From Hayke
Hey there?? How are things going in Peru? Nice to have a look at your website! I Really enjoyed the trip in the Cordillera Real, was wonderful! Enjoy your last weeks!
Love, Hayke
Response: Hi hayke
we had a great time in Peru. The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu were a real highlight of our South American trip - a great way to finish. I got home to Scotland a few days ago, so back to reality again. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
From Paddy
Hi thanks fo calling have instantly checked out all the photos and now feel a bit of a wuss about travelling as i'm sure we're doing the pampered trail. Apart from the odd bus journey. Glad to hear your both well and i hear the steaks are great in south america so have one for me,
Take care and we'll see you when we get back
Love Paddy
Response: Hi Paddy
Hope your big day went well. Looking forward to the updates from your trip. Have Fun. Love Sheena
From Moot
Easy now Rich just caught up with your South American tales, keep it up! And good luck with the travelling too!
Response: Cheers mate. Only 3 weeks left!!!!
From Gina
Hello petals
the photos are amazing and it sounds like you are managing to do so much. Paddys wedding is on the saturday of the May day bank holiday weekend. think that is the 28th of April. I think south America looks stunning. Take care love Gina
From Johnny Stribs
Hey Guys,
Loving the updates. Great Photo's. Alex A say's Hi.
Take it easy.
JS
Response: Glad you are enjoying - where did you see Alex?
From Paul & Siobhan
Hello you two!! Lovely to hear about your travels in South America - next on our list of travels after reading such great stories!! Oh the memories of Lord of the Rings Risk came back and yummy pizza!! Take care and see you in the summer. Love Paul & Siobhan
Response: Weve met a few people over here who have stayed at Kehoe Farm and they all loved. See you in the summer.
From Mel
Hiya Rich (and Sheena, sorry...we've never met)!
It's your cousin Mel here :-)
Your Dad passed your details on to Mum & Dad over Xmas and it's taken me this long (sorry) to get in touch and have a proper look at this site. I have to say I am really jealous of all the fantastic places you have been...it looks like you've been having a pretty amazing time. Would be good to stay in contact and maybe meet up when you are back...perhaps with Sarah and Andrew too - can you believe he gets married in July!?!?
Anyway, take care and enjoy!
Mel & Mike xx
Response: Hi there,
Good to hear from you both. That would be good to meet up. When we get ourselves sorted (not sure where we are going to live yet), I`ll get in contact and we can sort out a get together. Over the summer sometime would be good. Give my best wishes to Andrew for the wedding and say hi to Sarah and the folks for me.
From Charlie, Abi & Louis
Photos in South America look great. Amazing how technology allows you to superimpose yourselves on so many different backgrounds. We all know that you are doing the cabaret circuit around the Costa del Sol with your 'Dollar' tribute act.
Take Care, looking forward to seeing you both over the summer. We'll see if we can get you on a double bill with 'Greg and his Egg' at Sidmouth Folk Festival.
xx
Response: I didn´t spend a year studying computing just to waste it on getting a job. Sidmouth Folk Festival sounds excellent - what weekend were you planning? Need to agree it with Sheena as its her 30th on the 10th.
From Steve
Rich, there's some waffles in the freezer.
Response: I aint going to the freezer - Rickards on the warpath.
From Philip Merryman
Hi Guys,
First time I have looked in AGES! Fantastic. Great Pics: I recognise so many places in Oz & NZ. I'll have to catch up on reading it later. Who did you do your Red Centre tour with? because it looks very similar to mine. The weather here has been cold and dull, the latter it seems for weeks: I have forgotten what the sun looks like! So you are definitely in the right place. Anyway I am off in a couple of months to see the sun blocked out properly :-)
Keep having a great time.
Phil
Response: We did our red centre tour with wayward bus - it was really good fun. Enjoy the eclipse whether it is!
From JACOB
Happy New Year to you both. We have had a great Christmas loads of prezzies. I got a massive prezzie that I did not know I was getting it was a bike. What did you get from Father Christmas?
Thats it lots of love Jacob
Response: Hi Jacob
Its good to hear you had a good christmas with lots of presents. Sheena and I got a tent from father christmas which we have been using to live in for the last few weeks. See you in June.
From John T
Hi guys,
Your diary certainly reads that you are enjoying the Kiwi part of your trip (and the rest too). If you can time and visit the NZ East coast, you may get in some whale watching or a dawn baloon flight. I'm sure you are both enjoying the food and healthy outdoors attitude of the Kiwi's. Shame about the Lion's Rugby results - best keep that quiet.
I haven't read and mention of bungie jumps's yet. Still to come? Skipper's cayon fun and gold maybe?
Enjoy, and think of us all trooping back into work tommorow,
Cheers
John
Response: Hi John.
We gave the bungy jump a miss and went for the skydive option which was one hell of a buzz. Managed to get out to see the whales as well which was fantastic.
From Simon, Emma and Josh
Merry Christmas to you both. Hope to see you in the near future. Enjoy 2006 travels!
xxx
Response: Hope all is well in Deal with you all and you are enjoying the new job. See you sometime in 2006.
From Johnny Stribs
Guys,
Great to hear you're having a fab time.
Have a great Christmas and New Year wherever you both are.
John & Nic
Response: See you summer of 2006 for fun and games.
From Lee
Hi kids,
Hows it goin?The Whitsundays is fantastic eh?Have you been to Frazer island yet?Dunk island is meant to be really nice aswell.Loads of islands eh?
When your in Sydney,Manly is by far the best place to stay.People will tell you to stay in or around bondi,but its not as nice as Manly.But Bondi(eastern suburbs)is more convenient for the city.As you have to catch a ferry really from Manly.Depends what you prefer?If you stay in or around Bondi,The Castle Backpackers is good.Can't remember the names,but there's a few in manly.Nip over to Watsons Bay by ferry on a sunday, get yourselves some fish and chips from Doyles.Climb up to look out across to Manly.Grab a few beers and enjoy the skyline of the city(best place to see it from).Go to Harry's cafe de wheels in Wooloomoloo on a hangover it'll sort you right out.If you walk from the opera house through the botanical gardens you'll reach it.Go to spit bridge(near Manly) and hire some kyaks.Do the Bondi cliff walk to Coogee.
Anyway,ark at me rattlin on!
Have fun!
Lee
Response: Hi lee,
Will try and do some of those things but we only have the 5 days in Sydney. Cheers for the info.
From Margaret & Bill
The plants are doing well, Sheena. This is surprising considering that most of mine have died. Bill has just about finished the kitchen- shall have to have a party to celebrate. Continue to enjoy Oz. it's a super country. Rae, from Melbourne, will be coming to UK in March & will stay with us. Shall have to think where to take her.
love to you both Marg & Bill
Response: Hi
Over the past 4 years I've toughened my plants up to last in many a drought and flood so hopefully they will remain OK. When you say "just about finished" I assume I will still be able to make the actual finishing celebrations next June! I hear you have just become grandparents again - congratulations.
From Stu
Hi Rich,
John T passed me a link to your travel site. Looks like you are having a fantastic time. I went to Peru and trekked the inca trail about two months ago. Macchu Picchu is amazing. Enjoy...
Response: Hi Stu. I'll have to email you for some tips on Macchu Picchu. It sounds fantastic. Hope all is well with you back in Bristol.
From gina
hello petals. Keeping up todate with your adventures. All sounds amazing. Not sure about the crocodiles though, think I would be avoiding the water!!! Manchester is pooring with rain so looking at your pics to remind what the sun looks like!!
love to you both
love gina
Response: Hey Gina
Good luck with the job hunting. We've met loads of British nurses over here. If you can't persuade Thomas with the Edinburgh idea, why not try further afield!
Hope you are both well.
From Philip Merryman
Finally remembered to check your site. Perth, Uluru, etc all bring back great memories of my trip. I too walked around Uluru and into the Olgas. The night sky was stunning - first time I had seen the Clouds of Magellan. You have done the new bit of the Ghan to Darwin - it was being built while I was there. I have a mate in Adelaide who is English and a cricket fan. Ashes fever here was incredible. Hopefully he can get tickets for the Adelaide test v England next year. I can then do the Ghan all the way this time. Perhaps I need to go round again! Enjoy the rest of the trip. Cheers. Phil.
Response: The Ghan was good although I don't think it compared to the Trans-Siberian for interest. We watched the last match of the Ashes over here - brilliant. The Ozzies don't mention cricket much at the moment.
From Greg
Good luck Sheena in spending 2 months in campavan in the Australian outback with Rich. I am sure with his Lord of the Rings Top Trumps and his in-depth knowledge of Text-io and other software engineering languages the days will just fly-by.
Gods speed to you both.
Greg & Jo x
Response: Less of your sauce young Greg. The Lord of the Rings cards don't come out until we get to Middle Earth ... sorry NZ. Looking forward to the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe next.
From Martin
Hi you two
Been reading too quickly: at first I thought you said the quokas looked like Rich - & then I saw the pics!!! It all seems to get better & better - have started planning my trip now even though it'll be 15 years till I can do it...
Keep living it!
Response: If we are looking for animals that look like Rich, check out the frog on the North Queensland photos...
From Moot
Rich you're looking more and more like Frodo everyday! Sheena keep up the good work with ribbing Rich about the spreadsheet. I think he caught the bug scroogeous maximus from his old Clee Hall room mate!
See you soon Moot
P.S. We're going away the week you're in Melbourne, we'll leave the key under the mat!
Response: I didn't know that you got a key down the YMCA!
Looking forward to catching up mate. I'll need some time off drinking to update my spreadsheet. See you soon.
From Lee
Good to see your flyin the flag for us with the 'BRITZ' camper van badge.Bet the aussies lov it?Must be nice with the cricket victory still in the air.One of the things i remember when i was there was constantly being taunted with our in-
ability to play sport.
If your in Cairns,stay at 'UPTOP DOWNUNDER BACKPACKERS' if its still there?
Have fun kids!
Response: They don't mention the cricket (or the rugby) at the moment. Its nice to have won against them for a change. We stayed in a campsite in Cairns but we need a backpackers for Sydney. Any suggestions?
From adam
come back soon - one plant is already dead and the other one is growing mushrooms! doh!
Response: One more plant dies and we will send Andy around! Hope you both are well. What boat did you go on in the Whitsundays by the way?
From kam
I have spent all my lunch time today trying to catch up with your latest news. You are both having fun.
I just come back from my CPD in Bristol and learn nothing .....or something.....it was cancelled without any notification. Don'tt come back to the modern world yet so soon! You will be confused. Enjoy.
x
Response: If all goes to plan I wont be back to the working world for another 8 months.....hope I dont forget too much in that time! I'll prob need to do some serious CPD myself to get back up to date. Hope you are well.