Anita, our finance manager, is back after spending a week with Echo 2. She returned laden with messages and photos:
Message from Anna:
Hello Mum, Dad, Matt, Billy and Mike, It's Anna here.
Sorry I haven't been in touch but I sent you a letter! I got your messages; we are in a village called Huskahadi, the weather is HOT, and we are knackered building elephant trenches! We get up at 5am and start work at 6am!! We have built our own long drops, showers and bashas as well as our own cooking areas! I will ring you when I can, but keep me updated on the blog with all the news from home. I hope all is well.
Anna xx
Message from Shona:
Hi Mum,
Thank you for the messages. I had a brilliant Birthday; building fences, showers, swimming in the reservoir and the group made me a lovely cake! Digging the trenches is hard work, so building up my muscles! Really enjoying myself, so don't worry about me. I will give you a quick call in about two weeks on my changeover. Love you all lots xxx. Keep going with the messages xxx
Message from Natalie:
Hiya Mum, it's Natalie, just want you to know I'm good. Loving all the messages, they're a good morale boost! Get Damon and Kirsty to get on here! Oh miss you as well lol. Got crazy T-shirt tan going on. Tell everyone I love and miss you all. Talk soon. Lil xxxx
P.S. Give the kids big hugs and kisses! Tell Dad to put piglet down. Ha ha.
Messages from Sasha:
Nikhil! Lolerz, u know it's hot down here, but I'm enjoying it all.... well the food is another story. Tell everyone I miss them and I will FB u as soon as possible. I miss seeing some ppl :-) Well until next time, BYE, Sasha.
Hi Kristen! It's Sasha. India is hotttt but fun, you should be jealous. Lime green jello - jealous actually. Having fun in the sun and will see you soon (not really though). Oh, and the guy that took your phone wasn't too smart :-) And I think I saw an elephant ghost. Eating a pitasporum tree. Or whatever that plant is you're always claiming to see. Sasha
Bermuda!!!! It's Sasha, India is great and I am enjoying my time working and burning in the sun :-) See you in September. FB me :-) Mum, Dad, Kyjuan, Brenna, Aarian, Sade, Shikiyla, Granny...everyone - Sasha
Message from Yvette:
Hey Teeny, coz I know ull be checking this lol! Just a wee note to say I'm missing you all like mad and I'm coming home - JOKE!! Having a ball but can't wait to see yous. Letters on their way and I need some words of comfort off yous! I know Michael's a technophobe but next time he's down get him to leave me a blog! Mail takes 3 weeks, but just know I'm enjoying and I'll phone 23rd hopefully. Love you all, Mum, Dad, Teeny, Titch and Mr Murray. Yvette xx
Lucas and Yvette hard at work in their trench
Sacha, Dave and PM Julie dig for victory
Stuart, Shona and Nat survey their 2m trench!
Camp's delightful kitchen designed by Shane (Mountain Man)
The chillout zone
Julie in the spacious sleeping area
Long drop designed by Lucas; sign handcrafted by Stuart
After a hard day's work, it's time for a swim...with goats
Hi Dean and Nicola here, Dean says nice shorts Lillian,Nicola says hope you are having an amazing time can't wait to see your tee shirt tan. lots of love Nicola and Dean xxx
ReplyDeleteHello it's Natalie's mum. Great to hear from you and it's nice to see what you are all up to.I see Stuart has got a good job as he is keeping a good eye on you and Shona while you dig the trench (ha ha). We have just had a visit from Chloe and Kirsty uodating us on everything. Amy has had a fall in Spain and she has 30 staples in her knee and is on crutches but okay otherwise. Hope you hav'nt got to many blisters but i am sure you can relax in the chillout area in the evenings it looks really cool. Will be in touch again soon very proud of you lots of love Mum and Dad x x x x
ReplyDeleteHi Lil(natalie) Daddy here went on the blog and read your message, it was good to here from you,nice to see you are having fun digging holes. Saw you in the photo's nice tee shirt tan and looking well. I have sent you a letter by air mail you should get it soon please excuse the spellings. Granny and Grandad send there love. keep up the good work missing you loads Daddy. Ps living the dream. x x x x x
ReplyDeleteHi Shona, lovely to hear from you, that looks like a rather deep hole, perhaps helping in the garden will be more attractive now!! Glad that you are enjoying things keep safe and I know you are happy. Off to London to see Donald will let you know how Tuesday went at the tea party. Take care lots of love from Mum
ReplyDeleteHey Yvette! Teeny and Michael here :)!
ReplyDeleteJust a few comfort words for you, ya big baby lol! Like the pictures the celtic tops a belter! :L Looking tanned already! Hairs looking nice :) Me and Michael were just playing a game of switch.. Michaels won 2 out of 15 i'm on a roll! :L:L We all sat and watched The wedding Singer last night.. was a good giggle :) Michaels been staying at your house the past couple of nights so you won't have to worry bout you houseee :) Mums not letting me up though. I'm determined ;) Michael went up for a cup of coffee.. You never had any milk or sugar.. so had to trek back down to get a cup of coffe! :L Did you hear i fractured my ankle and torn my ligaments? Probs not lol! It's all good though.. been to hospital and what not, So no worrying :) Michaels grans been missing you too and so is dylan! :) Wee Ross said your goin to come back 'enlighted' :P Michael can't wait to give you a big hug!, Michaels deffos goin to Russia now, So he'll be away for a couple of days when you get back. Not too long Dont worry. Take care, miss AND love you :) writeback! :D xxxxxxxx
Hi Shane.....Lovely to read all the tales of your project. I love your kitchen design! The work is hard I am sure but the group seem lively. Hope its not too hot or too wet. We are all fine..Orla's graduation was lovely....Clipper fleet were in Hull for a fabulous 2 days 17-19th..Maeve and George came with me and we loved it all.Hope you are keeping well.We miss you..Take care, All in Ireland send love and wishes too....Love Mum xxxx
ReplyDeletehey natalie
ReplyDeleteim living the dream here in the isle of man what with work and work and work lol, glad to see your having a fab time, eddie sends his love to ya too, we've brought another motorhome (big one too) so now there is somewhere for mum and the kids to sleep when they come over next month lol, keep up the good work babes and talk to ya soon
love and missing you loads x x x
Hey Nat! It's Kirsty :) been keeping an eye of your progress on here and saw that you wanted us to write so here i am lol...looks like you're having an amazing time out there :) im very jealous of your t shirt tan ;) lol...went to see toy story 3 last night, it is absolutely amazing!! You will have to see it when you are back! Just about to send off your letter to you, hope it doesn't take too long to get to you! Keep living the dream and il speak to you soon :) lots of love, miss you xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Shona, Amazon Prime? thought you were in India, hope this is ok love Mum
ReplyDeleteHey Stuart! It's kirst, hope your ok, love your look for digging your trench. Looks like your having an amazing time. miss you xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHI SON.THIS MESSAGE IS FOR DANIEL CABRAL.
ReplyDeleteSTILL TREEKING?BY NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE GATHER LOTS OF NEW EXPERIENCES AND THOSE GREAT OUTDOORS ADVENTURES THAT YOU'LL (I'M HOPING)WILL TELL US WHEN YOU GET BACK,SOON.
HERE EVRYONE IS CHEERING YOU ON AND WAITING FOR YOUR SAFE RETURN.MISSING AND LOVING YOU LOADS.TAKE CARE,TRUST YOUR STRENGHT.MOM
Hey Julie, Hope you having a great time, you look so glamourous digging your trench. really jealous and wish i was there. Have you got the parcel that i posted yet ( its full of crap but it does include sweets!).
ReplyDeleteNothing new here really apart from the fact i will be homeless in 2 weeks oops need to get looking for somewhere, or maybe i can borrow your tent, and you can give me lessions in putting it up.
Especially loving the hair....woo humidity... very sexy!
Well have a great time, i hope i have written this in the right place. Put up more photos so i can get a better look at your fro and new skinny physique LOL
lots of love and see you september
Emma
(AKA EKUM)
hey tiger lillie (natalie)
ReplyDeletewell had another viewing on the house at the weeken but still nothing :-(, never mind, so how have u been doing??? seen a few photos of ya and u look like your having a right good time, everyone in my work is now following ya too which is nice so im nt boring them to death with your progress lol, mum and the kids are coming over in 3 wks time so im so excited at for that and i told stanley about the steam train over here being like thomas and he freaked out and got so excited bless him, cant wait to see his face when hes on it lol,
well im off for now got work in the morning,
missing u loads and love ya loads
all our love karon and eddie xxx
Hi Anna. Party was fun. MIssed you. Love Dad
ReplyDeleteHi Anna. Bill's party went off very well last night. Surprise, surprise, we had curry. Popular. Took lots of photos. It was strange you not being there but you might as well have been because we spent a lot of time talking about elephants, trenches and fences. Look forward to hearing from you when you get back to Mysore. I have sent you an email.
ReplyDeleteKeep safe. Lots of love Mum.
Hi Anna
ReplyDeleteHope all's going well there and the elephants are behaving themselves - Just make sure the trenches are wide enough ! Spoke to Nottingham last night and they were all recovering from Billy's 21st. Felicity was over in Ireland for KellyAnne's wedding, so missed the party. We're having very cold nights here (well for Brisbane anyway), and everyone's fed up with winter. Tuppy spends her time under her blanket - spoiled little doggie that she is. You must be near the end of your 3rd week by now, so I suppose you'll be changing your activity soon. Look forward to hearing about it. Love, Kate n Steve n Tuppy
Hi Yvette,
ReplyDeleteBet you didn't think you would get a blog from you'r old gran, seen your photo you look fit, especially love the shorts. We all miss you but are glad you are enjoying yourself. Lots of love, Gran. xxx
Hey Lucas, Dan here from back home. Just to say everyone at A Band of Brothers is thinking of you and wishing you well. We've just completed another Quest weekend, so 7 more guys for you to meet when you get back! Also, Jack got married at the weekend and that all went really well too! The photos we've seen of you look great and we're all really proud of the brilliant work that you and the rest of the team are doing out there! Keep smiling and big love from all of us, D :0)
ReplyDeleteHi Anna. Not long now till you finish the first leg. You will all be glad of a rest. I will drop you a line when I put my feet up. We are all well. Our lives must seem so dull compared to your adventures over there. Have fun. All my love Mum.
ReplyDeleteHey David, Life is very hectic here:) The washing basket remains lonely however and we are stockpiling milk and cereal! Great speaking to you the other day...what you up to now???? In process of sending invites out now. George home after a week with Julie and Ray. I am getting old now and have just invested in some prescription glasses!! Still doing lots of running around...missing you to give lifts!! Terry collected the sofa for us which was nice, he was telling me what a hard worker you are...though going by the pictures you are having a rest now;) Missing you loads, lots of love all of us here xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Shona, not seen anything of the group since 18 July. Sorry to have missed your call was at the wedding in Newcastle it was a lovely day, there were lots of people there and they all seemed to enjoy themselves. A & R stayed with G & D for the week after. Donald is fine, hope to hear from you soon. Take care love you lots Mum xx
ReplyDeleteHi Lucas, I'm so excited to hear from you and glad your having such a great time. Keep going strong! Well done to all your group for all their hard work. Can't wait to hear about the next phase. Miss you. Saw Grandpa on Friday and Jude and co and Grandma is doing well. They all send their love and support. Bluie has taken up residence in Layla's basket and she can't get into it now!Have a fantastic time and keep safe,love and plenty of thoughts Mum xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Anna, you sound good but tired. I hope you have a good night sleep before you head out on the next adventure. Keep on top of those bites and watch they dont become infected. We are all well. I had a nice little break recently. 100%. Mike working with MW. Matt off to Bham for rugby meeting and Bill playing cricket in Leicester for CACC. Dad feels his golf improving. Have fun. All my love Mum. xx
ReplyDeleteps I will get parcel together ASAP
hi yvette mcneil clan here hope ur well taking good care of urself bugs not too big i hope did u see that big elephant !!! thre on about any way wee all miss u mind report on the wildlife be safe hugs and kisses
ReplyDeleteHello Anna!!!
ReplyDeleteits sophie! :) sorry i have only just worked out how to comment you, thanks to your mum. It looks like your having an amazazing time, sounds like hard work too! nothing much going on here, i got a job! i really like it, its at a deli/ restaurant. hope you've made lots of friends, and are enjoying yourself, im going to look at all the piccies now! ha my mum met rob for the first time today, she thought he was a chav because of his plugs! ha, so im gonna write her a chav handbook! ah dear. ah cant wait to see you! miss you lots <3 xxx