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July 3rd 2010
Published: July 3rd 2010
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Hello everyone! sorry its been so long!we have hardly been still since we arrived in the uk,and have crammed in so much..we are all completely knackered but v.v happy!after a swift pint in the pub on the way to peterboro from heathrow headed straight to our friends lyndzi,alan ,james and jessica(.thanks guys,,for putting up with the chaos, lov ya,you have been brilliant!))england is SO pretty..some surreal moments in my home town...having an evening with my aunty,uncle and cousins was unforgettable.special.charlie and his 2nd cousin look like brothers and im sneeking my 2nd neice ,paige ,home with me!bliss..memorable moments..watching england play in the yaxley british legion club and with our friends-complete with free cheese and branston sandwiches about 10.30pm,surprising our old neighbours and friends,having lunch in a beer garden with my 2 childhood bestist friends,lyndzi organising 2 days at school for the children(they LOVED it)..sandringham ,cambridge and taking kids to my old seaside Hunstanton!! the name says it all..ha ha..donkeys/sticks of rock and of course chips and vinegar!! I could keep going ,but im on limited time so ill move on..we took off to scarborough(eastcoast) and stayed in a huge hotel called the "the grand scarborough" wow..like a holiday camp for 90yr olds.kids love it-bingo/brassbands/ballrooms.penny arcades .fabulous time.moved on to ediburgh-no accomodation,so onto glasgow and through to loch lomond-Craig has found his spiritual home-he is very taken with this place..beautiful.met hughie ,incredible charater who had a place for us and loved kiwis.lived in nz for 3oyrs.onto Campbelltown in the mull of kintyre stayed with our friends lorna (and tuni) ,who showed us her gorgeous place in this world and fed us so well..onto edinburgh..stayed with our friends dot and pete who whisked our children away,giving craig and i a day on our own..took us everywhere worth going and made us feel like the most important people in the world!!edinburgh is truely magestic..the castle was my favourite and a wee pub by a wee river on a very wee street ..mmm a pint of stout and packet of cheese and onion..bliss.on to cumbria ,where i write this from,just returned from a walk,going to the pub for tea so going to have to sign off..wont be so long next time,promise! everyone is doing really well.craig has lost his american accent .and our passports.but we wont talk about that.xxxxh

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4th July 2010

Hey guys, it does not at all suprise me that you have no time for bloggin, way to much fun to be had. Keep it up huh. Love you guys xxx Ross and Shayney
5th July 2010

howdy x
chuckle chuckle.....hope u now have the passports craig!!!!! fab hearing all your travel news darlin. feelin very homesick after sam asked"whats a stick of rock!!!!!" bless her and i can identify with all the other food tastes very well!!!! had any skips from marks and sparks yet?? sounds as thou everthing is tickaty boo....love u and miss u....speak soon darlin...big sis xx
7th July 2010

Noice!
Sounds like you guys are being wowed by the Bostock whenua - cool about the kids going to school, and lucky find in Hughie. Good thing you're having a no blame holiday because you can't call Craig an effing useless tard for losing the passports eh? (Phew! bet Craig is thinking).

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