Hi ..Well what a place to spend Christmas..wish we were there! We love all your pics (tell me the spiders are not for real!) and reading the updates We know you'll make a fantastic live for yourselves.Just be afraid be very afraid cos Fozzie is on his way!!

Have a wonderful Christmas and Healthy Happy 2008

(and go careful out there!)

Hi guys. Must say really jealous after looking at your photos, now i remember what sunshine looks like!! Maybe i should send you a picture of dark clouds?? Nice uniform Richard, much more fetching than the black you used to wear. I look forward to reading of your further adventures.

What a cute little kitty. Buster and Guiness would love him !! Glad to hear you are settling in and enjoying life in the sun. We are almost ready for Christmas and looking forward to a break. Its been very cold here.... remember when you shiver and dress up to keep warm ! Our love to you all. Miss you loads. Joo Phil Pat and Wal xxxx

Hi, Guys......been checking this out! CCOOLIO!!!! I have sent you several long and waffly e-mails, so wont drone on anymore.....but this is fab to keep up to date!!! Maybe I may start one of my own - Life in Okey........do you think it will catch on? I mean, it all happens here, only yesterday Okey Times reported that 3 jack russells had been 'worried' by some rather angry sheep! There's loads more where that comes from! Tee hee x x x

Anyway, taake care guys..........loads of love

Us 3 x

So lovely to hear from you! You look very happy and settled! Fin looks like a true aussie! Love the police uniform . . . what we really need to know is . . . well, are you even more 'silky' now you're on the beach all the time Rich?!!

Not too keen on the spiders, but hey, must be a down side to it somewhere I guess. House looks great. Beats Cully I reckon!

Anyway, must get back to the grind - Linds, I lost my mobile with your new number on it. Can you text it to me again - I still have the same number. Phone disappeared while cleaning out guinea pigs and I think it must have gone out in the bag of poo for the bin men - yes I am still just as crazy. Must be all the rain.

Love to you all and will keep in touch on here, great idea. Let me know when you have a web cam - we have one too. Can compare panty pads. xxxxx

Loved reading all about your adventures so far. The photos make you all seem so close - not thousands of miles away. You must be really missing the torrential rain we've been experiencing here for the last 2 weeks solid. There's only one thing I'm not envious about - and that's the scary spiders you've encountered.

Take care of yourselves (namely watch out for those dangerous insects) and have loads of fun (methinks - how can you not?). Now you just need a house large enough to accommodate all those visitors who are bound to start descending on you!

Thinking of you all. Loads of love and hugs, Helen & David xxxxxx

You don't know what your missing. We've all been to St Ives this weekend and you couldn't get on the beach. Somethig to do with the 90 mph winds and the persistent, and i mean persistant precipitation. Still you'll know all about that, judging by the photos.

It looks great, you will actually have to go to work..you do realise that don't you? Look after Fozzie, he will lose everything if you don't keep an eye on him, and will the police force give him a gun? oh dear!

Keep up living the good life, don,t forget who the real world rugby power on the planet are.....take care Rich and the newts.

It was great to speak to you all yesterday and nice to hear you have got some new lego Finn. Sorry to hear that mummy has lost your spade down at the beach. Tell her to keep digging till she finds it. Glad to hear Rich that the Aussies have been marginally more generous with your pay rise than the British government .

Glad to hear also that Rich and Finn both got to see santa this week!

Good luck with the house hunting and the spider bashing!

Love from us all xxxx

Hi guys...fantastic to hear from you, and this site is great. The photos aren't working at the mo so we'll have a peek back later.

Just seen the one of 'lil Finn sat on the new pimpmobile....get that chest rug growing Rich!!

It sounds like your having a fantastic time and starting to settle into your new life.

Love ya, miss ya

Tiff, Ken & Maisie

Can't believe it was just over a month ago we were all saying our 'goodbyes' at the airport. You've certainly been busy since then - well in a very relaxed sort of way!!

It's great to see the pictures and read your comments - gives us a good idea of what you are all up to - just wish we could be there with you. Hopefully sometime next year. Not too sure about the spiders though - perhaps you'll have them house trained by then. Oh and did I hear right on the phone - was that a Scorpian in the house Aaah!!

Google earth has also given us a feel of your surrounding areas - wouldn't it be great if you could step outside the house and give us a wave!!

Finlay looks happy and very much at home. Give him a big hug from us. Miss you all but its great to be able to keep in touch. Looking forward to the webcam chats. Love to you all Mum & Dad (M)

Hello you three. Great to speak to you today! Really good to speak to you Finlay and yes auntie Gilly loves you too. Really wish we could be there with you especially as it is p***ing down with rain here - well it would'nt be christmas without rain would it.

Look forward to speaking to you again soon

All or Love Uncle Dave and Auntie Gilly

Hey, Lil Lins, Eddie & Finn....sorry i didn't get to see you before you left - hope you settled in & having fun.

Rebecca Janexxx