Mum Come on you lot lets have an update.

Father Nick At last, contact! I thought you had all gone walkabout. Nice to hear from you all and nice blog Marcus. If we were green with envy before, we are now pink, purple and positively blue with jealousy. N.Z. sounds like an excellent place to be. Happy travel anniversary, enjoy yourselves and stay safe. Father Nick. P.S. I've got as far as Elland so far this year. Pretty cool, eh?

Father Nick Where's everybody gone? Whats Facebook? Hello! Is there anybody out there?

sarah hey phil!! hope youre still enjoying youreslf!...of course you are! thanks for the birthday message-i got it ok. i have finally joined facebook now tho-so can talk on that instead.will email you too. see you soon. love sarahj.x

Derek Many Happy Returns Mark, you old person. Have a good party tonight, and make sure you're on the beach when you finally fall down, sand is nice and soft, beats concrete any day. Maureen said she was buying the first round out of her 50p!! Cheers, Derek.

Father Nick Happy Birthday to Mark, has to sleep in the Park, it's bright and sunny, but got no mo--ney! Happy Birthday to Mark. 2nd Verse:- Happy Birthday to Mark, trudging round in the dark, earns a crust-a, with his feather dust-a, (clever that eh?), Happy Birthday to Mark. 3rd Verse. Happy Birthday to Mark, (I could go on, you know!!!! Many happy returns Marky my old son. Lots of love from Mum & Dad. xxx xxx

Father Nick Well, that was the best scam ever!! We all thought Nathan was travelling the world and in actual fact he has been spotted hiding at his bro's in Huddsfud, brilliant. We had our suspicions when we noticed Hollie wasn't in the first pictures but Nathan was. Then Hollie magically appeared and Nathan was never on the same photo, clever eh? What about Nathans pictures on the beach etc; Ihear you say? Well, it's obvious isn't it. Some are taken at Skegness and others, where the scenery was too complicated were actually Hollie disguised as Nathan and we were led to believe she hadn't actually left England yet, so simple wasn't it. So now I want my 50p back for pulling the wool, okay? Father Nick. P.S. Great to have you back safely Nath.

Mum Hello my darlings, Getting very envious of you all now. all that sunshine and sea looks gorgeous. Talking to Steph today and shes looking forward to starting her travels next weekend. Mark your profile pic on facebook your hair has grown fast. Take care all.Love Mum xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Derek Hello you guys, great pictures of Rotten Nest island. Amazing how you turned Hollie into a fat little furry creature. Incidently, whats Paul doing behind that tree?

Father Nick Hi everyone, I see Maureens having trouble as usual. Well, it's very disappointing to hear you are spending your 50p on sweets. I told you to look after your teeth. It would be far more good for you if you used it to buy something useful to remember your trip by, like alchohol or something. Anyway, looks like Derek has it all under control!!! Good luck to Steph & Gary on your adventure (Don't forget to come back!) Hope you guys are all busy working and i'm sorry Nathan has to return prematurely, look at it this way, it's a great excuse to go again another day! Love from Mum & Dad. xxx

Derek Okay Maureen, i'll see what I can do. He's not going to get away with this bullying. MARK! GIVE IT TO HER, NOW. There, that should scare him. The things I do for you, Maureen Have a nice day. Derek.

Maureen (Hollie) Ey up Derek, its Maureen here!! I just thought id inform you that Mark is refusing to give me the 50p spending money you gave me for sweets. Could you please have a word with him for me. Thanks.

steph and gary hey guys, loved reading all about your adventures, gary and i leave in 3 weeks. its getting nerve-wracking, but exciting. can't wait xxx