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Tuesday 18 December.
After we broke down in Belgium we went to Holland, Belgium again Luxemburg Germany Austria then back to Germany and now I am in Holland again
We got to the campsite at Brixen in Austria and it was really really deep snow and loads of people were skiing. I have got pics but I have lost my card reader.
The trouble was it was SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cold the motorhome just completely froze up. We were warm inside but everything was just FROZEN
and nothing really worked. Thyere was ice all over inside even though it was warm it was wierd. Mum and dad decided the motorhome could not cope with it so we left after two days, all me and Sam got to do was sledge which was good fun. None of us wanted to leave but we had to. We were going to go to a different site but it didnt have a ski bus so it was no good really. So we went back to Germany and decided we were going to Holland for Christmas to a place with loads to do. The pic is our motorhome in Germany taken from Luxemburg |
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Friday 30 Nov 2007
We got the ferry to Calais. It didnt take long but me and Sam were laughing at all the lorry drivers who were watching Tom and Gerry
We stayed on an aire at Calais for a few nights. Everything was going wrong with the motorhome and we thought we might have to go back to England.
Anyway we set off but in Brussels an alarm went off in the motorhome and there was smoke coming in. It was SCARY . We got the breakdown to come and a man came
who looked really cool with long hair but he didnt do anything. Mum reckons he didnt want to ruin his hair. He got his boss to come and he came in a Porche Cayenne. We thought he was coming in a breakdown truck !!!!!! Anyway the one with long hair went off to get a big truck and the boss told my dad that it was our lucky day cos he knew a garage that mended American Motorhomes.
Sam went in the breakdown truck and we followed in the car. The man driving the lorry was MAD He drove really really fast. Sam said he was making silly noises when he was swinging round all the parked cars. Mum was crying cos she thought he was going to crash it.
Anyway the man at the garage said he could mend it and we stayed there a week sort of on the street outside, but actually it was OK we got the telly working at least.
But then the worst thing happened..our car broke down and it would be too expensive to mend it so now we havent got a car with us
Today we moved from the garage to Holland and tomorrow we are going to a Christmas market in a big cave at somewhere near here called Velkenberg or something like that.
The pic is where we were at the garage
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Sun 18th November
Last week was really fun seeing my family and all my old mates from school!
Picked up the mothorhome on Tue and stayed the night where they were repairing it-
(im glad as coz we'd had a 5 hour jurney to get down here)Then we came here near Portsmouth.
Saw Maria (my best friend) and her family yesterday - and she is coming here later today.
I'm quite excited about the ferry on tue but it feels wierd as well! We get it on Tuesday
Its raining here and they've still got SNOW in Austria so i cant wait to get there! We don,t really know where we are going for the first month but I am hoping to go and see my friend
Yanna who I met this summer at Camp, she came over with her family for the summer to see what home ed was like and I want to go and see Denis and Michelle who we played with all summer last year in Narbonne. They all live in Germany and dad says
it is not far out of the way.
We are going to German Christmas markets, never been to one but there was a German Christmas market stall in Portsmouth yesterday selling sausages. I have never been to Germany and EVERYONE tells me thats all they ever eat.
Wednesday 7th November
I really enjoyed my teen challange at Camp. On the last night we had a fancy dress disco, I went as Daphne from Scooby Doo but I think the best costume was Sooty & Sweep. Some of my friends were in tears because we were leaving but I will be back!
I did my rehersal on Sunday & Monday then the shows on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Everyone was shattered at the end, I was tired but at least I didnt have to school as well. My Grandma & Uncle came to see the show & they said it was really professional. I really enjoyed it & so did everyone else - I think. On the last day everyone was sad.
We went to Centre Parcs at the weekend, I did loads of activities including ex boarding - like skateboarding, zip wire, jumping out of trees and line dancing. The swimming pool was good, there were rapids that went outside.
We are homeless at the moment the motorhome has gone into the garage for a few things to be done to it so we've come to stay with Grandma & we will go to say Goodbye to our friends this week before we set off for Austria.
Wednesday 24th Oct.
Hi Freya and everyone in Netherthong. I am coming up soon to see you
We are getting ready to go to Austria and I cant wait cos its been SNOWING loads there.cool
Me dad and Sam went to Hampton Court . It was nice. I thought I would be bored but I wasnt. We didnt go in cos it was too expensive but we walked in the gardens. I just love the trees theyve got there.
We also went to London Zoo . We had free tickets which is a good job cos if we had payed dad would have gone MAD . It was a bit rubbish like old and dirty
Ive got a REALLYYYY busy time. Ive got loads of rehersals for Dracula Spectacular then three full shows, we are going to Centre Parks in 10 days, then we are going to see everyone to say goodbye so I am going to be sooooooooooo tired. At camp this week its what they call teen challenge and you do allsorts of things like laser quest, its a knockout, orienteering, arts and crafrs. Its really good but TIRING. Weve got allsorts tomorrow and then a fancy dress disco
Ive been to my last Guides but they said I can ome back when we come back in March which is cool cos I love guides. Ive also had my last guitar lesson, but guess what, they said I can go back there as well as long as I havent learnt to Yodel
Sam says I have to say hes played two games of Rugby for Marlow and he has won both of them
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Sat.13 Oct 2007
Last week me mum and Sam went on the London Eye. It was really good and we had a great view cos it was a lovely day.
We had a picnic in Tralfagar Square and we walked all over St James park, Buckingham Palace , Leicester Square and lots of other places. We saw pelicans , squirrels and a load of wild life.
There was a soldier on Horse Guards Parade and I tried to get him to move but I couldnt.
I GOT MY MONEY BACK for my laptop but I still havent had a letter from Businesspost so DONT SEND ANYTHING BY BUSINESSPOST
My show, Dracula Spectacular is coming on good and I'm looking forward to doing it at the end of the month.
We have booked our campsite in Austria for the winter .I am so looking forward to skiing and snow boarding. We are going to go to places in Germany first to go to their Christmas markets that are meant to be good. We have been buying loads of ski stuff off ebay
Sam has started playing rugby at Marlow. He has got his first match tomorrow and he keeps going on about it....boring rugby.
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Saturday 14th July.
I got a Nokia 7373 for my birthday. COOOOOL . I also got loads of money and I have bought myself a guitar because I am still having lessons. The put a surprise party on for me at Camp. It was a SURPRISE
I went to see my grandma and went to see Leah but only saw her for a second or so cos she went to sleep. 
I got enrolled at Guides but it has finished for the summer now but next week I am sleeping out doing my ONC in outdoor living skills. I hope I pass cos it counts a bit like a GCSE so it would be good. The week after me mum and Sam and some of my friends at Camp are going on a sailing boat for a week. We are learning how to sail and have to do all the work, cooking, cleaning. I cant wait as it is something I have never done before. Some of them have been on it before and all they say is I will be sea sick. We have to agree what food to take and cook. Some are vegetarian, everyone wont eat something and I do not know how we will all agree. We have to cook for the crew as well so mum says we cant live on pot noodles.
We have got a new car, well not new it cost 250 pounds but its good. Mum says its hers.So now weve got two cars and a motorhome??????????????
Dad hasnt worked out how to tow two cars at the same time yet
WE WON A WII. Its good and its hardwork playing it but its fun. We keep doing competions and Sam has won a Shrek3 Beany Baby thing. He is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sad cos he really wants it and keeps seeing if the postman has come/
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Monday 11th June.
I went to guide camp. It was good we did loads of stuff but on Sunday it poured with rain all day. ALL the other guide groups went home but we didn't. We stayed until Monday cos we are a TOUGH guide group. There were 24 of us sleeping in a 16 man tent. It was raining so hard and it was soooooooooo windy you couldnt sleep.
I went to an audition to be in a play and I got in I was happy. It is called Dracula Spectacular and we do it on Halloween so we have got loads and loads to practise. I have to go every Sunday til the end of October
My friend Maria came for a couple of days. We slept in our tent and we went to watch Pirates of the Carribean. 3. Apparantly Orlando Bloom goes in the cinema that we went in in Henley. I dont know if that is true but loads of famous people live round here.
We are going to see the Queen and Tony Blair on Thursday. BORING Boring Boring. They are visiting the school where my uncle teaches.
Mum has won tickets to Ascot Ladies Day and wants a new dress, hat, shoes ....
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Friday 25 th May
We went canoeing to an open day at a sailing school a few weeks ago
I didn't really enjoy it tho. Sam did, so did Mum she a go at sailing a dinghy.
We went for more snow boarding lessons this week, it was really hot and sweaty, I got a headache from doing it. I was well enough to go with Georgia to a BBQ & sleep over.
Me and my mum have won some competitions lately
Here is a list of what :
Some horsey clothes (T-shirt, Body warmer,Jumper and some wellys)
Electric toothbrush
Solar powered backpack, Ipod Shuffle (in a set) x2
Memo stick x2
Detecteve Nintendo ds game
Digtal camera
So I think we have done quite well!!!
On Monday we had a Greek day at camp, there were 4 teams Trojans, Sparticans, Olypians and Corinthians.
and we had to get points by doing things. I got extra points because I made my costume on my own and I made a shoe like the Greeks would have worn. My team the Olympians came 3rd.
There were Olympic games and a Trojan war with a Trojan horse. We had a lunch with food that you would have eaten if you were an ancient Greek, we had to trade I wasn't happy because we had awful food and nobody wanted to trade.
They have been making a video at camp to advertise it & it will be on their web site. http://www.homeeducators.co.uk/heroeseducationalcentre_12917.html
Today I am going on Guide camp until Monday. So got to go and pack.
Sunday 6th May
I have joined a cricket club for girls. It's good. We should have had our first match today but it has been postponed to three weeks time. We have got matches everyweek. Sam played his first match for the U 15s. against Henley. He was out for 000000000 .He is playing for the U 13s on Tuesday. I think he has got two matches every week.
Grandma came to see us for a few days. She and mum took me to a drama school. They started learning a production of Les Miserables but I didnt really enjoy it because of all the singing. I am going to try a different place next Saturday. We all went to Portsmouth to see Maria and her family. I hadnt seen her for ages and we had a good time talking about everything. I think me and Sam have found a place to get FREE guitar lessons. Some of the others at Camp are getting them. It is something to do with a grant that they can get.
I have been getting ready for guide camp. My friend Georgia has joined and she is going. Her dog had a puppy but it died. Then for about three days she was really unhappy but when Sam went break dancing with Georgias brother, Georgia and the dog Molly were sitting in the car an Molly had another puppy. Georgia didnt even realize til her mum came back. Theyve called the puppy LUCKY. The vet cant believe it.
Last week a load of us went for a snowboarding lesson I was cool !!! The man said probably three lessons and we can do it on our own.
I have won a competition. Me and mum have been doing loads. Ive won some horse riding clothes worth about 70 pounds. Mum hasnt won anything
My friend Jazmins mum and dad have got a motorhome and they came to our site for a few days. It was GREAT to have someone intelligent to talk to instead of Sam all the time.
The pic is a bit of our village
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Sunday 14th April
I have been soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo busy in the last two weeks. We went up north to the village where we used to live, saw my friends and had a sleep over. Mum went out with all her friends. The next day I went to see Hayley and Leah and then had a sleep over at Johns. By the way John has got in the Police and he is really happy. We went for a Nandos with Hayley. After we stayed at Grandmas for a couple of days and went to see great grandma. I bought myself a camcorder.
Last weekend me and Sam went to Jazmins party. We went to watch Mr Bean, went for a Pizza at Frankie and Bennies and then went bowling. We had two games and I came third both times. I had a GREAT time . I really enjoyed it. When I got back our friends were here. Mark and Kerry with Anthony, Jay and Jenny but Maria was not with them. She was at a special thingy for a week for specially gifted writers. She used to not go to school but she does now.
This last week we did Teen Challenge. We did alsorts, Rock Climbing, sports, potery, Lazer Quest ( coooooool ) Orienteering, survival skills, like animal tracking and eating berries ! I did some cooking and we did Its a Knockout which was really really good. It was like a bouncy castle assault. It was hard work, especially SHOUTING for everyone. Our team won one game and lost one. After that we had a disco which finished at 10 oclock on Friday night. Saturday me and Sam just spent all day doing nothing ,except talking on MSN.
We are having a barbeque today it is really hot.
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Thursday 15th March 2007.
We set off and stayed the night in the middle of Spain somewhere on a petrol station. Then we drove to Naverette in Logrono La Rioja. We have been there before and like it. We stayed six days. We went into Logrono and watched the storks making nests on the church roof. Dad bought loads of wine.
We got to the port about midday Wednesday. The lady said the ferry was delayed til 6.30pm. Then they said about 10, then they said tomorrow. They gave us free food and drinks. Some people had to go and sleep in a sports centre. The motorhome was really getting bashed as there was a HURRICANE outside. The paper in the morning said the wind got up to 150 km an hour. In the morning we were told that the ferry was arriving at 1030 am. Loads of camera crews arrived , even the TVE national news was there. I tried to get in all their pics.. They said it was the first time the boat had not been able to get into the port cos of a hurricane. I was glad I wasnt on it but was a bit scared of getting on it. We met one of the sailors in a shop and he told us the journey will be bad but not SO bad. We got on the boat at 3pm ( dad got searched by the police ) and we left at 9 pm which was 29 hrs late. I WAS SO BORED. It wasnt too rough. I went swimming in the pool but it wasnt very nice, then I spent hours looking for dolphins as nearly everyone except me had seen loads. I did not see any
On Friday night the Captain said ( no he did not say it will never never do ) someone was ill and we had to go near the French coast and stop for a helicopter to collect the sick person . It took ages, the helicopter kept coming in close and going away again.
We got to Portsmouth on Saturday morning 23 hours late. I bet the Captain was happy.
We got to our new site. It is really nice. We have found a home education centre near here where you can go and do lessons or just hang out. It is really cool. Today I had lessons in debating, drama and life skills. I am also doing art and creative writing. Me and Sam have also started an ONC in survival skills which is all about surviving in the woods, making shelters, what you can eat, filtering water and camping out. If we pass it it is like getting a GCSE. There are some nice girls there my age and Sam has got loads of stupid mates there. Yesterday I cooked apple and grape pies. They were horrible but I had fun doing it.
Tomorrow I am going to guides. They have said they are not like normal guides, they dont do much inside but are always out camping, cooking and alsorts outside. They are going to Ireland this summer. I hope I can go.
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Monday 12th. We are sort of packing up cos we are leaving here soon. WE WONT BE COMING BACK . The campsite will be closed before the summer. I am sorry cos I like it here Ive got friends and lots to do. They are going to build hotels.
I went to Brownies today and did Brownie thinking day. I wrote a letter about me and it will be sent somewhwere in the world. I will get one from someone else in the world. Dad is worried he will have to buy a Chinese dictionary.
Sam went on a sleepover with his rugby mates in a cave house. It had a jacuzzi, swimming pool. pool table, table tennis table and he said it was MILES from anywhere. Mum wants one. Sam won the table tennis but LOST the pool and darts.
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Thursday 1st Feb 2007
The weather has been cold and rainy. I have been playing with Ella who is 8. She is from New Zealand and is going around Europe in a motorhome then she is going to New York and then to Fiji. Mum is sssssooooooooooooooooooo jealous. Me and Ella had some fun playing, I was sad when she left today.
We are going back to England in March, mum and dad have got a job on a campsite near Reading so we are going to spend the summer there. We went to Benidorm market to look for stuff to buy to bring back to England to sell on ebay but we did not buy anything. We watched the men trying to get you to find a pea under a potato. You had to bet which one the pea was under. They cheat and they pickpocket you. Mum saw someone get pickpocketed but the robber ran off 
It is Sams birthday tomorrow. He hasnt got a lot.
I bought this hairdressing head. It is a head with real hair and you use it to practise braiding and cutting it. It is so like my sister Hayley. Dad has been showing everyone. I will try to put a pic of her and it on here if I
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Friday 19th.
On Tuesday we took Grandma to El Arca up near Guadalest, a little village with a castle. We have been there a few times before, It's an animal sanctury with blind bears, a dog that has wheels for back legs as someone shot it & other rescued animals. My fave 2 animals where a liger (cross between a tiger and a lion) and a lion cub that was found on a balcony in Villajoyosa (the town near us!) but it didn't have any teeth! The owners had pulled them out, it had cateracts, they think from camera flashes, but it has been to a hospital & they think it can see something now. A few years ago a tourist went to El Arca & had her arm bitten off by a lion, she had put it in the cage, what did she expect?
Grandma went back home tonight, I hope we will see her again soon.
Dad went back to England for a couple of interviews for summer jobs, we were worried about him because of the weather but he is OK, he is back tomorrow.
Hope he brings something nice back for me.
Thursday 11th jan 2007.
Not done anything for ages on here because the computer was broken.
I did a show with my modern ballet class it was quite good they also had different dancers on.
About 2 days before Christmas me and Sophie (with my mum) went to a concert with Maria Isabel, Los lunes (like the Tweenies) and a few other dancers/singers. Maria Isabel won the junior eurovision song contest a couple of years ago.
I got some nice things for Crimbo (I call Christmas crimbo cos its easier)
Crimbo day was ok we had a meal up at the bar on the site which was nice.
We were going to go to the fireworks in Benidorm on New Years Eve but we just couldn't be bothered.
Me and Sam were just going to watch a film and go to bed but our next door neighbour came over so we celebrated with them.
Grandma came out to Benidorm the other day and we watched the 3 kings parade in Benidorm.
Yesterday, we went to Elche with grandma to go to the shoe factorys but the shoes were too expensive, so we went to the sea front and had a picnic. I was sitting in the boot of the car, Mum was sitting in the front and she just went for a glass of water, Sam was getting some biscuits and said I think that man has stolen something from our car. We looked and you could see this man looking back and jogging, we saw my Mums handbag in his hand when he got into his car. Mum and dad threw some stones at them and he dropped it out of the window and tried to zoom off but he couldn't get off the beach so they had to turn around and come back near us!
Mum chucked a really big stone at them and it made a big dent in the bonnet Dad threw a stone, it went
straight through the drivers window (it was open!!) it was a good shot!!!!!!!!!!
So BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!
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