Postcard from Paulien Kemp from Bradford crammed with news of her trip to Thailand
Australia and New Zealand.Talks of Albatross, Seals, sailing up fiords and revisiting
people and places in Adelaide where she worked in 1971.They were on their way to
Chile at time of writing.Paulien is well known in Shannonbridge and has been coming
here regularly with Dave for about thirty years.This was the pair that got married over
here and I have memories of arranging the wedding in Saint Johns Ballinasloe.Also
collecting the bride from Thornhills and driving her to the church.Noticed she had no
bouquet so we pulled up on the bog road and got some heather.Walked her up the
aisle where Dave and his friend Pete and the Minister were waiting.After the ceremony
there was signing for witnesses and I found myself signing under the bridesmaid column.
The wedding party set off for Haydens.Dave took Paulien and Pete came in the Beetle.
At the hotel Dave and Paulien arrived in jeans and I was the only one wearing a suit.
After the four of us had finished lunch guess who was presented with the cheque / bill ?