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| 2005-11-09 00:06:49 |
D-Day...and landing in Melbourne... |
 Janice |
Well, it’s about time I wrote a decent journal entry. I’d intended to write about my lovely trip to Jamestown: how Stephen flew me there, how I camped in a little tent by the aeroplane on the airfield with Stephen swagging outside, the country hospitality and Jamestown Show, but I didn’t get around to it and told you about my new web site instead! So, here I am, now about to tell you about my latest trip: a flight on one of the BIG birds, to Melbourne...
Every two years I go and stay with my cousin and his family. (My dad came from Melbourne, so I have rellies there.) They look after me really well. I make the trek so that I can attend Equitana, which is, I believe, the largest horse expo in the Southern Hemisphere! It’s like a home or lifestyle-type expo…except most stalls relate to horses in some way. There are rows and rows of exhibitors, promoting equine products. You get free give-aways, posters, booklets of info, entries into competitions and see unusual breeds of horses. There are small arenas, where you can learn about horse handling and riding, as well as see people do amazing things with well-trained horses.
The trip also gives me the impetus to go over and catch up with family. It’s amazing how quickly it comes around. I’ve been to all four Equitanas so far. This year I got to meet someone new…our very own D-Day! I arranged that I would see him there and phoned him on the Saturday morning. We arranged to meet after Equitana that evening. It was great to meet him. He’s a lovely guy. We sat and looked at photos of my paintings and other things, which prompted lots of conversation. After that, we wandered down by the Yarra, near the Crown Casino shopping area and watched the coloured fountains for a few minutes, before I had to meet my cousin, who was collecting me in the car. (Could all sound romantic, couldn’t it?! But it was all platonic: I’d told my boyfriend, Stephen, I was meeting up with him and he was unconcerned, which I thought was nice.) So, thank you D-Day, for sharing a pleasant evening with me! 
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