Missing the blogs. Get writing, Nigel.

3 more sleeps, then you're mine!

Mwahahaha!

Hi Guys,

At last I have worked out how to send you a message! And I'm following Gillians instructions from Nige!! Glad to see you met up! And even more lovely to see the photo of you all together. I wonder if your ma and pa will get chance to visit the blanchards too! Thank you again for all my birthday wishes - it still hasn't sunk in! Rog is away at the rugby and then skiing so I'm on my own with the nipper for the first time this week.....help! Can't wait for our break away in Lym, it will be our first hols for 6 months - and we are certainly ready.... are you sure there is no room in your suitcase for a stowaway???

K & R xxxxx

Hello Team Widdowson

I cant tell you how much I look forward to your updates - it makes me sickeningly jealous to see the pics and to hear your fantastic stories. You may want to think your caeer options when you return Nige - you have a real talent for writing. Impressed with the catch of teh day - but of dill would have set that off nicely.

Your tales bring back lots of happy memories of my time in NZ. I did my skydive over Taupo having being told that you dont really qualify as an adventurer until you do one.......so A-lo- what are you waiting for??

Regina all sorted for going into Manor Fields on 7 March.

xx

We were out all day so missed the match; Fulham beat Swansea in the FA Cup.

More later.

Man U v Fulham - 3-0 (hee hee!!!!!)

Blog is brilliant Nige! A-lo looks like she is starting to fit in - like the bandana A-lo! NZ is gorgeous and we certainly haven't seen enough of it ourselves yet - your travel blog is very encouraging to return and see more that's for sure!

Keep travelling safe and having fun - photos superb!

Love Mr and Mrs Capello! xx

Zamora, who scored his second of the season, battles with Abdoulaye Meite

Bobby Zamora scored his first goal since mid-September as Fulham continued their excellent home form with a comfortable victory over West Brom.

Zamora had earlier missed a glorious chance but was perfectly placed to tap in an Andy Johnson flick on the hour.

Provider turned scorer 10 minutes later when Johnson followed up a saved Zamora shot to calmly slot home.

West Brom's Roman Bednar had a penalty saved by Mark Schwarzer in injury time to compound the Baggies' woe.

There was a certain irony in that West Brom's first game after manager Tony Mowbray had taken a swipe at critical television pundits was aired live.

It is probably for the best that he remains untroubled by what the media experts have to say as his side were significantly second-best against a Fulham side with the second best home record in the league.

The main criticism of Roy Hodgson's side is a common one; an inability to convert chances which was again in evidence here.

A Danny Murphy free-kick from 20 yards after four minutes cleared the wall but could not beat the outstretched finger-tips of Scott Carson, who parried it on to the post and behind.

The busy Simon Davies also went close when he collected a short corner, bought himself some space with a neat turn and drew another fingertip save from Carson, although the shot was going wide.

At times West Brom were their own worst enemy and they repeatedly gifted the ball to Fulham on the edge of their own area.

Again, only a Carson save from a fiercely struck d*** on Etuhu volley kept them from being duly punished.

Later, Carson was forced to scramble back to palm a Leon Barnett back-pass header past the post and away from the on-rushing Johnson.

It was becoming increasingly apparent that the 23-year-old former Liverpool keeper, an ever-present for Albion this season, would be given plenty of opportunity to impress the attending England manager Fabio Capello.

When Carson was beaten, the woodwork came to West Brom's rescue as the Baggies clung desperately to parity.

First American international Clint Dempsey struck the bar with a 30-yard strike and then Murphy repeated the trick with a curling shot from just outside the area.

Zamora could blame neither Carson nor goal-frame for failing to score though when Davies' knock-down found him unmarked 12-yards out.

That his shot was closer to row Z than the goal is a testimony to the striker's goal drought which stretched back to 13 September.

Admirably though the striker refused to hide and was rewarded with his first goal in over 29 hours of Premier League action in the second half.

Johnson stooped too low to flick on Davies' cross and Zamora was perfectly placed to side-foot the ball in from point-blank range past Carson's despairing dive.

The goal was the least Fulham deserved but the visitors gave warning shortly after of how fragile a single-goal lead can be.

A Robert Koren shot tested Schwarzer but the Australian was up to the challenge before Borja Valero attempted a long-range effort that flew wide of the right-hand upright.

Towering Fulham centre-back Brede Hangeland should have given the scoreline a more realistic reflection of the home side's dominance but his header struck the bar and was cleared after striking Carson as he tumbled from his initial dive.

Instead the second was supplied by Johnson, who followed up a parry by Carson from a Zamora shot to calmly slot into a largely unguarded net after 70 minutes.

Fulham's comfort for the remainder of the game was epitomised by the substitutions of the game's three most pivotal players; Zamora, Johnson and Murphy.

And they almost paid for some late complacency as Hangeland unnecessarily tripped Baggies substitute Bednar in the box to concede a penalty.

The Czech striker picked himself up to strike the penalty to the left of Schwarzer, who dived to his right and blocked the effort.

The incident summed up the visitors' performance and preserved a clean-sheet the home side thoroughly deserved.

BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Fulham's Danny Murphy on 7.26 (on 90 minutes).

The last set of pictures are very nice - as were the others - but we missed the captions. Also please tell the cameraman that we find it hard to lie on our side to see some of the pictures, so please keep the camera upright.

The Aston Villa - Chelsea match was a thriller, with Chelsea playing some very slick football and winning 0 - 1. Fulham are playing this afternoon.

Love.

Yo N & A,

Writing this fromavery snowy Mammoth with Ron and family, had an epic 4 days of boarding, powder on the first and blue skies.

Great photos and updates, keep on trucking.

Annelise

On the right hand side of your home page on Off Exploring there is a map. Click to open it and you will see your journey, so far, plotted on the map, and also your present position. Home in on it for details in terrain and satellite views. Quite fantastic. You get a very clear picture of the glacier. Would you recommend that Mummy and I follow in your footsteps next year? If you can do it .....

Love to Nigel and you.

Nige - WHO are you travelling with? Port a potty, walks, eating granola, axes - you are NOT with Annelise.

Seriously - you guys sounds like you are having an amazing time. Love the blogs and knowing you are safe, happy and enjoying yourselves.

Keep blogging and keep doing all this crazy crap - it's fantatsic!

Amanda & Ian x - miss you!

Loving reading all of the blogs and looking at the photos - keep going Nige, and Annelise, keep giving him plenty of fodder to write about! This helps us art girls get through the day!

xxxx