles congratulations for your tandem jump, I woush I could have skydived with you to see your face during the free fall. Will there be a video ? Maybe you will keep on skydiving and we will jump together one day... Blue sky, Vincent

Hola Chicas I'm bored to tears writing a report for uni so thought I'd spend an hour catching up on your photos and blogs! Sounds like you're having a brilliant time! It was great reading about New Zealand because I knew most of the places you'd been too and can definatly sympathize with the sweet as thing!. Think Soph could definatly pass as Maori, wish I was there for those unique Sophie D moments that made my time in Toulouse all the more worthwhile ( wish I'd found out the kiwi way of asking for a root) Keep havind fun! love Beads

Hello you two, your journal entries are great. excellent reading !! The various extreemes sound great So you now only need to make the exreemes the "normal" and the world is definitely your lobster. Soon you will be diving out of planes, waterfalls, rafts on a daily basis. Will send some local news by email anna.I know you will be dying to hear some ???? keep up the extreemes xxxxxxxxxxpaxxxxxxxxxx

soph and annaaaaaaa! bonjourno ladies! hows life down under? havent been on here in ages and i'm in london at the moment so i'll just leave you a quicky and then look around when i get home! hope alls going well? loving it in london having a well nice time! missing you every day though :( glad everythings going well and back on track! bought an "i heart london" teeshirt - lendsa nerd hahaa ooooh sophie, do you remember 'ann spedding'? she works in childwall and came in to our geo class and i was talking reallly loud and she just turned around and went "are you sophies sister?!" i was like WOAH DER yeahh! haha told her bout you travelling and she said to say iyah and that :) apparently we're the spit of each other?! euh! euh! also, stephs little leaving party was lovely, she was so suprised and everyone there (church goers ahoy) were so lovely and smiley, it made me wanna go to church more! haha i think i saw nick the other day because we were in town t'other night and he walked past the flute with a big bin bag haha! anyhoo's, i'm off to go and get ready for a meal hope alles gutttt love you tschuuuusiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! xxx

Hi Sophie and Anna, happy new year to you. we just had a look at your travel log. quite amazing. it sounds like you are having a fantastic time. i am totally jealous and would love to be in your shoes (or at least for a day). All is well here. Celia will be 9 tomorrow and I better not show her this site otherwise she will pack her bags. She already wants to be 16. why? Because girls at that age get to do everything? I ask no further! Ryan, our new edition nearly 9 months, keeps us rocking. Neither of us parents have had a full nights sleep for the last 9 months. During the day he is extremely active and fascinated by all that has danger attached. Thrill junkie already  Help! Can we bore you with our photos? Anyway, we will try and keep in touch with news etc. Take care. Don't talk to any strangers!! Much love from all of us. Britta, Paul, Celia & Ryan Read some Julio Cortazar when in Argentina or Borges if you're in Brazil. And I want to be first on the list for Tango lessons. Un abrazo Paul.

Hello Girls! Happy New Year to you! Hope you had a fabulous time on the NYE :-) Finally found some spare time to read you journals and go though your pics. No doubt you are having a fantastic time! I envy you SO much.... that weather, fantastic views, parties, some hotties (saw them on some of the pics ;-)) Hope you are really well! Barbara misses you ;-) Love, BB

More stories please girlies.... xxxx

Hoooooooooooooooray! Just had email from Valmai to say both pkts now sent on to Queenstown so they should be waiting for you when you arrive. Soph, spoke to Wanda yest and Janina is in Sydney. I will email you her email add and phone numbers and also will give Janina your details. Helen has left Sydney to go grape picking. Nice photos! When are you going to update the journal???!!!! We're all fine. Weather still not cold but darn miserable. Love to you both. T. xxx