tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048624.post115703264957090309..comments2023-10-26T02:28:09.011-07:00Comments on Journeys with Jood: Everyone has their own Mt. EverestDivaJoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02534571327558009753noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048624.post-1157126367323772262006-09-01T08:59:00.000-07:002006-09-01T08:59:00.000-07:00TFLS, Branson and Burt Rutan's Virgin Galactic is ...TFLS, Branson and Burt Rutan's Virgin Galactic is going to be hot. And my god, I'd fly with Branson any day of the week. (Gonna fly on Virgin Blue in Australia one segment, too. I hope he'll be on the plane.) Kidding.DivaJoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534571327558009753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048624.post-1157090394769499932006-08-31T22:59:00.000-07:002006-08-31T22:59:00.000-07:00Oh I'm with you, honey. No space travel until I'm...Oh I'm with you, honey. No space travel until I'm sure the damn thing works. So NASA - not so much. But Burt Rutan's company now - that I could get into! He knows how to build a spaceship - and I'd take a ride with him in a heartbeat. As a matter of fact - he's partnered up with Branson from Virgin Air. The new company is called Virgin Galactic. By the way - they expect to be up and running by 2010 - and a ticket into space will cost 200K - not 20 million. Not exactly affordable - but not out of the question!TFLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532885255909756360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048624.post-1157042046987375812006-08-31T09:34:00.000-07:002006-08-31T09:34:00.000-07:00Pete, thanks for the weather site - whadya mean, r...Pete, thanks for the weather site - whadya mean, rain? Don't they know it's bad for my hair? I guess this is gonna put the kaibash on my balloon ride; and I'm scheduled to do a Harley tour of Melbourne, and the Great Ocean Road by Helicopter. So much for luxury travel. I will pack my drizabone. But back to the travel thing: I wonder about people who do the "continent collecting" thing - just to say they've been. People who travel with a closed heart, and are merely trying to acquire status. This lady seems to be so much about hope, and dreams, and growth - she will be an inspiration to a lot of people. She already is.<BR/><BR/>Sue, I do love saying moon - in every context possible. I love moon-pies too. And yes, I would do it too, if I could - but for the same reason I scuba dive, and for the same reason I send people to exotic destinations with contact with local peoples. And do that myself.DivaJoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534571327558009753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048624.post-1157038612669740132006-08-31T08:36:00.000-07:002006-08-31T08:36:00.000-07:00Hi diva!I wish I was that lady. I would SO go into...Hi diva!<BR/><BR/>I wish I was that lady. I would SO go into space if I had the money. and as for the moon-don't you just love saying that word? I do.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641412845416537768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048624.post-1157034469472897782006-08-31T07:27:00.000-07:002006-08-31T07:27:00.000-07:00JoodYou asked about weather in Melbourne (if you ...Jood<BR/><BR/>You asked about weather in Melbourne (if you haven't left already) see http://www.weatherzone.com.au/local/local.jsp?fcast=94868&obs=94868&img=radar&rad=002&fn=true which also gives Brisbane.<BR/><BR/>Melbourne - windy Friday and raining for the next 6 days.<BR/><BR/>Brisbane - showers Friday, mixed after that.<BR/><BR/>Safe Trip<BR/><BR/>(Pete's weather service :-)Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10048624.post-1157033770298803152006-08-31T07:16:00.000-07:002006-08-31T07:16:00.000-07:00What a lovely post Jood. Often its only in hindsig...What a lovely post Jood. Often its only in hindsight one realizes what dangerous places ones been to and risks taken.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.com