The Canadian Pole Cannot Come!!

[Julie Vice (Willson)]

Here in the Uk, more like  winter stuck to a pole

[Keith Margetts]

Hi Guys and Gals,

There is more chance of me flapping my arms and lifting off, than Wendy coming with me . . . she has just returned from SA after attending a wedding near Port Elizabeth, and she did NOT enjoy the travelling - which is brutal from where we live.

For instance, it starts with an hour-and-a-half ferry trip to the mainland, an hour's bus ride in to Vancouver Airport . . . much waiting - then a ten hour flight to London, a six-hour layover at Heathrow, and finally, a twelve-hour flight to Cape Town . . . It's a beautiful thing once you get into Cape Town . . .  but once you have your fun visiting and partying, one has to face the reverse trip . . . and the jet-lag takes us old farts a week to get over!!   Perhaps I will break the trip up?

Hey, having said all that, I will still be trying to come over in November this year for the reunion . . . there are some really special people I would like to hook up with, and I will be trying my hardest to get the pennies (approximately $2,600 . . . R18,200) together to join you pole-dancing ladies later this year.

Cheers for now . . . I certainly hope to see you all in November 2008!!

From that Canadian Poler Bear Guy,
Keith.

[barb (Fry)]

I sat behind a 80 year old on my last trip (heathrow - CT)
she was in her 3 day of travel from Canada,
having come via America -
she didn't eat any airline food, had had joint replacement in both legs
and was a real laugh.
I'm sure someone in the UK can put you up to break the trip

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

 :cappello1:  Sometimes you meet the most interesting people on these long flights.

Once had a delay in Boston at Logan Airport  -  met up with a few very nice guys and ended up going to Cheers Bar (remember the TV Show) and sharing a couple of GT's with them.  Would never have gone on my own.  Funny, Logan was the only airport where I have ever been stopped when going through the security scanner gates, due to the metal plate and screws in my shoulder.  That was before the 2001 happenings (12 July to be accurate).

From London to Miami I met a young guy on the flight who sat next to me -  looked like the no.1 hooligan.  Ended up talking world economics with this 26 year old -  no hooligan at all.  Owns an oil rig somewhere in the North Seas (his dad lent him the money to buy his first shares and from there he never looked back) and also has 50% shares in a rig drilling for gas offshore somewhere on the east coast in South America.  Him and a friend was on their way to do an expedition with some environmental blokes into the Amason.  That saying "never judge a book by it's cover"  -  too true!

Had to keep my temper at the airport in Orlando when they wanted to take the printer apart that I had just bought there.  A guy walked up to me, started to speak Afrikaans to me and told me to keep my cool.  He was an a business trip there and spent some time at Disney World.

At Heathrow I tripped over a young guys feet, made my excuses and started to walk off. (A 5 hour delay and then I was informed that the flight was overbooked and there was no place on the plane for me  --  TEMPER, TEMPER)  Him and the boy next to him started to speak Afrikaans to each other about the tannie nearly falling into their laps.  Did I give them a fright when I answered back in Afrikaans.  Ended up chatting the time away with these two young men who had just done a trip through Europe.

Yes, break the trip, take the milk train flight  -  loads of interesting stuff happens that way.

[Michael Alexander]

Man! I'm jealous now, I always wanted to go to the bar, they just ran a documentary on the history channel ablout the series, what an awesome cast....

[georg ruf jr.]

Dalene you're such a sweetheart. I like your humor. As I said earlier, your photos remind me of the wild-west pics.
Resembles a rough and yet heartedly world.
Hope I'm puting the words right with my german way of thinking and then translating it. hihihi. What I trying to say, you seem a real tough girl who's ready to take anything in life. And you never loose your humor....
Hope to meet you some day.
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[barb (Fry)]

I love travelling, but only the outgoing trip, during the return, I find I'm a little grumpy.

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

 :36_2_35:

George jnr -  make an effort and come to the reunion in November!  Thanks for the compliments  (I don't think it's gonna save you from a few wild klaps from Paula, though!)

Barb  -  try saying yes to the offer of the in-flight doppe - if not you, the other people might start laughing then!  (Ha )

Mike, don't be jealous - go to Cheers Bar (where everyone knows your name)