Charlotte Glad you guys are feeling better, nothing worse than being couped up in a hostel and missing out!!! I loved Iguazu too. There was a strike and a blockade when I went. Nobody would let us through and we were stuck for 3 days before we got to see the falls. We stormed the barrier because my mate was South American and pulled a few tricks. It was a great adventure.

charl Right guys get yourselves off to Los Club Democraticus for some live samba bands, boogying and capirinhas!!! That will kill any bugs in the tummy. This club is in Lapa and is heaving of a night although somewhere to avoid in the day. There are street parties of a weekend. Lapa is just down the road from you and we went to this club 3 times. Everything gets going late so don´t go too early. A classy area full of locals about 15 mins cab ride from Leblon is called Baxio Gavea pronounced Baiju Gavea. This is a food and drink area, great for chilling out with the locals. We went here loads with Claudia our local pal. There is also a club called 00 in Leblon. Some classy joints in Leblon if you can find them. Well have fun and let me know if you want any more tips. Merry Xmas - ho ho ho

spandex It's reet good reading thy blog al t' way from yorkshishire

mom hi both I'm still keeping up with your blogs photos are fab, spelling leaves a bit to be desired but I'll put it down to the altitude!! love from mom and the chap on settee asleep!!

mom Hi both, hope everything going well for you. It is monday here in Hk, we have booked a tour for this afternoon to the market in aberdeen and to the top of the veiw point etc. We had a lovely meal with petra and nick last night, and I have your bag sarah. Fly early tomorrow morning back home to minus 3 apparently. keep well and remmember the motto steve "safety first" love mom. xx

Robert Stevenson Sorry you are both so ill. It is not the way to lose weight. Hopefully it will get better the longer you stay. We are in Auckland today and went to Parnell and Newmarket. We are going to see Phantom of the Opera tomorrow then fly to Hong Kong late evening. We saw Quantum of Solace today in Parnell. Quite good. Can Steve send us his email adress again I can only remember dangerscouse. Mom says keep safe and she is pleased to see Steve is picking up where she left off. M&D

mom hi. s & s have sent two texted you have not replyed hope all well with you both out there I know steve told me not to worry but you know what mom's are like steve kept on teasing me about my safety first saying but I hope you are sticking to it. Will wait to hear from you now love to both mom and dad. x x (remember it's a jungle out there)

bobstevenson Hi Both, we are now in Napier on the lst leg of the NZ trip. It is a big improvement On Rotarua. We are wine tasting tomorrow almost all day, well someone has to do it. hope you are enjoying the experience of South America. Keep safe and on this occasion Mom says "i AM GLAD WE ARE NOT THERE".

Dennis and Lynn Thank you for your work bringing it all up to date. Just to make you feel even better, the weather forecast for this weekend is poor - high winds and posssibly snow. When you finish I suggest you go around again.

Chris and Julie B Hi guys, so enjoying following you all on your travels. Not sure we got the right blog as the Liz and Bob in your one claim they "don't drink" - not like the ones we know!! All quiet in West Yorks, wine club on Halloween went well, can't wait until you see Clive in his "Bad Fairy" wig!! Enjoy the rest of your adventure and look forward to seeing you soon. Luv to all and thanks for post card. Chris and Julie xxx

Charlotte Hey guys it is bloody great reading your blog. Brings back memories. Lovin'the spider!!! He He. Have you noticed that the pedestrian crossings take about an hour to change. So much of an Australian life wasted! Get some spas in when in New Zealand. We hired a car and drove around. Brill. I am off to Farmagedon with Glen etc tonight. I will let him know how you are getting on. By the way I had heard about the sculpture exhibition. Jealous. Did you meet Jimmy who lives in the cave? He invited Kellyann and I in for a drink and then gave us a hug. Yuk. Covered in baby oil and like stig of the dump.

Petra Hi There, Sounds like you are both having such an amazing experience loved the blog posts. The place in Byron Bay sounded so funny with the creepy crawlies I could have only imagined what it was like. I am so jealous what an experience and will be a regular in your blog post reviews. Sorry not been in touch got sent to Shanghai and just got back...well work is work, mad out there though they scooter onthe pavements and wear no crash helmets and drive through green lights for pedestrian crossings...all a bit mad....very severe language barrier though...not good if you cannot speak the lingo. Anyway have a very cool day and look forward to ready ing your next blog. Nick says hi Love to you both Petraxx

Petra Hi There, Sounds like you are both having such an amazing experience loved the blog posts. The place in Byron Bay sounded so funny with the creepy crawlies I could have only imagined what it was like. I am so jealous what an experience and will be a regular in your blog post reviews. Sorry not been in touch got sent to Shanghai and just got back...well work is work, mad out there though they scooter onthe pavements and wear no crash helmets and drive through green lights for pedestrian crossings...all a bit mad....very severe language barrier though...not good if you cannot speak the lingo. Anyway have a very cool day and look forward to ready ing your next blog. Nick says hi Love to you both Petraxx

Petra Hi There, Sounds like you are both having such an amazing experience loved the blog posts. The place in Byron Bay sounded so funny with the creepy crawlies I could have only imagined what it was like. I am so jealous what an experience and will be a regular in your blog post reviews. Sorry not been in touch got sent to Shanghai and just got back...well work is work, mad out there though they scooter onthe pavements and wear no crash helmets and drive through green lights for pedestrian crossings...all a bit mad....very severe language barrier though...not good if you cannot speak the lingo. Anyway have a very cool day and look forward to ready ing your next blog. Nick says hi Love to you both Petraxx