tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30529885.post8416643323446412952..comments2023-09-02T12:52:04.510+01:00Comments on Orlaith in Madeira: Travelling TalesOrlaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13927924811188724993noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30529885.post-88853260816646842442007-04-03T13:56:00.000+01:002007-04-03T13:56:00.000+01:00PS - I forgot to add, you'd be the one to know abo...PS - I forgot to add, you'd be the one to know about tsunami holidays! Weren't you smack on a coastal part of South East Asia for the big one?Orlaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927924811188724993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30529885.post-87965840861337267172007-04-03T13:49:00.000+01:002007-04-03T13:49:00.000+01:00I totally agree! When they made it back to England...I totally agree! When they made it back to England safely the family went to a hotel to have dinner; they went to order and some snippy waiter said 'Don't you know there's a war on?'. We just came through the Battle of the Pacific, hello???<BR/><BR/>I think the worst bit for Mrs C was seeing the state of the men who made it out of the Japanese camps. She said they were just hollow.<BR/><BR/>Mr C has written a memoir of Bletchley Park days (which is on my list of things to read today) but I don't think he's interested in publishing it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you can convince them when you're over!Orlaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927924811188724993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30529885.post-60422941061685511312007-04-03T13:35:00.000+01:002007-04-03T13:35:00.000+01:00Really glad to hear Sean and family arrived safely...Really glad to hear Sean and family arrived safely - hope they have a great tsunami free holiday.<BR/><BR/>The C's are just amazing- it is really hard to imagine what it must have been like as a child/young person to grow up in Singapore as an expat, go through that surrender/evaculation and then have what must have been an enormous disconnection in returning to wartime England. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like biography material to me...SaraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631655149156945352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30529885.post-66963658742594996292007-04-02T14:03:00.000+01:002007-04-02T14:03:00.000+01:00The story continues:The guys landed safely in Hami...The story continues:<BR/><BR/>The guys landed safely in Hamilton at 3am. Probably some sleepy showering and sleeping in the hours since then.<BR/><BR/>I was reading about the tsunami: an 8.1 earthquake, waves 10 metres high - you guys were lucky! <BR/><BR/>You should probably paint up some 'The End is Nigh' placards anyway; they come in handy for all sorts of occasions.Orlaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927924811188724993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30529885.post-45510762619892293172007-04-02T01:03:00.000+01:002007-04-02T01:03:00.000+01:00Eh - that should read " a little fun" on Hamilton ...Eh - that should read " a little fun" on Hamilton Island.<BR/><BR/>I said we were crispy!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640949438981183323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30529885.post-19397030998089839682007-04-02T01:02:00.000+01:002007-04-02T01:02:00.000+01:00Family member here. We are now in Brisbane, awaiti...Family member here. We are now in Brisbane, awaiting final hop to Hamilton Island. We've done:<BR/><BR/>Dublin - London<BR/>London - Dubai<BR/>Dubai - Singapore<BR/>Singapore - Brisbane<BR/><BR/>So we're "a bit crispy". We had little time in Singapore - just a quick coffee in the airport. <BR/><BR/>I was in Singapore a year ago, and I liked it. I especially liked the outdoor food stalls where they sell fantastic and well priced seafood. I have very fond memories of a Singapore Chilli Crab dish that was incredible, but required me to shower afterwards!!<BR/><BR/>Anyway - the news here is: there's been a Tsunami Warning on the North Aus Coast. That should make for a little fund on Hamilton Island!<BR/><BR/>More anon. Sean, Shona and Laura.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640949438981183323noreply@blogger.com