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Hi spankie, Hope you're ok well done for jumping ship if that's what you felt was best at the time! you have obviously found your travelling feet and wanted some time to yourself. besides i think you definitely deserve some luxury by now!!!!will email you soon, let us know what you're up to, lots of love, mimbxx

Hiya lovely, Oh you poor thing sounds like a bit of a nightmare on the truck feeling poorly but sounds like everyone was supportive and helped you through (I am sure you are not the first on the truck)!Anyway glad that you're feeling better now and that you do enjoy Nigeria. Know what you mean has a lot of bad press it's difficult not to have preconcieved ideas about the place huh? Crazy hair franks will you old stuff still be underneath there?!He he. I have got tonsilitus so have not gone to work bit gutted have to make up some hours next weekend but then get four weeks of lectures to sleep etc (and prob be a bit bored actually!). That's all that's new here saw Als at weekend she seemed well but bit poorly too and we saw Lou sporting a lovely diamond ring! she waffled on about her engagement bless her and she is getting married on your birthday next March he he!! She was worriedyou might be annoyed I said i was sure you wouldnt be!(sorry if you know all this already) anywho she looked very well. Mail soon lovely, mimxxxxx

Off on my travels
Hey you, hope you had a good xmas!!! I'm sure it was very different!!! Just letting you know that on the 19th January I am going to be in Brazil doing a bit of my own traveling. Take care luv Tom xxxxx

Chirstmas time, sand in your wine, children singing, more sand in your wine
Hey Frankie, I am staggered by your photo's. If what you are seeing is even half as beautiful as the pictures suggest you must spend most of yout time in complete awe of your surroundings. It's christmas soon, I hope you don't miss home too much whilst you are away, but be happy in the knowledge that we are all thinking of you :) It is now 2 years since I was out there, I still cannot even begin to pay Nick back for taking me to Kenya, it really was a trip of a lifetime, and yet you are doing at least 50 times the trip we took to Turkana, it must be incredible to have seen and done so much and yet still have so much left to do......will you ever return or do you see youself doing Asia next? I hope you continue to have a superb time, and to help you continue your great time when you get back (in about 3 years time probably...!!) I have started to dig you your very own 'long drop' in the garden and have an asortment of sands, salts and muds that you can put in your hair to remind ou of your travels..... Anyhooo, enough talk of things that are many many months in the future. Keep traveling, keep taking pictures and keep on writing as your bloggs keep the rest of us thrilled by living your adventures through your words. Take care hon. Chris.

Hi spankie am totally amazed by your blog not just the beaty of the presentation but also by the content of course! wow what an incerible adventure!am so glad that you are all having a really good giggle!! thats what i like to hear. cant believe youve been away a mjonth already how fantastic! you look great in your piccie aswell! impressive howd you manage that?! i am working long days on an elderly care ward in teh hosp which is heavy but really enjoyable. am trying to get in some essay before christmas and get it sorted so that the final five weeks of placement arent too painful after chrimbo with paperwork etc. things with tom are fine all the usual stuff applies here. eating too much in the last three weeks in preparation for the run upto eating too much before and during the festive season(so yes its all about the food and developing belly!) and am going home this weekend to see dad cos its his bday and jelly cant remember whether i said but shes had three puppies ahh! i have named the boy beardy because he is all black with a little white beard-genius! nowt else to say except that i am presuming that you heard about our disastrous house party which has kind of dampened all relationships in our house except that of me and cerian-and thats the ned of it just hope we get our full deposit back... dont want to leave on a sour note so thankyou for the vodka and am thinking of going home now to have a go on your bike love! have fun although i know you will and are! mimxxxxxxxxxx

are you getting our messages
hello, am reading your blogs with excitement-they are just immense, me and mimi have been commenting but they dont seem to appear??!! are you getting them????? love tom xxx and mimi xxx

My trousers!!!!
Frank! Is the 1st time I've looked at your sight, couldn't find the address til now! Rubbish! Looks like you're having a wicked time, brings back memories of my wicked time, sob sob!! But hey, figure a part of me's with you as my wonderful trousers are there, glad to see they have a starring role on your blog :) Everything's cool here, I'm still slumming it with the Police. Enjoy yourself mate, where you gonna be for Christmas and New Year? Lots of love xx

While pretending to do some work I saw this and thought of you: http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/incrediblejourneys/

Ohhh, bit green I am!
A small piece of advice my Dad always used to say belonged to the coast (coast-fever), and it looks like you've got quite a few coast stops! As they say there's no hurry in Africa... "If you feel the need to do something, go and find a quite place, sit down and wait for the feeling to go away" Have an awesome trip!