http://worldtour.echit.co.uk See what's up with Oli and Nicki down under... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:16:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friday just passed we went hot air ballooning as part of the xmas present we received from Mum and Dad T (Thanks heaps).  We woke up at 3.15am to leave the house by 3.45am (obviously stopping for coffee on-route).  We drove all the way out to the Avon Valley which ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=570 Charlie, family friend of the Thompsons, getting married to Rob over in Sydney.  Nicki spent the weekend over there but unfortunately Oli was still offshore.  It was an amazing day and as you can see from the pictures charlie looked gorgeous and we all had a ball.              ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=536 Thought an update was long overdue but have probably spoken or emailed most of you so heres some pics.............               http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=517 An awesome variation on a classic - great with everything... - In a pan, melt 150g white sugar, but not too much heat. You wanna see glassy bubbles. - Chuck in a hot red chilli (3 inches long - make it up with smaller chillies if you can't find a biggun), 1 ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=511 Take coconut to the macsss!.... - Beat 6 egg whites, 1 cup of castor sugar (a bit at a time), and beat in 1/2 tsp salt and vanilla essence at the end, when it's peaking. - Combine 1 cup of castor sugar with 4 tbsp plain flour + 3 cups of dessicated coconut - then ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=510 Welcome to the two new additions to the household, cheddar n pickles. We saw them in the pet shop and couldnt help ourselves. They spent a day living in a cardboard box but now Oli has built them a great little hutch that has a partition for their bed and ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=508      Hi peeps, Having been in my new job now for almost 2 months I thought I put up some pics so you have a bit more of an idea of what I do.         As most of you know, I am working for an environmental consulting company where i am involved in monitoring ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=485 Hello everyone, I've had a few people asking what it is I do, so I thought it's time to explain. I'm a hydrographic surveyor. Land surveyors have to find the exact height and position of things on land, but at sea this is much more difficult, because of tides, waves, ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=476 Hi everyone, It was my birthday last week and I just wanted to say thanks for all the cards. I had a lovely birthday this year. Oli arrived back from offshore the day before so we spent my bday together, shopping, going out for lunch, drinking champagne then Oli ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=469 Hello everyone, well for those who don't already know I have been working with the Western Australian fisheries as a research scientist for the past 7 weeks or so. Its been a great job, studying alien species that upset the native animals. I've been snorkelling and diving, met ... http://worldtour.echit.co.uk/?p=417