> Date:    Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:14:58 -0400
> From:    Reef Fish <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> >On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 Crusty Russ <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >>Our little list of misfits, so moved by the online 
> >>friendships that had developed, determined to get up
> >>from their keyboards and get together to dive.
> >
> >Who you callin' a misfit ;-))
> 
> EVERYONE.  It was actually a BIG list of misfits.  ;)

You speak for yourself ;-)
 
> ><snip of the kiwi shears>
> >>We're about to do it again this year with the LaPaz2004NEDfest.
> >
> >I am counting down the days mate - 23 to go .... yeeeeehaaaaa ...
> 
> Me too!  I'll be at sea, after some diving at Papeete, Moorea, and
> Raiatea, heading toward the Pitcairn Island and Easter Island, and
> if I am real lucky, I may get eaten by a while shark, a whale, a
> tiger shark, or some other hungry shark.  I ain't picky about which
> sharks gets a good meal.

Arnt you lucky the 'while' shark is a plankton eater eh.  Hmmm, methinks the 2-legged shark is much more dangerous ;-)
 
> >before I start my extended dive trip.  Making the most of my
> >round the world ticket by getting in quite a bit of diving -
> >heading to Sipadan for nearly 2 weeks, the La Paz NEDfest,
> >eventually ending the trip on the Okeanos liveaboard.
> 
> Ah, ain't it wunnerful to be semi-young?  :-)

Yeah, the body is aging but the mind is still young.  Overall my plan is to enjoy life now, not when I retire, when the body is too buggered up, I can't actually afford it any more, or there is nothing decent to see cause its been over-fished or totally trashed :-(

> You won a Lotto this time?  Or did Mika sponsor your trip
> from his deep pocket in his custom-made wetsuit?  :-))))

LOL ... wishful thinking on both counts, deah.
It's no great secret.  I have the majority of my wages paid in to my mortgage with a redraw option facility to get at those excess funds whenever required.  It has the lowest interest rate of any bank or credit card a/c I could have and also does away with the hassle of having to take out a personal loan for larger purchases.  Last time I dipped in to the a/c was to buy the car but it did not take long with some serious budgeting to get the mortgage back down under $30K again.

> >I wish more of you could share in the fun.
> 
> We will if you write up some juicy reports about this bunch
> of dysfunctional misfits.  :-))

Yeah, Crusty makes a wonderful scribe.
 
<snip of the kiwi shears> 
> P.S.  You'd better bring Jeff a fresh box of Tim Tams to
>       replace those spoiled in the fridge since April. :-)

They may be all melted by the time I actually reach La Paz.
I am though trying to think up a way of getting some over safely in one piece for the coming NEDfest.
Viv 

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