Has anyone heard from Britta?

I don't post often but I've been lurking a long time and I'd swear that
Britta is in the area of that huge earthquake/tsunami. Am I wrong?

in article , C Schmidt at
wrote on 12/28/04 9:13 PM:

I don't post often but I've been lurking a long time and I'd swear that
Britta is in the area of that huge earthquake/tsunami. Am I wrong?


She is on the other side where it is safe. They had been in Puhket just last
week. She checked in yesterday. I saw more coverage today. Terrifying.

I hoped she was on the "safe" side. I agree the coverage is terrifying.
Thanks for the update!

Hi! Yeah, I'm around :-) Feeling very lucky that we got back from
our scuba diving trip a week before it happened. But feeling very
saddened by the loss of life and the destruction of such a beautiful
area. As well as the devastation to all the other countries, of
course.
It's not looking good for the dive operators we dove with. The town
they are based out of is Khao Lak and lately there have been reports
that it is pretty much wiped out. The boat trip schedule would have
had them out in the Similan Islands when it happened, but I'm not sure
if they were far enough out to see to not have been affected. I can't
watch Thai TV because I can't understand anything, so I'm just getting
my info from BBC and CNN. I have sent them an email and got no reply
and I phoned but the phones are down. It's all just so unbelievable
:-(
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's
covered in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album



"C Schmidt" wrote in message
...
I don't post often but I've been lurking a long time and I'd swear
that
Britta is in the area of that huge earthquake/tsunami. Am I wrong?

"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
...
in article , C Schmidt at
wrote on 12/28/04 9:13 PM:

I don't post often but I've been lurking a long time and I'd swear that
Britta is in the area of that huge earthquake/tsunami. Am I wrong?


She is on the other side where it is safe. They had been in Puhket just
last
week. She checked in yesterday. I saw more coverage today. Terrifying.

Yes it is. About half an hour ago they said the total was up to 50,000, and
that resulting illnesses could easily double that. Scary!

Joy

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:32:50 +0700, "badwilson"
wrote:

Hi! Yeah, I'm around :-) Feeling very lucky that we got back from
our scuba diving trip a week before it happened. But feeling very
saddened by the loss of life and the destruction of such a beautiful
area. As well as the devastation to all the other countries, of
course.
It's not looking good for the dive operators we dove with. The town
they are based out of is Khao Lak and lately there have been reports
that it is pretty much wiped out. The boat trip schedule would have
had them out in the Similan Islands when it happened, but I'm not sure
if they were far enough out to see to not have been affected. I can't
watch Thai TV because I can't understand anything, so I'm just getting
my info from BBC and CNN. I have sent them an email and got no reply
and I phoned but the phones are down. It's all just so unbelievable
:-(


Britta, did you see this story on CNN.com?

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/28/tsu...ver/index.html

It's about a scuba diver who was underwater when the tsunami went by.
Their dive master didn't even realize what had happened when they
started in to shore - when they first started seeing debris in the
water he thought it was trash from another boat. It took a text
message from the DM's wife to clue them in.

They were diving off of Ko Phi Phi Island in Thailand, but doesn't say
where they were staying (their hotel is gone) or where the boat was
operating from. I don't recall where your vacation was at




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

Have you seen this site Britta:

http://www.sawadee.com/tsunami/index.htm

They seem to have a lot of information and contact information.


"badwilson" wrote in message
...
Hi! Yeah, I'm around :-) Feeling very lucky that we got back from
our scuba diving trip a week before it happened. But feeling very
saddened by the loss of life and the destruction of such a beautiful
area. As well as the devastation to all the other countries, of
course.
It's not looking good for the dive operators we dove with. The town
they are based out of is Khao Lak and lately there have been reports
that it is pretty much wiped out. The boat trip schedule would have
had them out in the Similan Islands when it happened, but I'm not sure
if they were far enough out to see to not have been affected. I can't
watch Thai TV because I can't understand anything, so I'm just getting
my info from BBC and CNN. I have sent them an email and got no reply
and I phoned but the phones are down. It's all just so unbelievable
:-(
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's
covered in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album



"C Schmidt" wrote in message
...
I don't post often but I've been lurking a long time and I'd swear
that
Britta is in the area of that huge earthquake/tsunami. Am I wrong?

"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:32:50 +0700, "badwilson"
wrote:

Hi! Yeah, I'm around :-) Feeling very lucky that we got back from
our scuba diving trip a week before it happened. But feeling very
saddened by the loss of life and the destruction of such a
beautiful
area. As well as the devastation to all the other countries, of
course.
It's not looking good for the dive operators we dove with. The
town
they are based out of is Khao Lak and lately there have been
reports
that it is pretty much wiped out. The boat trip schedule would
have
had them out in the Similan Islands when it happened, but I'm not
sure
if they were far enough out to see to not have been affected. I
can't
watch Thai TV because I can't understand anything, so I'm just
getting
my info from BBC and CNN. I have sent them an email and got no
reply
and I phoned but the phones are down. It's all just so
unbelievable
:-(


Britta, did you see this story on CNN.com?

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/28/tsu...ver/index.html

It's about a scuba diver who was underwater when the tsunami went
by.
Their dive master didn't even realize what had happened when they
started in to shore - when they first started seeing debris in the
water he thought it was trash from another boat. It took a text
message from the DM's wife to clue them in.

They were diving off of Ko Phi Phi Island in Thailand, but doesn't
say
where they were staying (their hotel is gone) or where the boat was
operating from. I don't recall where your vacation was at

I heard a similar story from a friend who had friends who were scuba
diving while it happened. But still, a bunch of divers are missing
from what I last heard. I guess it depends on how close to the shore
you were and how exposed the area was, etc.
We were diving in the Similan Islands, which are about 100 miles or so
north of Phuket and even more north of Koh Phi Phi. The town we left
from, Khao Lak, is almost completely wiped out. CNN spent all day
reporting from there about how bad it is. Dennis and I spent the
afternoon of Dec. 13th having lunch and beers on the beach and walking
up and down the beach. The dive boat left at about 8 pm but only
drove a little ways off shore, then it began driving at 11 pm for
about 5 hours to the Similan Islands. We got back on the afternoon of
the 17th and stayed the night in a hotel which was a few hundred yards
from the beach. We left at noon the next day.
The town was basically just a road that ran parallel with the beach,
wide open to the waves.
I still can't believe that all those resorts, restaurants, shops,
etc... are gone...and all those people. shudder
I am going to Bangkok for the New Year and while there I'm going to
see what I can do to help out...make donations, etc.
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's
covered in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

"badwilson" wrote in message
...

I heard a similar story from a friend who had friends who were scuba
diving while it happened. But still, a bunch of divers are missing
from what I last heard. I guess it depends on how close to the shore
you were and how exposed the area was, etc.
We were diving in the Similan Islands, which are about 100 miles or so
north of Phuket and even more north of Koh Phi Phi. The town we left
from, Khao Lak, is almost completely wiped out. CNN spent all day
reporting from there about how bad it is. Dennis and I spent the
afternoon of Dec. 13th having lunch and beers on the beach and walking
up and down the beach. The dive boat left at about 8 pm but only
drove a little ways off shore, then it began driving at 11 pm for
about 5 hours to the Similan Islands. We got back on the afternoon of
the 17th and stayed the night in a hotel which was a few hundred yards
from the beach. We left at noon the next day.
The town was basically just a road that ran parallel with the beach,
wide open to the waves.
I still can't believe that all those resorts, restaurants, shops,
etc... are gone...and all those people. shudder
I am going to Bangkok for the New Year and while there I'm going to
see what I can do to help out...make donations, etc.

The pictures that finally have come from Khao Lak look like it's a miracle
for anyone having survived there. Like I mentioned in another post a lot of
Swedish tourists were vacationing there so Khao Lak is mentioned on the news
here all the time. We can just hope that more people will be found to have
escaped to higher land, and eventually make contact with those missing them.
All the survivors in Thailand keep mentioning how the Thai people have
helped them and given them food, clothes and money, even when they hardly
have had anything left themselves and also have lost so much.
Please let your Thai freinds know that this is heard and appreciated by
everyone "at home" too - all around the world.
--
:: lewe
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