Offers and Threats

Sometimes the strangest things happen.

Meg received this via email.

Then, a few days later, she found herself on TV after a disgruntled client rang the office with a bomb threat, threatening to blow up all the ^&$%* inside. Meg's life is never dull (she works in the field of Corrections so has seen and dealt with a lot of human behaviours that most of us can only imagine).

A few months in the ski fields of Canada could be just the change she needs!

Bon Voyage and Home Again

Meg has sailed the high seas and is back home again. She had her interview for the Canada job last week and will find out in mid-July if she'll be working the ski season this northern winter.

Hideaway Island, Vanuatu. We were there is 2002; it was the first time I had ever snorkelled and I couldn't stop giggling underwater at the wonder and beauty of life under the surface!

Meg and Snoopy

Camel Driver says: Hees a name is da Snoopy, becaz heea looks like da Snoopy!

We Have Her Back!!!

MEG IS HOME!!!! Drew picked her up this morning; here she is looking around for us...but we weren't there :(

She's On Her Way!!

Meg leaves Cairo tonight, slowly making her way home. She'll land around 6am Thursday.

The last couple of days have been a bit challenging - a meal that didn't really agree with her has caused a degree of discomfort. You get my drift.

She's packed and ready! Can't wait to see her!

Where is Meg?

After several days of not hearing from Meg I began to wonder if she was wandering, lost and forlorn, in a pyramid or mummy's tomb. Then suddenly, a message came through..and some photos! Love this pic of her!

Sunset on the Nile.

In Cairo Now

Meg flew from Istanbul to Cairo this morning. She was met by a tour group rep and guided through customs and security then taken to the hotel where the desk clerk thought she was Arabic and looked Egyptian.

She's the only single person on this tour; there's four other couples. She has the afternoon free and is relaxing by the pool, ordering strawberry margaritas and a seafood grill! Tomorrow she's off to visit the pyramids and Sphinx.

Lest We Forget

Meg spent a bitterly cold night at Anzac Cove, waiting for the Dawn Service. Afterwards, she attended the service at Lone Pine. On the walk to Lone Pine she ran into a girl from Womens; proof you'll never be alone when a) you've been to College and b) you're from D.

Out and About in Istanbul

Meg went out and about on Tuesday. Here she is at the fountain near the Blue Mosque, wearing a nice new scarf. The man in the shop was so effusive in giving lovely comments that my ego took over and I bought it!!

Dinner was delicious but she had no idea what it was. The meat was beef and the yellow things were perhaps roast garlic.

She met up with the tour group on Wednesday night and they headed off to Gallipoli on Thursday morning to visit the important sites, have a Turkish bbq in the evening and then take their places in readiness for the Dawn Service on Friday. Right now it's 12.40am on Anzac Day over there so she will be one of the thousands trying to keep warm and get some sleep (or not) in readiness! She said rain was predicted.

28 Hours Later

Meg made it to Istanbul after a marathon 28 hours of travel. She woke up this morning to this view from her hotel window. She thought breakfast was included; slight language barrier issue there! Turns out it was included; she had goats cheese, olives, tomato and turkey meat and hot chocolate so thick it was like melted chocolate. Beats my promite and apricot jam on toast!

She was going to catch a shuttle bus into the city and reckoned she'd be really good at converting Turkish lire - you only have to halve it to get the Australian dollar value. Egypt might prove to be a bit more of a challenge with the dollar equalling 6.50 Egyptian pound. Meg struggles a bit when it comes to numbers but she's very good at letters!!

Taking Off

An aisle seat all the way to Istanbul and already booked seating preference for the trip home!

At the Airport

My kids know me well! Drew recorded Meg's departure on his phone then sent the photos through at midnight before he drove back to his unit. I love my kids.

Off she goes, through security and customs.

Look what she found on the other side! Heaven!

Going Again, Bye Meg

Yesterday we had girl fun; Meg gave me a facial/painted stuff on my face that made it feel like it was set like stone. Remember when you were a little kid and you pulled a face at your mother and she told you that if the wind changed your face would stay that way? Well that's what it felt like - but when we washed the stuff off, my cheeks felt as soft and smooth as a baby's bottom! Then I had the Meg's Beauty Parlour treatment on my eyebrows - and all was good again in the world.

We packed last night, everything strategically placed in pack sacks and toilet bags.

When one travels, one must have ones' priorities in order. That's why one needs to take 6 brushes for applying product to face.....oh, and they don't take up much room either.

It all fitted, with quite a few kilos of room left.

This morning, just before heading to Bris with Drew.

Meg flies for Istanbul at 2.30am tomorrow - she has 21 hours of flying ahead of her, then 2 nights free before meeting the tour group and heading to Gallipoli.

I'm looking forward to a) hearing she's landed safely at the other end and b) found her hotel and
c) hearing all about the ceremony at Anzac Cove. Beyond that there's a flight to Cairo and a tour of Egypt to look forward to.

Love you Megey, miss you already. Take Care. Be Safe. See you Soon. Mwah.