Dad, as you can see, three people have made comments about your supposedly unwashed jerseys, so it a matter of serious concern for us. You should be happy that you have so many people that care about your clothes washing habits. Anyway, it's pretty borng here, although I got into Team 1 for soccer and Chilli spent the whole day in her cushion house and when we tried to remove her she attached herself to the bottom of it and refused to have a dancing session with us. We all eagerly await your return (unless you still have that moustache, in which case we will disown you).
Love from Ellie.
SAFE TRAVELLING Hi Rod, can't wait to see the photos and hear the stories. Travel safe. See you when you are back at work.
Karen
ps. please excuse my spelling mistake - Phil holding is noise obviously should have been nose - obviously I was very excited and as I always say - public and pubic are both words and spell check doesn't distinguish between them.
OH SO SOON IT FINISHES Hi Rod, can not believe it is nearly all over. What a fantastic trip you have had. Hope you have been washing those jerseys, must have been otherwise poor Phil would have been holding his noise. How great to get a photo of all of you together. Work awaits, just as it always does - so don't hurry back. Cheers Karen
hello hello dad apparently you only posted this ten minutes ago which is quite exciting
all is very boring here. i tried going on a walk with ellie today but she just complained the whole time so i am looking forward to going for a walk with you when you are back. i think rusty will be too so i don't have to yell at him to sit down anymore.
anyway it looks like you are having a good time but your facial hair is quite disturbing. kindly remove it before your return.
also, have you actually worn anything other than your team liggett jersey and that strange looking hat which doesnt look like it offers a lot of sun protection. maybe it is so that you can "feel the confidence"
anyway i hope i didnt bore you after you have been having such an exciting time and we are at home watching french movies with confusing plots that go for about three hours.
anyway have a good return to frankfurter and say something in german please.
love from kate
Hahahahahaha. That was very funny. Good to see that Roger is living up to our silly expectations! Those jerseys look great...but it looks like you've been wearing them every day...so I won't be touching yours when you come home ;). Hope you had a good birthday and we're all looking forward to seeing you (even Oishii misses you).
Ellie
BE STILL MY HEART Oh Rod, how fantastic to meet the mighty Phil Liggett in person - what a fantastic thing to be able to do - I just love that man!! I'm sure he was just thrilled with his shirt. Still got my fingers crossed that Cadel can pull this off - all the aussies are riding well - saw Stuart O'Grady out the front the other night working his butt off for his team - pity he is not on Silence Lotto for Cadel. Keep Yelling and keep safe.
Poland Hi Aussie's men !! How are you?
I would just say:
Bringin' home Cadel You can do this !!
Historic moment for Australia wenn you get the Yellow in Paris !!!
Your the boss on saturday against SASTRE !
Cadel in Yellow !!
Hey Rod, how great to read your blogs and imagine the fun you must be having. By now I have actually worked out that you are not a participant (I don't know that much about cycling and you should indeed take it as a compliment that I thought you were).
Seeya
Jealousy is a curse!! Hi guys,
Sounds like you are having a great time. I am yet to see you on TV but am watching out like crazy.
Enjoy the rides and the countryside.
Very jealous!!
Fern
YELLING FOR THE YELLOW What a shame you missed the guys by 5 mins - they travel so fast it is scary - especially with all those spectators all over the road. Couple of speccy crashes in last night's stage - one a the big round-a-bout and then poor Pereira crashing over the guard rail. Do you guys get to catch up on the highlights at the end of the day? We need you to really yell now, so Cadel gets back the yell(ow) - oh I'm so funny I crack myself up - sure no-one else will laugh - oh well. Keep up the blog, sure I might have seen you a night or so ago. Cheers Karen
GO GUYS Hi Rod and Team
Really enjoying the tour and still looking for you in the crowd. Can't believe you don't stand out!!
The Aussie boys are inspirational...give them a cheer from us. We are really enjoying the eye candy!
CATH XX
Happy birthday, you galah Hey Roddles, happy birthday! We have not seen you since your mid-road antics on Monday night - tho' we did hear the boxing kangaroo mentioned on last night's commentary. lots of love, Robyn
Come on Cadel Hey Rod, You've really picked a great tour to follow. Cadel has been magnificent. Managed to watch every stage so far on SBS. Haven't seen your ugly mug on the screen yet? Great coverage as usual. Big stage coming up tonight (Sunday night). If Cadel can make a statement on this stage he will go a long way to taking the GC. Hope you are having a great time. How could you not? Biug weekend for Aussie sport, Wallabies down Boks at Subiaco, Norman leads the British Open and Cadel in front in the Tour. Go you good thing!
bonny bonnieux hey rod, blimey...didn't realise we'd been so close to the action in 2002! did u find some fireworks to celebrate? great to hear you're having a great time. sounds fantastic. xxx
WAY TO GO TEAM LIGGETT Hi Guys - Fantastique blog monsueir Annear. Great happy snaps, and great legs - must be to ride up those mountain slopes. Just imagine the calfs you will have when you get back!! Keep cheering for Cadel - all of Oz wants him to win - bit worried about the rest of the Silence Lotto team though, didn't seem to protect him in Stage 12. Keep safe and enjoy. Cheers Karen (ps excuse my crummy French)
Go team liggett woo boys, I hope the bread/beer/tapas to cycling ratio stays in the negative. Excess baggage might not be welcome on air emirates (or back in the boudiors of Floreat/Swanbourne/Karrinyup).
Keep up with the blogging. We love it!
Go Cadel! Hi Rod and team!
It's so exciting that your over there. Haven't spotted the jerseys in the crowd yet.
Cadel's in yellow! Can he defend it until the end??!!
Remember, the number one injury at the Tour De France is broken toes of the crazy spectators! Watch out for those cars!
hello dad (and anthony) Hello Dad,
Glad to hear that your flight was good
That pizza sounded nice, you should cook one when you get back.
We were disturbed by the news that you found Dodgeball funny as we had just been talking about how stupid it was.
maybe the flight altered your brain waves/capacity
Mum is yelling about something in the background so we should go.
love you
from kate and Ellie
(ELLIE IS BEING VERY ANNOYING ABOUT CAPITAL LETTERS SO HERE ARE SOME TO PLEASE HER)
Kate you are a fool.
Goodbye Dad!
ellie and kate and mum and rusty and chilli and oishi
LE TOUR FANTASTIQUE Hi Rod (and Anthony) Been watching to Le Tour every night (shame we only get about 2 hours max of viewing time on SBS) and Phil is his usual fantastique self - just love that man.
Drive safe on the way to France will be looking out for you on the side of the road.
Karen
Hudo
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Unreal
Enjoyed the travails of the Team Liggett. Wonderful Hudo