Starting from the left...Eddie the stalker...Bryan, a friend of mine whose wife Raewyn took the photo...Me...Brian(Goinsoon), Doreen...Brians wife, Daz and Barb, Lorraine & Brandt, (kiwi-as) Lynette & Howard, (animalcarer) and Eileen, Eddies wife.
We met at 10.30 and they were settleing in for lunch when I left them around 2pm. What a great bunch of people. The manager of Zaraffas couldn't believe we'd never met before!
Although I had met Eddie & Eileen before. Those who met at the Strawberry Farm last year, I nicknamed Eddie 'The Stalker' because he rarely comments on threads but reads everything.
My friends Raewyn & Bryan are wannabe nomads who've just bought their first camper trailer so they got a lot out of meeting everyone too.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:46:44 PM
Wish I was there, but fish to catch,places to go. Next time..........
-- Edited by bill12 on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:53:36 PM
Ma said
12:55 AM Feb 7, 2012
Now honestly, would you trust this mottley bunch of nomads.................glad you had a good time.
Dougwe said
12:57 AM Feb 7, 2012
What a happy looking bunch Beth, it must have been a great gathering of minds. I thought I was looking in a mirror there for a minute, the bloke down the far end of the table looks a bit like me. Poor bloke.
Happywanderer said
01:10 AM Feb 7, 2012
They certainly are a happy looking bunch. Would have been a long day if lunch didn't start till 2pm. Shows us grey nomads are such a friendly group, doesn't it. Thats Daz in the background Doug, Not you. lol Must say there is a bit of a similiarity.
Gerty Dancer said
01:15 AM Feb 7, 2012
Wow! What a lovely lot of happy smiles.! Good on you everybody, hope to catch up some day.
Beth54 said
01:27 AM Feb 7, 2012
It did seem a long day Marj. Some went before me, but the majority were still there when I left. It was 'interesting' to see Goinsoon's patchwork face. I was going to take an extra closeup of him, but didn't want to scare anyone.
Lorraine & Brandt are lovely people. I hope to see them again before they head off. And they're hoping to come to our camp in May.
As everyone says, we're all a bunch of nice people!
jonathan said
02:42 AM Feb 7, 2012
excellent ! .. another happy gathering of GN's ..
Kiwi-as said
03:04 AM Feb 7, 2012
Thanks, everybody, for the meeting. All lovely Grey Nomads. Goinsoon looked as though he had been punched in the face. Thanks Lynette for the basket of goodies to start the set-up of our caravan- lovely gesture.
goinsoon said
03:31 AM Feb 7, 2012
Well I can honestly say that I didn't meet a grey nomad today, I met a whole bunch, including Eddie our resident stalker and wannabees soon to bees (I hope) Raewyn and Bryan.
What a great fun bunch, MaGs and I got there at 10am for a coffee with some nomads and foud Daz and Barb there and soon after the rest strolled in, I was really surprised with the roll up.
The day turned out to be a talk and laugh fest and the last of us reluctantly left at 3pm.
Thank you everyone for a fantastic day, it was a real treat and MaGs and I look forward to meeting more of the GN family in future.
Talking about a treat, I suppose I should show you the after pics, without disguises (hope I don't scare the horses and children.
How bad do they look after just the autopsy, oops been biopsy?? lol I have mine on Thursday.
Ma said
03:38 AM Feb 7, 2012
They sure didn't miss you did they Brian. Another week or so and you won't even know you've had anything done. Best wishes to you
goinsoon said
03:39 AM Feb 7, 2012
Happywanderer wrote:
Is that after the skin graft Brian?
How bad do they look after just the autopsy, oops been biopsy?? lol I have mine on Thursday.
The stitches come out on wednesday, and then I have to wait until the swelling goes down, then I go back and he will tidy it up there should be almost no scarring when it is finished
Happywanderer said
03:49 AM Feb 7, 2012
It does look very clean and even Brian, Good luck for the rest of the recuperation.
The photo really doesn't do it justice though,,,it looks much worse in the flesh!
The colours in the bruising was particularly fetching!
_wombat_ said
04:13 AM Feb 7, 2012
Beth54 wrote:
The photo really doesn't do it justice though,,,it looks much worse in the flesh!
The colours in the bruising was particularly fetching!
I tried to get rid of the bruising
goinsoon said
04:48 AM Feb 7, 2012
Beth54 wrote:
The photo really doesn't do it justice though,,,it looks much worse in the flesh!
The colours in the bruising was particularly fetching!
Rugged good looks me calls it
jules47 said
03:02 PM Feb 7, 2012
Glad you all had a good time - wish I could have been there - but sometimes life interferes with what we want to do.
It is a funny thing isn't it, that on meeting fellow nomads from this site, we all feel as if we have known each other forever - I know I have made some really good friends through the site - hope they will be my friends for a very long time.
Brian - couple of weeks, you will be back to normal - but it should serve as a warning to us all - slip, slop, slap!!!! Though most of the damage has been done in our youth, when we really didn't know the consequences of using sun tan lotions and potions - we used to mix coconut oil and coca cola for a lovely deep tan - lie in the sun for hours, our skin just cooked, but we felt terrific because we were brown - well, we live and learn as they say.
valnrob said
06:18 PM Feb 7, 2012
What a fantastic hook up, would have loved to have been there, but will catch up somewhere along the line. Maybe in the May Meet !!
Cheers to all.
Travel Bug said
07:45 PM Feb 7, 2012
It certainly looks like you all had a great time....sorry I missed it...but I'm looking forward to the May meet up.
oops, GN's met today...
Here we all are!
Starting from the left...Eddie the stalker
...Bryan, a friend of mine whose wife Raewyn took the photo...Me...Brian(Goinsoon), Doreen...Brians wife, Daz and Barb, Lorraine & Brandt, (kiwi-as) Lynette & Howard, (animalcarer) and Eileen, Eddies wife.
We met at 10.30 and they were settleing in for lunch when I left them around 2pm. What a great bunch of people. The manager of Zaraffas couldn't believe we'd never met before!
Although I had met Eddie & Eileen before. Those who met at the Strawberry Farm last year, I nicknamed Eddie 'The Stalker' because he rarely comments on threads but reads everything.
My friends Raewyn & Bryan are wannabe nomads who've just bought their first camper trailer so they got a lot out of meeting everyone too.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:46:44 PM
Wish I was there, but fish to catch,places to go. Next time..........
-- Edited by bill12 on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:53:36 PM
Now honestly, would you trust this mottley bunch of nomads.................glad you had a good time.
What a happy looking bunch Beth, it must have been a great gathering of minds. I thought I was looking in a mirror there for a minute, the bloke down the far end of the table looks a bit like me. Poor bloke.
Shows us grey nomads are such a friendly group, doesn't it.
Thats Daz in the background Doug, Not you. lol Must say there is a bit of a similiarity.
It did seem a long day Marj. Some went before me, but the majority were still there when I left. It was 'interesting' to see Goinsoon's patchwork face.
I was going to take an extra closeup of him, but didn't want to scare anyone. 
Lorraine & Brandt are lovely people. I hope to see them again before they head off. And they're hoping to come to our camp in May.
As everyone says, we're all a bunch of nice people!
Well I can honestly say that I didn't meet a grey nomad today, I met a whole bunch, including Eddie our resident stalker and wannabees soon to bees (I hope) Raewyn and Bryan.
What a great fun bunch, MaGs and I got there at 10am for a coffee with some nomads and foud Daz and Barb there and soon after the rest strolled in, I was really surprised with the roll up.
The day turned out to be a talk and laugh fest and the last of us reluctantly left at 3pm.
Thank you everyone for a fantastic day, it was a real treat and MaGs and I look forward to meeting more of the GN family in future.
Talking about a treat, I suppose I should show you the after pics, without disguises (hope I don't scare the horses and children.
How bad do they look after just the autopsy, oops been biopsy?? lol I have mine on Thursday.
They sure didn't miss you did they Brian. Another week or so and you won't even know you've had anything done. Best wishes to you
The stitches come out on wednesday, and then I have to wait until the swelling goes down, then I go back and he will tidy it up there should be almost no scarring when it is finished
this is what it will look like soon
The photo really doesn't do it justice though,,,it looks much worse in the flesh!
The colours in the bruising was particularly fetching!
I tried to get rid of the bruising
Rugged good looks me calls it
It is a funny thing isn't it, that on meeting fellow nomads from this site, we all feel as if we have known each other forever - I know I have made some really good friends through the site - hope they will be my friends for a very long time.
Brian - couple of weeks, you will be back to normal - but it should serve as a warning to us all - slip, slop, slap!!!!
Though most of the damage has been done in our youth, when we really didn't know the consequences of using sun tan lotions and potions - we used to mix coconut oil and coca cola for a lovely deep tan - lie in the sun for hours, our skin just cooked, but we felt terrific because we were brown - well, we live and learn as they say.
Cheers to all.
It certainly looks like you all had a great time....sorry I missed it...but I'm looking forward to the May meet up.
Cheers all. Pam.