No it appears that England don’t have a back line to speak of.
Well it wasn’t pretty again, but credit to England where it’s due. Golden boots won it for them again. They sure do know how to grind another team into the mire don’t they? I just wish they’d give the ball to Jason Robinson a bit more. THe one time he touched the ball in the France game, things happened!

Geoff

That is quite foul!!!! i don’t believe a word of it and i hope you are still gluging away!!!
the glacier was much fun. i did enquire about hamish, julio having been so complimentary about his skills as a guide but he was otherwise occupied with a half day group while we went for the day tour!!! after donning soggy boots and a classy gortex coat we set off in the bus with boot grips and an ice axe – this icidently was the most useless thing in the world. you had to hold it all the time in one hand and therefpre only had one to grab onto thew icy surfaces with, and it nearly tripped me up a dozen times, almost chucking me into the blue crevices serounding us!!! i would have chucked it from me accept for the fact that all equipment had to be payed for!!! it was, as jul’s e-mail suf\gested, a day of blue ice, crevices, holes caves, cold water and a guide called blair with about as many piercings as one could have – however, as i get fed to the back teeth of writing a long mail to you and then the same thing in the generakl mail about the same thing, i will go to and start y general.

the only reason i havn’t texted recentyly is that there has been no reception in the hills. in wanaka at the moment and then on to queenstaown to collect my bevie of mail and the on south!
T

Well I don’t normally swear on the blogger but jesus christ what the hell is that sprouting out of my pristine pait? Liv: punishment of a suitable kind will be dealt out on my return. At least you could have given me a decent hairline to make me feel better. I look like that bloke out of Babylon 5 whose name I forget.

Looks like you won’t have to eat your hat after all dod, but it was touch and go there for a while. I bet you were feeling a tad queasy at half time. Even if the victory goes to England, the entertainment prize must surely go to the Welsh boyos! It seems to me that the only guy who knows how to entertain on the English team is Jason Robinson. Johnny saves the day again!

Graceful in defeat,
Geoff

P.S. Anyone but the Auzzies eh?

Hail all,
That hair on geoff is quite hidiouse!!!!! much amusment though! Liv, it looks like you took the elephant you had already carved out and gave it a polish!!!!don’t strain yourself will you? where is a pic of jul’s rabbit? one pic is of geof on present. the horse at regula’s, and the other is of the ride in golden bay, the horses prabcing up the hill after a hard gallop on the beach. the Cale thing sounded fun. reminded me a bit of what i thought of the bowie one i went to. i liked all the old stuff, but didn’t know any of the new stuff so didn’t like that as much. i’m sure chris would like to go. he will probably have tickets already!!!
greymouth is ok, not nearly as bad as the book says it is, though it is sunny today. the wwoofing was great fun as the people were so nice and generous, especially with their food, they had about five cows and pigs in the freezer, and pulled out a hunk of meat every day!! tasty! we went jade hinting a lot along the beach. the lovcals have bucket loads of these lovely, poilished stones which come down from the rivers and are them polished up by the sea. we had no luck though and didn’t find one. there are also some good gold rivers round here so on our way down to the glaciers we are going to stop of and sift a few niggets of so out of the silt with the frying pan!!! well, cheers for moving the money accross. maybe it would be better if you just did it? i’ll try and get on though soonest as you have texted the other stuff. nothing in the greymouth postal services so i presume the lengthy letters and wot not hasve gone to queenstown. jolly good. oh yes, these people were so friendly and we had sucha good time that they have invited us back for xmas!! it will beat spending it in the back of the car with Goeff!!! we will see where we are, but it would be nice. my hair is really long now, and blond ‘cos of the sun. geoff’s head looks like a coconut rather than egg now. the grey turd is going well, and that’
s about all the news, we are heading to athers pass and then south top the glaciers. will try and phone from there.

love Tanya

dod liv and jul,
i expect to hear that at least one fo you made a cake, that you have all got suitable prezzies and that mama is taken out for the customary fish and chips on the big day!!!!!
love t

Hello everyone,

Well Tan and I have now been together for the princely term of 4 years; and an interesting 4 years it’s been.
Pressure has been exerted upon the Gibbs household to come up with the fabled Bali and Australia photo CD, that seems to have disappeared without trace. Hopefully you’ll receive it soon.

Michou: I don’t know if Tan has told you, but so far the apis seems to have worked incredibly well. Long may it last!!

WE’re off to do some more wwoofing tomorrow.

Geoff