Mik's Travel Weblog       The Antipodes, April 2004

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   Monday, April 19, 2004
"Those who lose dreaming are lost"
Australian Aboriginal proverb.


Magic of Mush. Once upon a time, a magical story began. A dream land evolved from the minds and imagination of a boy and a girl


They thought, they talked, they listened to each other, and they learned a lot.
They learned that they could tell each other anything they wanted to in 'The Land of Mush'.


They loved each other even though they had never met.


One day they decided it was time to leave Mush and meet in Real Life.
They were very excited about the changes that were happening moving from the warm lushness of Mush to a new place unknown.








   Tuesday, April 13, 2004



View from cockpit of Perga I, approaching RL Spaceport Briz on the Blue Planet.


Fantasy was Reality and Reality was Fantasy.




   Monday, April 19, 2004



Brisbane in Queensland, Australia (Aus = "Oz") is a city of 1.7 million people.


Mik's first night in Oz: at Kangaroo House. (A very recommendable place!)
I had not told Deb that I arrived 48 hours before scheduled landing time.



Kangaroo Room No 5.



Entrance to Deb's cybercafe.



Touch-down, entering RL: The bench where we met the first time, Thursday at noon.



Discovering the magic of the Land of Oz - Sunset on Saturday 17th.



Shadowlands revisited.


Missing the sound here! ...Deb dancing to some loud psy trance from the newly installed subwoofer stereo system of Pergaretto Pulsar Shuttle 2.


Tropical bird life and a creek right outside the windows. Tapas lunch on the porch at Deb's house, Sunday




Sunday at 18:00 - Deb has a rehersal for a dance performance she's recently been invited to take part in. (I do some video filming there which she'll be using for training purposes).





Monday at 9:00. Gone to Deb's cybercafe to check my email. Funny to be here, instead of Deb. Pleasant to be back online for a moment. People are writing from home, sending me curious questions - eager to hear some news. And... an email from a very well-known address is already waiting for me. Already. It is only an hour ago I said goodbye to her in RL.
I think it explains somehow what there is to say about this weekend of ours here, better than I could ever do it. Excerpt:

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:21:15
From: Deborah Peluso
Subject: monday in paradise with my love
To: Mik Aidt


Good morning!

Quick message before work. Wow, such a wonderful weekend that was! Swimming in the ocean and the pool. Lazing on the sand like turtles :-). Looking into your eyes. Dancing, loving, playing, smiling, driving, walking.....looking for taxis :-), award winning kisses, platypus protesting, drinking good wine and food.....talking and listening and learning and loving some more. (...)






   Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Garden of Eden: This is where we had lamb barbeque last night, and bacon&egg this morning.

Deb lives in a beautiful new house, six years old, and extremely modern and comfortable. The area reminds me very much of the film 'American Beauty'. With neighbours doing weightlifting in the garage, washing their cars, and so on.

Deb on the way to work, Tuesday morning.

This is where Deb works...

...up on 17th floor.





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