tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post1901160766522689819..comments2023-11-03T07:29:16.334+00:00Comments on The Potty Diaries: Port DouglasPotty Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-29815998464346934502008-05-31T11:11:00.000+01:002008-05-31T11:11:00.000+01:00Hi Carolyn, I know, I mean for heaven's sake. On...Hi Carolyn, I know, I mean for heaven's sake. Once upon a time people just had to get on with things. If they didn't like snakes, they kept quiet about it...<BR/><BR/>Aah well. I guess I wouldn't like it if someone waved a plastic spider at me (though I doubt I would freak out so much they would have to land a plane...)Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-30138144206144827142008-05-31T07:02:00.000+01:002008-05-31T07:02:00.000+01:00Great stuff again. And I just noticed that I used ...Great stuff again. And I just noticed that I used the phrase "What is this world coming to" in my last comment and then read this post and found that you'd said it too. LOL. Seriously, what is this world coming to? A plastic snake? Oooooh scaaarry. Come on people! Get real.<BR/><BR/>Other than the stuff that annoyed me, great post! ;-)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340061182737906221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-16658962095917211392008-05-30T10:47:00.000+01:002008-05-30T10:47:00.000+01:00Hello IceMaiden, thanks for the visit, and we're n...Hello IceMaiden, thanks for the visit, and we're not quite at the Matt Frei stage yet. To be honest, once we get home I'm not sure if we'll be stepping on another plane for quite some time!Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-83708281188365914262008-05-29T14:33:00.000+01:002008-05-29T14:33:00.000+01:00Great tales of your road trip. What great experie...Great tales of your road trip. What great experiences for your little ones. Amazing how these well-travelled children take so much in their stride. I listened to Matt Frei on the radio last week who said that his children were so well travelled that when someone asked his children where they came from one of them replied "Heathrow Airport". Made me smile anyway. Keep writing the stuff.icemaidensmellingthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162750388978821864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-74587541331859242292008-05-29T14:18:00.000+01:002008-05-29T14:18:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.icemaidensmellingthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162750388978821864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-67587404521175924812008-05-29T13:37:00.000+01:002008-05-29T13:37:00.000+01:00Hi Mya, no octopus yet but we're off the the reef...Hi Mya, no octopus yet but we're off the the reef tomorrow so who knows? I'm reliably informed that there are no stingers around at this time of year. Still not sure you'll get me in the water though...<BR/><BR/>Thanks RM - it has been and still is an adventure, and so far no killer ants so things are definitely not as interesting here as they are where you are...<BR/><BR/>Hi Pig, funny enough I am about redy to come back - I like Australia very very much but it's not home. And sorry to hear about the gun - they can be ridiculous can't they, these job worths...<BR/><BR/>Hi NH Mum - that's hilarious. Will keep Jaws off the viewing schedule for the moment, I think...<BR/><BR/>Hi GPM, don't beat yourself up, I think you've had enough on your plate recently - but I have to say, it's so beautiful here, if you get the chance you should definitely come. Especially if the accomodation is free (something we've been quite suprised by is how expensive everything is down here).Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-41196766451635268952008-05-28T22:59:00.000+01:002008-05-28T22:59:00.000+01:00Your next adventure will have to be to the evergl...Your next adventure will have to be to the everglades, where we counted 140 (or was it 145?) alligators in 30 minutes. How to win a boy's heart! SOunds like you're having a great time and I'm soooo envious. A marine biologist, with a friend working in Cairns, and I've never been to the Barrier Reef. What am I waiting for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-91544776460599134882008-05-28T21:56:00.000+01:002008-05-28T21:56:00.000+01:00Affections are easily traded aren't they when you'...Affections are easily traded aren't they when you're that young. Mac's stuffed shark went by the by when he caught five minutes of Jaws during a particulary savage moment. I found Stuffed Shark in the garden under with a plant pot balanced on it "so it didn't get me". Strangely enough, Stuffed Shark was immediately replaced with Furry Wolf.....Nunhead Mum of Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404470570265084130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-51801322157779117202008-05-28T13:01:00.000+01:002008-05-28T13:01:00.000+01:00oh pottyM, sympathies with the snake. They wouldn...oh pottyM, sympathies with the snake. They wouldn't let my son take his plastic gun thru birmingham airport on Monday...we had to re-pack a bag and rush back down to check-in. They did however, allow a man with a 3 inch kilt pin shaped as a sword saunter thru. He was presumably off to end civilisation as we know it, but at least no-one on our flight had to worry about an orange and yellow Lilo and Stich Gun. So that's a relief.<BR/><BR/>Come back to Blighty! I miss you!<BR/>PigxPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-21481709955560969172008-05-28T10:59:00.000+01:002008-05-28T10:59:00.000+01:00enjoy enjoy enjoy the last days of what sounds lik...enjoy enjoy enjoy the last days of what sounds like a marvellous adventure; thanks for patiently dragging us all along too. xA Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933820566793650208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-67774590756252276022008-05-28T07:32:00.000+01:002008-05-28T07:32:00.000+01:00Keep away from those sharks,jellyfish etc. Have yo...Keep away from those sharks,jellyfish etc. Have you seen a blue ringed octopus yet? They're pretty too - and pretty deadly, so best given a wide berth. You're making we want to come to Oz again - if only to ask that waitress 'What's your problem?!' Keep on having fun!<BR/><BR/>Mya xMyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106690738320651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-23503436417936489872008-05-28T06:55:00.000+01:002008-05-28T06:55:00.000+01:00Hi EPM, I know, the weather is not doing what we e...Hi EPM, I know, the weather is not doing what we expect of it anywhere. Thankfully we've finally had a calm and sunny day here - so of course I am currently holed up inside blogging. <BR/><BR/>Aims, don't worry, he took it well. Plenty more fish in the sea...<BR/><BR/>Hi Grit, will be interested to see how that little experiment works out. (Make sure the snakes are more than 5" long as that seems to be cut-off point...so to speak).<BR/><BR/>Tracey, hi, and don't worry. I think either of those incidents could have happened anywhere (or certainly in the UK at any rate). As for the jellyfish, I know you guys don't have those that far south, but you do have the sharks, spiders, snakes etc, right? Though maybe not in the winter... So I think life anywhere in Australia can be pretty exciting.<BR/><BR/>I just read 'The Secret River' btw. What a brilliant and interesting book.Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-76668831218222707992008-05-28T00:47:00.000+01:002008-05-28T00:47:00.000+01:00There you go, going somewhere else in my country I...There you go, going somewhere else in my country I've never been. (I've not been seriously tempted yet - and the idea of having to avoid the ocean because you might DIE from a jellyfish sting has probably had something to do with it. Wouldn't mind seeing the rainforest etc though.)<BR/><BR/>The toy snake confiscation just leaves me shaking my head. As does the cranky waitress. *sighs*Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906909599853950560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-47928320824806094622008-05-27T22:54:00.000+01:002008-05-27T22:54:00.000+01:00it sounds like a great experience. i am v. irritat...it sounds like a great experience. i am v. irritated by the confiscating of the snake and next time we travel anywhere may well equip my kids with one apiece, just to see if we can get away with it. (i could carry the plastic squeaky rat in my handbag and see if that gets through too.)Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-33387998081308699062008-05-27T17:34:00.000+01:002008-05-27T17:34:00.000+01:00Nooooooooooo! The bag!! How dare she say something...Nooooooooooo! The bag!! How dare she say something like that to one of your cuties!! Give me her name....aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-65316148687222001032008-05-27T15:02:00.000+01:002008-05-27T15:02:00.000+01:00I'm so glad you're near the end of your fab holida...I'm so glad you're near the end of your fab holiday. I was getting very envious and ready to walk out on the family! Talking about ridiculous weather, here in Chicago we were at the pool yesterday, the temp around 82 farenheit. Today I walked to school in jeans, coat, proper shoes and wished I had worn a pair of gloves! Summer!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.com