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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Borneo Bill on October 15, 2014, 01:57:35 pm

Title: One Island to Another
Post by: Borneo Bill on October 15, 2014, 01:57:35 pm

Brief intro: greetings from a couple who have spent the last 15 years on Borneo and have now returned home to the Inner Hebrides. So happy to have seasons again and decent cheese, meat, ale, whisky, etc&etc. And we can get out into the hills without looking out for snakes! Or carrying litres of water! Pleased to be back. looking forward to building up our garden, veg patch, polytunnel and livestock.
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Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: Bionic on October 15, 2014, 05:06:20 pm

Sounds as if you have had an interesting life. Welcome to the forum  :wave:

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: verdifish on October 15, 2014, 07:57:19 pm

Welcome, where are you guys ? I spent a bit of time in Borneo learning how to not get eaten and soldier at the same time , a truly awsome place !

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 16, 2014, 12:16:16 am

 :wave: and welcome from Shropshire.

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: devonlady on October 16, 2014, 07:54:35 am

And from me :wave:

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: Treud na Mara on October 16, 2014, 10:00:53 pm

Welcome from Caithness. I'm sure there will come a time when you miss the warmth and of course there are plenty of tiny flying creatures out west there intent on eating you alive! At least on this side of the country there's usually enough wind to keep them at bay!   :wave:

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: Borneo Bill on October 16, 2014, 11:57:29 pm

Many thanks for your welcomes! Your good wishes reciprocated. 

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: Hamish Crofter on October 17, 2014, 08:34:24 pm

Hello and welcome from Skye. I had an uncle who managed a rubber plantation in Borneo in the 1950's. Some great stories........

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: benandjerry on October 18, 2014, 07:32:37 pm

Hello & Welcome  :)

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on October 18, 2014, 09:04:31 pm

Hi there & welcome  :wave:

We're just back today from a week in the Outer Hebrides - it was ace. The inner Heb's are just as good.

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: JTFarms on October 19, 2014, 03:03:34 am

Hi! Ya'll and Welcome :wave:

Title: Re: One Island to Another
Post by: Bramblecot on October 19, 2014, 07:22:49 pm

 :wave: from warm and sunny Dorset (well it  was today) :roflanim: .  Looking forward to hearing some Borneo stories esp about the various critters to avoid!