Poor Pris Dumped after carrying you both safely for over 22,000K's, how could you?, Poor old girl out lived her usefulness and passed on to to be abused by someone else, I hope you sleep at night. I know you have had a good trip back to Sydney stopping off at some of the places we stopped at including Agnes Waters only we thought Seventeen Seventy was an old town built in that year when we couldn't find it we asked at a tourist information where it was. I think they are still laughing - Silly brits. We know now it was when Captain Cook landed. I'm glad Rob you did find your perfect wave because you could not have left Oz without trying out the sUrf and of course Kirstin you made the perfect "Surf chic" waiting patiently while the man plays.
As always stay safe and look after each other.
Love you lots
jealous no we are not at all jealous.france spain and portugal should be enough for anyone. any more is pure greed.but we did enjoy reading all about your trip and generous as we are hope you enjoy every minute in new zealand
love from maureen and pete
lucky bastards gooday luky sods. nise 2 c u r havin such a luvlee time.we r spendin a fu daze wiv mj n wallop down ear in darkest kent.think that your pictures and comments are brilliant.hope that the rest of your journey continues to be enjoyable and without mishap. love to you both. bob n margaret.xxxxxx
Oh, that God the Gift would give us To see ourselves as others see us.....
Do you remember Rob when I said when I'm old, useless and need to be taken to the toilet you could put a pillow over my face.... Well, forget I said it. O.K, we did have a few mishaps but it all added to the fun, I'm sure you are both still laughing at us bumbling around Oz. We had a great time travelling with you only wished it could have been longer although I don't think your nerves would have stood it. Are you off the Prozac yet? It was really something to travel behind Pris and be able to see and experience life on the road, whithout rubbing it in being able to do it in comfort. So many beautiful places, tropical beaches plus all the wildlife. A trip we will both remember for the rest of our lives.
Eh...What country was we in???
I'm still smiling, Mike's still whistling.
Much love to you both
2 lost OAP Hi Rob and Kirstin, have you find 2 OAP yet? no point calling them as there both deaf! Gutted to be home again while you all have your jolly up, but will be thinking of you all. please take lots of photos so i can see what you are all up to.
Are you sure this is fun? Hello Darlings, when the locals tell you that people die out there should you not take note and go the other way. what's with all these flies and spiders; you are frightened of them or are you playing the brave man for Kirstin? I wish I could exchange a piece of our morning frost for a bit of your sun. it seems rather funny to be reading your blog and very soon now I may be apearing on it. I'll be the one not "still smilling" if thoes flies are still about.
Love you both - Stay safe
Mum
Hi Guys, great to hear that you are okay, seems strange that while we are battling with the snow and cold you are struggling with the heat. Not much to report from here.
Adelaide You should have popped into see the many Bargerys that live there! Hope that you're both well and not suffering too much in the heat- still you could be here in the snow- it's been bloody cold!!!!
Take care
love Paul and Leann xx
Happy New Year! Ello mate and happy new year to you both. Not been on the blog for a while so I had quite a lot to catch up on, but it looks like you are still having a fantastic time and your route across Oz looks very enviable (I hope you haven't yet run out of quotes from 'Dumb and Dumber' - I have images of you driving along in 'Pris', pumping your arms back and forth, saying "By doing this, it feels like you are running at a tremendous speed!!!" as per our surf trip to Cornwall in the XR2 many years ago.
As you know, Tansy safely delivered Harry Michael into the world on 15th Jan, both are doing well and Rosie is loving being a big sister, although the novelty has now worn off (on the way into Southend last week she asked "Why we pay Harry more attention than her...."). Not sure you have access to Facebook, but I've posted some piccies on there if you fancy a look.
Anyway, off now to have my stew and dumplings and to start a petition to get you to remove Elton John's wig from your chin......
Have a good one, take care and may the force be with you.....
The Cooks
Sounds like your having the best time in Aus, I’m surprised Rob needed surfing lessons, did he not tell you that he would practice on his bed with the ironing board. Mum thought that he was doing his own ironing in his bedroom, but no, just surfing!!
Now Kirstin don’t be making up stories about giant jellyfish, the scaring on your belly is clearly stretch marks from the extra weight you have put on from all the BBQ and beer. nice to see Rob still looking like a hill-Billy, seriously dude have a shave!
Big Bang - More like Big Beard My Darling Boy get some sun to your face and have a shave or have you joined the hippy commune? Photos are fabulous - Alright we didn't have blue skys and sunshine but we did have a very big bang in London. Alright we never had a pic-nic but I did share a bag of nuts at the local. Couldn't play any board or card games but we did enter in the "How many can you get in one pub for midnight" Did not manage a sing-song but there was some very friendly banter trying to get a drink at the bar - I think it was friendly?????
Love you both - Happy New Year - Stay Safe
Mum
beauty I am a chinese, and i had lived in anhui province for four years.
I used to visited the huangshan mountain and it was the wondeful experience. when i looked the photos you took, i am missing this place so much.
by the way, the pictures are very wonderful.
The force is strong....... Ello mate, hope this message finds you well, although from looking at the photo's that seems a redundant question. Only just got the blog address from your mum so have spent most of the morning working my way through the site (perfect way to nurse a hangover from last nights work xmas do though!!!). It looks like you are having a fantastic experience and I'm feeling very envious looking out the window at wet and windy Wickford! I've subscribed to the site now so will be kept up-to-date and looking forward to the next instalment..... All is good our end, Rosie's had her first school play this week where she was a cat!!! The bump is getting nice and big but giving Tansy some grief as it seems to like laying on one side only and using her bladder as a punch bag! Take good care of yourselves and catch up soon, the Cooks.
HI guys Sorry I've not been in contact for a while - changing jobs etc., anyway photos look fantastic and you look like your having great fun! Bet you cannot wait to get to oz where the weather is loads warmer. ps is brass monkey weather here as well!! Kirstin I hope your armpit and leg hair are not as long as robs beard!
Lots of love always Jeanna xxxxx
loved it! I'm sitting in a cubical in Oklahoma.......can't wait to go myself! Thank you so much for writing and sharing your pictures! It's so encouraging and inspiring....keeps me going, you know.
Merry Christmas.... Now that we've turned the calendar into December may I be the first to wish you both a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year all the way from good Old Blighty to you on the other side of the world. Even though you're far away, you're still close in my heart.
Hi Darlings Japan has been the last place on earth that I would wish to visit but you sure have given me a taste and maybe a change of mind. Your photos are fantastic and they keep you both close to me and your mummy too Kirstin I bet... I can understand how emotive it must be for the younger generation to question the terrible wrong doing to the Japanese people in dropping the H-Bomb; was any reason good enough? - probably not, but we also must remember the atrocities and inhuman cruelty of the Japanese army at that time. When the rest of the world layed down their arms in 1944;Emp. Hirohito would not surrender, neither would he surrender after Hihoshima was bombed that is why Nagasaki was next, which bought the war to an end. Who can say some 60 years later whether it was right or wrong at that time. Here endeth the History lesson.
Do you know yet when you will be taking off for Australia?
Stay well - Stay Safe
Love you much
Hi guys... Hi guys, your photos of Kyoto look amazing, every inch of your blog just makes me want to charge up the credit card and do a runner to Japan!
Can't wait to read about the rest of your adventures.
Nat x
ArrSoo!!! Hi Bro and Kirstin, so your going native, kimono's has not reached the essex high street fashion as yet but you could always start a new trend once you are back, i'm sure the Buckhursthill girls would look great with their faces powdered white instead of the usual orange glow.
it's sunday night mum is over, just having a glass of wine waiting for strickly to come on, I'm sure this sounds really exciting but to us this is as good as it gets!!
Us too! Thank you for the kind words about our Mongolia blog, we looked at the photos recently and they made us happy cry too! Mongolia holds a very special place in our hearts, we feel very privileged to have visited such a beautiful country.
Thank you very much I am Mongolian who lives in Portugal. Just by looking at your great photos I cried but it was happy cry. Thank you very much putting all these wonderful photos. My country is meant a lot to me. Thank you both
Hello Kiro... I'm as captivated with your travel journals as I am with Mummy Jean's antics in the min-min!! Kirst - have you explained the delights of a FS to Rob yet??!! (See if you can work that one out!!!)
Hi ya Rob & Kirstin Your Mum has been here this weekend, yes with your Mini - it's parked in the road where boy racers are every night (only kidding). Mum has shown me how to get into your blog this morning and am finding it so interesting, sounds like you are both having the time of your lives - so envious! Keep safe and will contact you both again, by the way Rob love the beard! Paul and Julie send their love.
What All the best people are wearing this season I have just seen the "Coloured Jacket Picture" You would have only needed a pipe Rob and Kirstin a little black hat and it would have looked like a 1950's advert for British Homestores winter wear.
The photos are really great. how did you do the Well one????
Mum
Mummy Jean
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Poor Pris
Dumped after carrying you both safely for over 22,000K's, how could you?, Poor old girl out lived her usefulness and passed on to to be abused by someone else, I hope you sleep at night. I know you have had a good trip back to Sydney stopping off at some of the places we stopped at including Agnes Waters only we thought Seventeen Seventy was an old town built in that year when we couldn't find it we asked at a tourist information where it was. I think they are still laughing - Silly brits. We know now it was when Captain Cook landed. I'm glad Rob you did find your perfect wave because you could not have left Oz without trying out the sUrf and of course Kirstin you made the perfect "Surf chic" waiting patiently while the man plays. As always stay safe and look after each other. Love you lots