Kim Hi Hope you have managed to meet up with Hilary , Barrie & catriona We are just off to enjoy the midges in perthshire and do some relatively tame watersports & golf Hope your sailing is v good Thomas called from his gorge walking , sailing adventure I hope he remembers we have moved house when he gets back Surrounded by packing boxes Kim & Issy

Vicki Hi Guys!! Thought I'd leave you a little note to see how you're both getting on. I'm totally lost as to what part of the trip you're on or where abouts you are in Oz but it all sounds awesome! Was looking at your pics - I would no way be able to cope seeing that snake! Anyway, you're not missing out on much over & we all can't wait for both your returns! Take care Vics xxx

Ronnie and Kim Hi Rory Very impressed with the photos of dangerous wildlife in Oz. Snakes and crocs look scary as well. No doubt you will be glad when Mum dad and Sis arive to save you form yourselves and other threats to lfe and limb. Hope you have managed to find time to open a tinny for me. Ronnie

Janet Mills Hi Ben, Your mum is staying staying with us for a night so I've been shown this great site. Absolutely wonderful photos!! But it's a pity that you didn't enjoy Canberra - although I will admit that it's a bit lacking in people, atmosphere and excitment, it's good if you know where to go, really! Well, keep travelling and have fun!

Auntie Norma Hi Rory - am wondering if you'll want to return to the UK after ur trip which looks to be a reall goodie! Plus uve Mum Dad & Catriona to welcome soon?! Hope u continue to have a fantastic time! I'm looking forward to a trip to Hawick tomorrow - sat- & a meal out with the girls, ie grandma, Del et al. Look forward to seeing u all on return! Norma x

Sexi Daz Rory, I have been looking at your pictures and after quite some thought I have come to the conclusion that 'yir baw's ir foo A s*!*e'!!!. Anyhoo - it's actually Ben from Fordell, you may have guessed that it was not actually Sexi Daz due to the fact that I can spell words of four letters+, although I'm sure you were excited at the thought of Darren taking time out of his hectic schedule of breaking stuff to contact you - good to see yer havin fun - don't get eaten by crocs/alligators/snakes/sharks!

Grannie Hi Rory - I'm just back from the shores of Lake Garda in Italy after spending a lazy wine/food filled fortnight with Jim and Mabs! You seem to be having an exciting time down underbut I don't envy you all those creepy crawlies- one could get really paranoid! I expect you will be looking forward to seeing the parents & Catriona. Have you missed them? Not that you are going to admit it! I bet they are looking forward to meeting up with you. I expect you will be joining them on the boat week. Your Dad seems to have had a great time sailing up and round the west coast recently. he must have inherited salt in his blood from somewhere! This is Wimbledon fortnight but today rain is expected so 'no play' will be the order of the day. Everyone seems to be getting ready for their hols - Deb & Co are off to France this week too - Ross got his results on Sat. three B's so he is thrilled and will be able to relax and enjoy his holiday. I'll be keeping track of your movements - it's a great invention this! Take care luv from Grannie xxx

Adam I am coming to you with a request. Can you please try to update your site more often as our mum complains non stop that it is dull and does not get updated enough

Auntie Debbie and Fraser Dear Roar Great to see you are havin a great trip so far its amazin how we can keep track of your little adventures on this piece of equipment. Well you missed an amazinglly hot! Hawick C Riding this year albeit we were in France as usual that is without the boys this time and it was a cool 30 odd degrees there. Anyway when are ya gonna give us a visit there with yir pal? soon I hope.... were back off to france on the 30th pour la grand vacence.ie six and half weeks... zut alors manifique inotherwords....oor faire lookin forit tae eet(thats the Hawick accent) I guess ya will be lookin forward tae seein yir folks pretty soon and of course ...Kim...if she survives without you for that long huh! so take care now and be a good boy ....ok

adam Hi guys how r u. just got back from D of E it was ok but we all got ticks which was not the most pleasent experence but I made it back in one piece talk to you later bye

wolf hi ben and rory,i enjoy reading your travel reports. i assume that most your friends are non oz thus they wouldn't kno that funnel webs do not use long drops as their habitat. in long drops you'll find red backs, not as bad as funnel webs, they just give your arse a red tinge and bump. all's well south of the border, work started on the car port etc. pamela did win an interesting art prize and sold quite a number of her works. keep up ypour post cards, just stay truthful. cheers from wolf and pamela

Andrew Dunlop Hey guys, Not spoken to you in ages so i thought id say hello.Hello. So hows the travelling going? Got my new donhill bike which is a Giant Faith 2. Fort William was good but the rain killed the atmosphere a bit and we had to do all the cooking inside, we'v got alot of pictures (300) so you can get some e-maile if you want. goodluck speak soon Andrew!

Ruth Hi Ben Just arrived back from Botswana which was absolutely fantastic. Saw lions, giraffes, lots of hippos, warthogs, lots of differnet antelope, a civet cat and a genet and the bird life was outstanding. Mike was a little disappointed that we did not see more big game but they had had an unusually wet rainy season and the grass was very long. The off road driving was pretty challenging through very deep water. Thought of you both in IO up to the axles in sand. How about some more photos.Love Mum xxx

Ken,Anne & Cam Rory; Most enjoyable hearing about your travels. Will you be continuing up to the Great Barrier Reef? What about the Golf courses, no word yet? All the beaches seem to be vacant, no people and no girls; are you sure you are really in Oz. Is the Fosters any better down there? What about Shrimp on the barbie???? Will keep following your adventures. The Western Canada Colonials (Ken, Anne and Cam)

Ronnie and Kim Rory Finally got your Dad to tell us the website. Looks like you and Ben are having a great time. Played golf with your Dad today. Suffice to say Kim beat the pants off both of us. Will now keep up with your adventures and look forward to seeing more pics with you guys actually in them! Ronnie