Thanks for the name check. very funny bones.

Hi, It always seems to be me sending messages, looking for news of your travels to tell Nan & Grandad.......I'm worried that these poor food outlets are going out of business when you decide to eat a whole days food in one go! Hope you give them a bit of a tip! Raining here, what's new, graham rung, he's at Dad's now, finding it a bit cold yet it's not that cold really! Had an email from Holiday Genie re slight change in my flight times, so that's good as I was worried they didn't exist or had just taken my money - I still only have the printed email as a ticket. Are you visiting rubber plantations, seem to remember that from school? Bye for now, Love Mum X

What a lot you've been up to lately, makes life here dull in comparison, obviously!! Not a lot to say, expecting Graham back next Thurs, no doubt brown & fit.......... Walked on Tarka trail at Petrockstow today with Nan & Grandad, nice & flat, weather a bit wet as ever! Sandra enjoying making cheese, has time to attend to home jobs now, unlike myself!!Oh well...Got 60% for last module marked inc bad presentation, so pretty grim. Cost for final year if I choose it seems to be £3000, totally outrageous so I'll make a fuss even if I don't do it! Carry on enjoying yourselves Love Mum XXX

Hi, from wet & windy Hatherleigh, Nan & Grandad came round for dinner & we ate the last of Steve's xmas pudding, the only thing I can impress you about! Nothing good on TV apart from the Vicar of Dibley which was on Xmas Day & is on for the New Year, last ever! I've started to think about NZ, & bought a big atlas book in Smiths sale for £5 instead of £25! Everyone will be pleased when Suz puts your pics on your journal album, so I must remind her to do this ..... Enjoy the New Year celebrations, Suz is going back tomorrow so it'll be quiet here, Love Mum XX

Happy Christmas from alll of us. Its 9pm. Christmas Day, we are about to watch Dibley. Afterwards the games will not be the same without Michael. Glad the parcel got through. What did you think of the calender? Have afantastic time.xxxVikki says cheers - she's had plenty of gin.

Happy Xmas losers!! x x x

Hello to you both, im sorry that my emails havent seemed to be reaching you so thought id send you a message this way! Thank you for the e-card William thought that it was great! The weather has turned really cold here now so atleast its starting to feel like December as its been so mild (for devon anyway!) Im cooking xmas dinner this year! and mum and gran are coming to us. Then we'll see Andrews family in the evening. Charles Jane and Amelia are coming down for new year which will be a first and great so we will have our xmas with them then. Amelia is 5 on the 23rd! She is having a party in their local hall for 40 kids-she'll love that! William talks about you a lot and keeps saying how he will be a big boy when you get back so please come home early! Have a great Christmas we will be thinking of you. Please ring me when you can. MISS YOU!!! Big X from William. Kxxxxx

Just a little note to say Merry christmas from Gary and me! Hope you have a great one - I'm sure you will! Don't go all Bridget Jones on us Nicola or we shall have to make you come home! keep an eye on Michael, he is easily led. Will Graham be with you for Christmas? GAry and I are going to HAtherleigh on Christmas Eve - then he will go back to his parents' on Christmas day and I will stay for the bondstones 'do' on Boxing day, and the knees up at Auntie and uncle's the following day. We'll be thinking of you and miss you love mad xx

Me again. Ive just read the first line of my message and noticed the spelling of exhausted without the 't' Sorry!

You are starting to sound exhaused, perhaps you'd better come home!!! Sorry I missed your last phone call but dad told me your news. Have you got any more snorkling in yet? I suppose youre getting ready to celebrate Christmas in the sun and hope you enjoy the different experience. We'll be at home as usual so you can be with us in spirit. No doubt you wont be short of 'spirit' of one kind or the other. Ive finished school for a couple of weeks and have a few christmassy things organised. Dad and I are intending to get a few walks in to improve our fitness. Weve signed up for a New Years Eve walk (during the day) with Heather and Philip and 13 others so we need to get into training to keep up with them all. Everyone is well here, Nanas doing well after her op and has the house full for christmas as usual. Take care, love to Nicola. Have a merry christmas and a happy new year. Love mum and dad.

Lovely to read all about your travels. We are at Sandra's. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and very happy New Year. We are going up to Devon to see Jessica and Harry and the rest of the family and eat ourselves full!! Spoke to Derek last night he is fine. Glad to hear Suzanne has got such a nice flat, she is really enjoying herself as usual. Where will you be spending Christmas Day? I expect it will be warmer than Cornwall. Very wet and drab here. Lots of love Nan and Grandad xxx

Hi Sounds fun, & the prospect of snorkelling etc sounds good, can Graham join you for this..........realised the last entry was from Michael when there was a comment about the quality of the beer! Feel sorry for the locals playing Friends all day long, there must be more to life! Well, it's fairly gloomy here, so I'll return my thoughts to reality & catch up with you soon, just spoke to Graham Cox who said we can probably borrow his car, Love Mum XXX