Ed Bear's Emails

Posted below are the emails from and about Ed Bear. His sister Nikki Bear will have her own since for now they are off in different directions. These will be updated as new emails comes in.

From: balexped@ihug.co.nz
To: skyangel@nmol.com
Subject: RE: Ed Bear (Noise)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:58:36 +1200

Dear Ed Bear and of course ma best friend TINA!!!!!! Its Nikki Bear here After a lOOOOONNGG break - hey bears need a holiday too - and I was supposed >to go to ENgland and or ALASKA (too cold for me) and we won't even talk about PUERTO RICO will we!!!! I'M BACK!!!!

I seem to have got stuck here in New Zealand - went for a quick whiz to Australia with Danny Galbraith - and sat on his desk - he did take me to CANOWINDRA where I met a few new friends but I did not get my picture taken - and I so wanted to see a cousin KOALA.

Daryl Dianne and Kieran took me to the SOUth ISland to the Queenstown WInter Festival for a balloon break - We all only got to fly 3 times in the 10 days we were away and that 180 is sooooo big whew I get tired looking at it Daryl took me to 6000' in the T&C and I saw Snow and mountains. It was really cold.

We travelled over and back on the LYNX ferry which is very fast. It travels Cook Strait wheich separates the North and the South Islands of New Zealand. There are no bridges because it is very very deep.

I asked Dianne how I get back to Tina and Albuquerque and she said that they will take me with them when they go back - hey I get to see a heap of stuff in the good of USA. It will be great to he back home and to see Ed Bear again Last night Balloon Expeditions ably assisted by on NIKKI BEAR assisted in a fund raiser for WSPA (World Society for Protection of Animals ) They work mainly with freeing bears that are ttreated badly and made to dance on hot coals and have horrible ring things in their noses and have things sticking in their livers cos some people believe that they can use and abuse them and we think it is not right - so I am working whilst I am out and about.

Will keep you posted as to what I am doing - did hear something about TAHITI - ooh South Pacific adventures here comes one cute bear!!!

Lots of bear hugs

Nikki Bear

Date sent: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:43:40 -0700

A letter from Ed Bear

Dear AZ Balloon Club,
It was wonderful attending your March meeting and having a group photo taken with all of you! I have been thoroughly enjoying this warm, sunny desert climate although there have been some pretty windy days since my arrival in early March. Before coming here, I was in the snow covered landscape of Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland so this was quite a contrast! (While there, I had the opportunity to meet Brian Jones & Bertrand Picard & see their Breitling Orbiter).
I have had several wonderful desert balloon flights and marvel at the Sonoran Desert terrain filled with such unique vegetation--mostly strange looking cactus and bushes. The balloons drift down dry washes where we often spot rabbits with gigantic ears. I also attended the fun-filled Nilz's St Patrick's Balloon Boogie weekend in Casa Grande. I have lounged at a resort pool just soaking up this marvelous Arizona weather.
Seeing the sights of Arizona has been such fun. I loved visiting a couple classrooms & meeting lots of kids. I now have many new Arizona friends.
Ed Bear

 

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