Comment: Hi Alan and Jenny. We met in Russell and Kerikeri so had your website address which makes our humble little blogspot look like a notebook, well done for all the info and we will keep an eye on you when we are back in England. Best wishes WOF Paul and Trudy.

Hi Paul, Great to here from you, Hope you had a good journey back to the U.K. It was interesting to chat to you at the camp sites. Keep in touch, Best wishes, Alan & Jenny

Comment: hi to you both you know i'd love to be doing what yoou are doing.i', really enjoying looking at the places you have been to so far. as for the shorts will have to look on screen and not at CST.all the best luv sue.

Comment: Hiya you two ! Just updated myself to see where you are now.Look's like you've found a bit of Paradise there! Good new's.Dad is going home on Friday after 4month's away.He can't wait ! Byeee.....

Comment: Hi to you both, Just been catching up on your travels and glad to hear you are still having a great time. I like all the little quips you come out with Alan and it's obvious Jenny has a good sense of humour. She needs it with you..(only joking). Take care and look forward to the next episode. Bye for now.

Hello Pauline and Derek, Good to see you are still looking at the website and it giving you a smile. Yes, Jenny is a great sport, and believe me she will get her own back. Now in the South Island, so we will expect it to be wetter and cooler. Keep that cuppa' hot. Best Wishes, Alan & Jenny

Comment: Hi again Alan and Jenny. This is the first time I have had a proper chance to look at what you have been getting up to. Very intersting, keep up the good work. We arrived back in Heathrow from LA on 30th March to all the hype about terminal 5 and it was true. With any luck they will be sorted by the time you return. Best wishes WOF Paul & Trudy. ps I gave you the wrong address for our blog see above for what we did on our 83 days away from UK.

Hi Paul and Trudy, Good to here from you, Don't know about this terminal 5 is it finished? We have not seen a TV since January, the Kiwi's know more about UK news than we do. The last piece of news I remember (my memory isn't that good) was some liner on its maiden voyage hitting an iceberg! We found your blog both interesting and useful, Regards Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hi Guys, Looks like your having a fantastic trip. We'll look forward to seeing you when you arrive in Australia. All the best Will (Britz & Maui Campers)

Thanks Will, hope you sort out a nice new one for us, we promise to look after it, Best Wishes Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hi! Love your website but unfortunately it's contributing adversely to our severe post holiday depression. It was great to catch up with you on Doubtful sound. I asked Katie to marry me that night, while you were watching the slide show. We had the deck all to ourselves. She said yes by the way. I'm jealous you had snow. I still haven't touched any. We've added your site to our favourites so we'll keep an eye on your exploits. Have fun at the glaciers. Let us know when your in Melbourne.

Hi Dave and Katie, Sorry you're having that post holiday depression, But eh, congratulations on you engagement, Jenny by the way guessed, We hope our ramblings didn't spoil your party. We will certainly let you know as we approach Melbourne. Best Wishes to you both, Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hello to you both. Have been catching up on your travels as we have been offline for a few weeks. What can I say but I am astounded at the photography. Are you sure you don't have a professional with you? They are stunning, beautiful, breathtaking and any other adjective that fits. Well done. Have lots more fun and keep up the good work. Pauline and Derek.

Hi Pauline & Derek, Glad you are back on line, we have missed your comments. Honestly we have not got a professional photographer with us. Although we did learn a lot from Mike on the photography safari from Queenstown and I have changed some of the settings I previously used and I am happier with them. (all to do with aperture, speed and white balance). You both have fun, leave some Carp in that lake. Best Wishes, Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hi there Very impressed with your site. Looking forward to your Oz Travelogue as we're hoping to do "The Big Trip" starting in July - if we get our 12-month Visas. Your photographs of the Milford and Doubtful Sounds bring back memories of a cruise ship visit a couple of years ago - thankyou sooo much Lesley

Hello Jeff & Lesley, Thank you for your comments on the website. I have emailed you seperately on some information on 12 month Visas to Australia which may be of help. Let us know when you start your trip, it could be a small world. Milford and Doubtful Sound were one of the highlights of New Zealand and will be a treasured memory. Best of luck with your plans. Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hey you two. I hope you are enjoying yourselves so much in beautiful Sydney that you haven't had time to tell us all about it. How was the raisin toast? Enjoy yourselves, Lesley

Hi Lesley & Jeff, Sydney was great, the internet a bit difficult though and more expensive than NZ. We've sorted the raisin toast, we bought some from the supermarket for breakfast in the motorhome, Problem was the adjustment on the toaster, the first lot was cremated. (actually just the way Jenny likes it, a devious way of getting extra slices). Best Wishes Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hello to you both, Sounds like you're having fun!We are all enjoying the website,great travelogue,some lovely photos. Are you sure you're in Australia? All the best - Em, Tony and Sarah.

Comment: Hi - sounds like you are enjoying the warmer Australia, you left at the right time lots rain and 10 -15 degrees. How about some more great photos, or are you storing them up? Your Kiwi friends Brian and Judy

Hi Briain & Judy, best look at the Travelogue for the latest weather here, seen more rain in the last two days then we did in the whole of our stay in New Zealand. We are storing some photographs at present as we are finding it more difficult to access the internet, however we are in Hervey Bay for a few days so hopefully we will catch up. Best Wishes Alan & Jenny.

Comment: You be careful of them there Cassowarys - apparently they're VERY dangerous. Their kick packs enough of a wallop to do an appendectomy on you. Lesley

Hi to you both, The only danger I could see would be perhaps slipping on the dropping's we have seen on the trail and breaking a leg. That the nearest we have been to one. Best Wishes Alan & Jen.

Comment: Hi to you both. I have been following your progress using Google Earth and believe me it looks absolutely beautiful. Even the 'Wreck of the Meheno' can been seen on there. You are doing a great job with the website and I just don't know how you have found the time to keep it up to date. Take care anyway and we look forward to more adventures. Pauline and Derek.

Comment: Hi you two Hope you had a good time up in Cape York. Really looking forward to reading ALL about it. Welcome back Lesley

Hi Lesley, Yes we had a great time, the people we met on the trip made it so special and we had some real laughs. You must think about doing a "Cape York" tour when you get here, Kind Regards, Alan & Jenny

Comment: Kia ora Jenny & Alan We have followed your travels with great interest and are excited that we might be able to meet up with you in the Alice Springs area. Can't believe that we will all be there at the same time. I knew we were meant to meet up again! We have booked our flights and are seriously thinking of hiring a campervan for 5 days from Wed 17 Sept. Brian is planning the trip with military like precision - hopefully we won't get lost! Will be in touch later. Nga mihi nui (with best wishes) Judy & Brian

Kia ora Brian & Judy, Looking forward to hopefully seeing you in "Alice", sounds a good idea a campervan, Briain said you were planning the trip, you are both going to the same destination we hope? Regards Alan & Jenny.

Comment: hi alan and jenny just recently heard of the phrase Grey nomads a lovely name and as i am retiring in a few years time sounds like a great idea enjoy your trips and i will finish reading your site and updates good luck

Hello Steve, Good to see people are finding greynomads, bet you didn't think there would be some "pommy" one's. Keep looking at the website and hope its of interest to you, Kind Regards, UK Grey Nomads.

Comment: Hi Jenny & Alan Enjoyed looking at your web page. Thanks to you we are now famous as we found ourselves amongst your photos. We have enjoyed our travels south and will be home at the end of the month. It is currently raining and not the most pleasant experience whilst camping. Hopefully we may see you when you travel in our area. Regards Pat & Keith

Hi both, great to here from you, I will endeavor to send you some of the photos that I took of you. Hope you don't want royalties for your pictures. We are now in Katherine so nice and warm here although the nights are cool, (like the first night on Cape York) we will certainly call on you when in your area. Can you make stew and damper like Chocko's? Best Wishes Alan & Jenny

Comment: Hello to you both again. I did write about a week ago but it is not showing on the guest book. Not to worry. We are still keeping up with everything and I must say I do envy you both. Just not having to work is enough for me....ha ha... Well I see you are off to Litchfield National Park. I am certain it won't be a bit like home if you get my meaning. You have some excellent pictures of sunrises and sunsets so keep up the good work and look forward to more stories in the travelogue. Take care Pauline and Derek.

Hi Pauline& Derek, looks like your last message went AWOL, we didn't receive the email confirmation either. Pleased you are still finding the website interesting, we are now using our own GPS co-ordinates which are more accurate than from our camp-site directory, Googled right into our camp-site tonight. Lichfield that is Staffs, used to have the "t" in it but some lazy XXX decided to leave it out (probably around 1066). More sunsets to come, busy with the website tonight so missed the best part of today's. Keep catching them, best wishes, Alan & Jen.

Comment: Finally had a browse of your web site! We are still on the road nomading ourselves for the next 4 weeks, but Cape York was the HIGHLIGHT. Great to meet you both...keep on enjoying your travels. Love from Grace and Ian.

Hi Grace and Ian, We will always have great memories of our time spent with you up Cape York, Grace keep practising with your new camera, Ian we hope your hat didn't shrink! Love Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Just came accross you website by chance - what a fantastic journey - good on you for not retiring in to a boring old routine of garden centres and tea dances! I hope your dream turns out to be everything you hoped it would. Keep on enjoying the sights of the world. x

Hi Jen, thanks for your message, we sure are having a great time, Tea dance? no chance, although I would like to try Cajun dancing. Best Wishes Alan & Jen.

Comment: Hi Alan & Jenny - we saw your Maui in Cable Beach car park on 25th Aug - it's similar to the one we had so we noticed it, and your web site address which I've just looked at. Wish we'd spoken to you then (but you were out enjoying a club sandwich). We spent 5 weeks travelling from Darwin to Broome then came home to our jobs. Next time we must do what you are doing ! Have a great time.

Hi David, Yes, its a pity you didn't speak to us, we might even have shared our club sandwich with you! We trust you had a great time travelling in NT and WA. Keep looking at the website to see what we are up to, Best Wishes, Alan & Jenny

Comment: Helloooooooooo! Long time no see. I trust that you are both having a wonderful time on your travels. As soon as I get five child free minutes I will have a proper look at the site! Get in touch when you get chance! Lots of love Marie, Jason, Connor and Kieran x x x x x

Hi Marie, Great to here from you, Yes, we are having a great time and the weather is certainly better than in the UK. Keep those children under control, send them to bed early so you can read the website. Say hello to the family for us, Love Alan & Jenny XX

Comment: Just been catching up on your travels and must comment on the Remarkable Rocks. I have beem following you around on Google Earth as you know and looking at the pictures of these rock I will agree they are truly REMARKABLE. Congratulations on your lottery win. Just don't spend it all in one go. It is nice to hear of someone you know winning for a change. We have put the caravan away for the winter and it is going to seem very strange being at home weekends. Never mind March is just around the corner. Take care both and keep enjoying yourselves.

Hi Both, Good to here from you, some of the places look awesome on Google earth don't they? Gosh it only seems five minutes since you got your caravan out. I gather that the UK summer as been normal, ie wet and cold. We are suprised how poor the weather as been in SA, certainly none of those high temperatures we have had, still soon be summer. Best Wishes, Alan & Jenny

Comment: Hi guys,well your getting a few miles under you belt,hope the pounds havnt. Great to see your doing well and enjoying your dream,Keep it up Love George & Barb xxx

Hi George and Barbara, Great to here from you, yes we certainly have done a few kilometres now, as for pounds, in weight terms we have lost some (must be all the walking) in £ terms we have gained some, we have had our winter fuel allowance! Best Wishes Alan & Jenny xx

Comment: hi to you both glad to see you are both still enjoying yourselves i think the places you have been to are great and the photos are out of this world you sure know how to take them has kasha emailed you yet???? everyone at cst sends their love to you both speak soon. luv sue xx

Hi Sue, Thanks for your message, I just press the button, the places we see must take the credit. No word from Kaska yet, Best Wishes to all at CST, Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Still waiting for a visit and yes I can cook stew and damper just like Chocko - but please don't compare. Have a lovely Christmas and remember the welcome mat is always out.

Hi Pat, We are getting closer to Wagga Wagga now, you never know it might not be Father Christmas coming down your chimney, it could be us! Best Wishes Alan & Jenny xx

Comment: Hi Guys Hope you are having a fantastic time touring around my home state. Before you board the ship if you look up on the hill on the ship side of the bridge is where I used to live before the move to melbourne. There is a big clump of houses so too hard to point out the exact one. Happy travelling from the Britz Team

Hi Will, sorry, didn't see the old homestead, Bit of a mishap with a side window in "Tassie", but thanks to David and the guy's at Britz, Hobart, we were soon on our way. Regards Alan & Jenny

PS Are you still buying us a "Singapore Sling" when we reach there?

Comment: Just to wish you both a very HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR and GOOD LUCK for 2009.xx

Hi both, Thanks for the message, we both wish you the same, Won't be long now before we are home, get that brew on, Best Wishes Alan & Jenny xx

Comment: Hi Guys. Well now you have departed us I hope you had an awesome trip here in AU. I am off to the airport now bound for Penang. Hope you are having a ball in Singapore it is a shame my plans got altered and I ended up in another country and could not buy you that well desereved Singapore sling. Happy travels

Hi Will, Thanks for the help you and the Britz/Maui team have given us over the last few months, perhaps we will save the drink until we visit Australia again, We still have most of Western Australia still to see. You'll give us a "good deal" I trust, thanks again, best wishes, Alan & Jenny.

Comment: helo to you both i bet this is different now that you have come back to good old england i have realy enjoyed following you around and feel sad does this mean you may come and visit us at cst pharma ha ha look forward to seeing you both soon take care lv suexx

Hi Sue, Yes we will visit you at CST sometime in June/July when we are back in the midlands, best wishes, Alan & Jen

Comment: Nice to see that you're back on the road again. We're still travelling, back in Sydney then heading northwards before returning to Sydney to sell our bus and fly home in August. Good luck in your new travels. Lesley

Hello Lesley, Good to here from you, wish we were still in Australia, especially after the last wet and windy week in Cornwall. Love the website, like us you have met some wonderful people on your travels, safe journeys, Alan & Jenny

Comment: hello to you both hope you are keeping okay, just am update for you kasha is expecting again and all is going well they expect baby in august.i am back driving again now after my operation cast is off thank god we are still waiting for this visit off you and jenny . speak to you soon luv sue xxxxx

Hi Sue, Good to here from you, thank you, we are both well. Give Kaska our best wishes, we are looking forward to our first grand child very soon now. Very pleased to know that you have recovered from your foot operation. We shall shortly be back in the Midlands, so get some "choccy" biscuits, we will definately be comming to visit you. Love Alan & Jen xx

Comment: hello to you both i will look forward to your visit if i am here i go on holiday on the 1st july for two weeks kasha has had her scan and it is a little boy that they are expecting will speak soon take care luv sue xxx

Hello Sue, See you soon, just waiting for the weather to improve so I can wear my shorts, Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hi Alan and Jenny I am very jealous of your life as I am still trudging to work every day being a boring accountant.Peter(bet thats shocked you that I have finally turned into a sensible person and settled down with someone) has just pointed out that although he would love to do what you two have has reminded me how bored I get in the car if we go further than the end of the road!!See you have had a message from George and Barb as well.Glad everything has turned out so well for you. Love Rosie & Peter xx

Hello Rosie and Peter, delighted to see your name Rosie on our guest book, must meet Peter, he will need my approval! We did over approx' 35,000 Kilometres just in Australia, we were never bored, pass the "Spar" shop here and yes, were're bored. Will be in touch further shortly, best wishes, Alan & Jenny xx

Comment: Hi Alan just spent the last hour reading all about your travels in Devon. Sounds FAB how was it back at Chambers?? can't believe Pat is still there, Where do you go next?? and for how long?? Love the pics of your motorhome been lookin at a few myself instaed of our caravan. We have our van at Stowford Farm Meadows Coombe Martin if i had known you were down there i would have loved to meet up with you both, we are down most weekends, Michelle (My wife) and two boys are living down there over the next 6 weeks school holidays!! I have 2 weeks in August then back to work...(Do you remember work???) Great reading all about your travels must stay in touch if you ever back in North Devon look us up.. Take Care both Darren

Great to hear from you again Darren, Chambers=Work, won't discuss, Still deciding where to go next, who knows? North, East, South, West?????????? May even be back in Devon, but we are still thinking Scotland. Give us a ring, will try and get to visit you. Best Wishes, Alan & Jenny

Comment: It was very nice to see you both at Kings Green Caravan Park in The Malverns. I am so pleased that you enjoyed your stay there. Derek is out of pain now that his abscess is gone after having his tooth extracted today. NO it has nothing to do with Jenny's apple cake which was delicious. You are very lucky to have such a wonderful cook as your wife. Maybe next time we see each other you can cook the BBQ but we will still provide the wine. I thought afterwards that we should have given you a bottle to send you on your way but never mind. (next time). You will just have to remind us. Take care on your travels and hope to see you again in the not too distant future. Pauline and Derek xx

Great time at Kings Green, thank you both of you. Please don't mention Apple Cake again, people will be knocking on the door of the motorhome for their share. Anyway it means I will have to "scrump" some more apples. Wonderful cook? On our first wedding anniversary I bought Jenny a cook book (well the first anniversary is paper) so I must take some credit myself. Look forward to a BBQ, the wine sounds a good idea, Best Wishes Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hi, Judy and I were sitting on our deck yesterday afternoon - suddenly a possible name for your camper - JENAL. Most honoured to have those photos amongst your 'Wrecks and Relics' you would love that place Alan not sure about Jenny. Will keep in touch Brian and Judy

Kia Ora, Brian and Judy.
Sitting on your deck hey? Shouldn't you be sorting out that wonderful garden of your's Brian? Whilst Judy makes some of her delicious Pavlova! Motorhome name? surely I should come first? Yes, what an honour having your photo's on our website, didn't have a catergory for THAT photo of Judy! No, I don't think a scrap-yard would be the right place to take Jenny, on second thoughts! Best wishes, Alan & Jenny xx

Comment: Hi to Alan and Jenny, Well, how exciting to read about your adventures. We came across your site whilst searching for a "new model" campervan hire in NZ. We are both in our early 60's and children of immigrant parents to Australia (when we were 8 years old). We both have a yearning to be grey nomads like you both, but have to muster the courage to realize our dreams. Have to ask - do you have a plan for when you are no longer able to be grey nomads (meaning, sorry......too old!)? Where will you live, or more importantly, did you put some funds away to cover that chapter in your life book? Your story is really great reading and we wish you all the luck in your future adventures around the world. Who knows we might meet up somewhere some day. Best wishes from us both.

Hello Haze and Pete, Very pleased you found our web site and hope it will be useful to you when you visit New Zealand. We met many "Grey Nomads" when we were in Australia, remember our saying on our home page, "Don't dream the dream, do the dream". In answer to your question on growing to old,
we have still some funds from the sale of a house and obviously the value of the motorhome, we would like to live in Herefordshire eventually and rent a property, however we will hopefully be nomads for some time yet and who knows visit Australia again. When I do die, I want to die quietly in my sleep, just like my uncle did, not screaming and shouting like his passengers! Let us know about your travel experiences. Best Wishes Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hi Jenny and Alan, hope the Scottish trip is as wild as you'd wish and thank you for the birthday wishes. Did you identify the bird? Pleased to hear Jenny found that hairdresser even though her locks looked splendid tossing in the near-gale force winds. We have a few grey hairs sprouting (Graham especially) so feel qualified to be part of your select gang of wild nomad campers. Happy trails - we're only a bit jealous! Jen, Graham & Fudge

Hi Graham and Jennifer, Great to have met you both, thanks for the information when we were at Aird. No the bird remains unidentified, might send a photo of it to you. Best Wishes, Alan & Jenny.

Comment: Hi you two Glad to see that you're off on the road again and still writing some great stuff. We've been back home in soggy old Bedfordshire for 2 months now. It almost seems as if we never went away. But we have some fantastic memories, loads of new friends and over 12000 photos to browse through . It was a pity that our paths didn't cross - well mebbe they did but not at the right time LOL Possibly we'll meet up somewhere along the road - our next plan is to buy a caravan to do a bit of touring and use for our craft shows next year. One show we'll definitely be doing is the Festival of the Tree at Westonbirt Arboreteum, Gloucestershire, held over the August Bank Holiday. A great show in a fabulous setting. See you there????? love to you both