Shaun Wood??

[Nicky Hodge]

Hi again Sandy,

You may well have a point about the "Clovelly" sign, and I will no longer make any further comment on the matter on the grounds that it might just prove to be incriminating He He. Glad to know that both you and Heidi are well. You seem to have had a rather interesting life since those good ol' days. Good to see that you have become involved in a worthy cause. The environment is sadly taking a beating at the hands of huge corporate companies who think it is their absolute right to rape and pillage the earth all in the name of capital gain. I guess I am pretty much a Greenie at heart also. Maybe it is due to the fact that we grew up in the desert where we had a closer bond to all things natural. The fact that we were always interacting with nature must have had this lasting influence I guess. Keep up the good work.
Heidi certainly sounds like she is doing well for herself. I was surprised to hear that she was still single. She must have put all of her energies into her business. Please tell her I say a big " Hello", but don't mention the wishing well. He He.
I was married quite young, and after completing my apprenticeship initially moved to New Zealand for three years, before immigrating to Australia in 1991. We originally moved to the Goldfields (Kalgoorlie / Kambalda) which is a mining community. We stayed there for about 13 years and raised the kids. My son Rhett is 22 and daughter Alexa is 17. I am still plying the trade, and currently reside in Perth, Western Australia. That is about it in a nutshell really. ( Not quite as interesting as yours or Richards). With regards to the crazy walk to the beach, I can say that  I was not part of the madness on that occasion, but can vaguely recall hearing about it.
Do you or Heidi know what ever happened to Courtenay van Eeden?

Regards
Nick.

[Sandy Wood]

Hi Nicky,

I am soooooooo sorry for not having responded to your posting - I feel awful.  To tell you the truth I haven't been online in months - shocking I know!! The end of the year is always chaotic for me. You are spot on about big corporate attitudes. I am glad to see that you are a "greenie" at heart (need more of us) and thank you for the support.

Thank you for the news. My how time has flown. I assume you are aware that we have literally been plunged into darkeness courtesy of our governments "exemplary forward planning". So right now I envy all of you who have emigrated.  For some reason, known only to our City Engineer (who incidently wont return my calls) the power outages in Richards Bay are unbelievably bad. We loose electricity supply almost every day for 3 - 10 hours - it is insane!!!

I gave Heidi your "hello" and she sends a "big Hello" back. I"ll ask her about Courtenay when we next speak.

Well must dash, duty calls. I wish you and your family a great year!!!

Regards,
Sandy