Mel
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| Jo (4th Feb 2009) |
| Hi Mel |
| Hi Mel, watcha up to - haven't hear from you in ages Love Jo |
| Marita (4th Jan 2009) |
| Happy new year |
| Hi Mel!! Great reading! the shark photos were amazing - very clear and maybe a bit too close for my liking - very brave of you! hope you had a nice christmas, all the best and enjoy the new year!! marita |
| Jus (8th Dec 2008) |
| Wow |
| Wow Mel. Budapest looks amazing. And you lucky thing with that hotel room & view! Jus |
| Jo (3rd Nov 2008) |
| Test Tickets |
| Hi Mel, glad to hear you got tickets to the test though for myself I think I would rather sit and watch paint dry  Have a great time at the markets - I also have heard they are good. See you when you get homeLove Jo |
| Mel (7th Sep 2008) |
| Hi |
| Thanks everyone for leaving messages...I do love reading them Bronwyn, it was great to hear what you have been up to. Surely you've got quite a while to go until you're thinking about retirement yet?! Say hi to David for me. Jo, I didn't get to Sea World - there was so much to see & do in San Diego. I also really wanted to go to the Wild Animal Park (a bit like Dubbo Open Plain Zoo I think) but ran out of time. Allison, yes have definately settled into the daily grind over here and will be back into it on Monday  And you'll have to tell Simon I wasn't training the sharks to attack people, only tuna. Interestingly, they use to put carboard cut outs of seals in water and the sharks had a field day with them. However it was outlawed as it was thought they were training the sharks to attack seals. Hello? That's what sharks do & eat isn't it? I hope you have a great time at Norfolk Island and do lots of snorkeling - I have heard it's meant to be very good with some unique species.Evelyn, I've posted a selection of my pics from the trip now. I'm also going to put in the mail a DVD slideshow I have made so feel free to show it around. Jussy, thanks so much I was happy with a couple of the zoo photos, espeically the baby panda & polar bears. San Diego was warm, but apparently its not like that all the time.I think that's it. Take care everyone, Love Mel |
| Bronwyn Hughes (28th Aug 2008) |
| Hello |
| Hello Mel, I have not replied often, but read your news and think what a great time you are having. You certainly manage to fit in a lot of things which is great. My daughter has just returned from 2 weeks in Bali which she enjoyed and hopefully will inspire her to save her money and travel more. David, Bryn and myself had 3 lovely weeks in Northern Territory travelling in a camper, enjoying the scenery and warm climate. Roll on retirement I think, I can't wait to retire and am already planning our next trips away and hope this includes overseas in the not too distant future. I have been busy on the internet and have booked to go to two conferences, one in Hobart and one in Gold Coast both in November, so am looking forward to that.David is gpong to come with me for both as have decided that Bryn is old enough to leave with Caitlin in charge. Better get back to work. Keep enjoying yourself. Lots of love Bronwyn |
| Jo (27th Aug 2008) |
| Sea World |
| Hi Mel, did you do Sea World in San Diego?? I went there when I was in the US and it was great. Jo |
| Allison (26th Aug 2008) |
| Holidays |
| Mel seems like you've settled into more of a daily routine/grind in Ireland but it's exciting that you're off travelling some more. Must say when I told Simon you were going diving with sharks his response was great she's training sharks to attack people! Am feeling envious of your travels but thankfully I have holidays coming up for the first 2 weeks of September and we're going to Norfolk Island for 8 days. Hopefully it's going to be warm up there - it will definately be warmer than here because it's been freezing in Gippsland the last couple of weeks. I just wanted a break from work but it should be nice and relaxing - Simon played a large part in selecting the location because of course there had to be coastline and surf. Apparently there's also great snorkelling and diving there if I was so inclined- maybe I'll try snorkelling again. Interestingly too we both had to renew our passports because although Norfolk Island is an Australian territory island a passport is required! |
| Evelyn at SEAL Diving Services (26th Aug 2008) |
| Diving |
| Hi Melissa, great to catch up on all your news. Can't wait to see your photos of the sharks. Have a great time diving. |
| Justine (25th Aug 2008) |
| SanD |
| Hey Mel! Just had a look at your San D. zoo photos - they're great. You've got some fabulous shots. San D. sounds like a nice place - albeit a tad warm at the moment Jus |