[Sandy Nelson]

HI folks

Just a wee post to say, we are OFF
On the 1st of July we fly out to our new life experience in Brunei.

All very exciting and the main reason i've been a bit lax with some of the posting recently

However we are going for 4 years initially and may stay longer all being well

I shall remain on the forum albeit from a slightly different perspective and i hope to remain in contact with all my mates on here.
Only difference will be fishing in the Sea with great big flies and a 9wt rod  a wee change from my 3wt on the Don
Oh and maybe the weather, scenery, wildlife, lifestyle, food, etc

We are all looking forward to this a lot, there have been a lot of hoops to jump through, but my aim remained keen and my body limber.
And now we are ready, so we have 8 weeks to get ready and then....................................

I look forward to providing many photos in the future I'll be here for another few weeks yet so might actually get some fishing done
taking June off completely, so a few evening rises beckon great stuff

Cheers

Sandy

[Noel Kelly]

Sandy, the very best of luck. I hope it goes really well. You will be missed for a lot of reasons. I,m looking forward to reading about your new adventures. Plenty of pics please!!!
All the best, Noel.

[Iain Goolager]

Hi Sandy,

I'll second Noels sentiments and hope we can maybe organise some forum thinng or 'tother before you go.

If not best of luck

Iain

[Alex Burnett]

Hi Sandy

Hope everything you are hoping for with this new adventure comes to fruitition, 
you will be missed this side of the world.

Where'er ye bide in the world sae wide,
We wish ye a neuk on the sunny side,
Wi' muckle o' love and little o' care,
A wee bit pursie wi' siller to spare,
Yer ain wee ingle when day is spent,
In a wee bit housie wi' hearts content.

A h-uile la sona dhuibh
's gun la idir dona dhuibh!

Alex 

[paavo]

Sandy man, what an adventure!! 

It will be exciting to read your reports and the pics. from your new place. Quite a difference I think.
All the best to you 

//Harri

[Irvine Ross]

Sandy

Does this mean Mike will have to design 9wt tropical salt water lines

I hope everything goes well for you and your family and I'm looking forward to your reports from the tropics to brighten up our long winters.

All the best

Irvine

[slippy]

  Hi, Sandy.
             We never met, and there's no earthly reason why we ever should, but I read this and wanted to say thanks for making me welcome here, thanks for your replies to my posts/questions however obscure or daft they were, and to wish you and yours the very best of good fortune and happiness.
              Carpe Diem buddy, and the 9wt ,,,,,,coz lifes too short not to.     
          regards, derek. 

[Iain Cameron]

hi sandy

all the best on the adventures... noticed a few river systems on the satellite maps. be fun finding out what is in them!

iain

[Jim Eddie]

All the best to you and your family Sandy, I'm sure you will have a great time.

Thanks for all your help over the past few years.

 

Jim

[GARYBOY]

Hi sandy
We have nver met,but all the best with your life
think of us back here in Scotland in the winter up to our backside in snow &frost while you are sweating in the heat

         Gary         
     

[Richard Tong]

Good Luck Sandy. Can't think there will be many Trout there but plenty more tae nibble yer flee. Look forward to seeing some exotic pics,

Richard

[Sandy Nelson]

think of us back here in Scotland in the winter up to our backside in snow &frost while you are sweating in the heat

We'll try, we'll try

Thanks for all the support, its going to be very different, but thats the whole idea
Like i say, the internet is only a click away, so i'll still be in Scotland, spiritually
And hopefully it'll add a slightly different edge to some of the posts

Cool

Sandy

[Hamish Young]

Be interesting to see what fish you 'get into' when you're settled 

...... and there could always be a forum outing to visit Sandy (hint hint ) and join in the hunt for GTs 

[Dutchfly]

Best of luck, Sandy!

I hope this adventure will bring you all you're hoping for.

Jeroen

[Mike Barrio]

Yes, I don't think your 3wt is going to handle this saltwater fishing Sandy

It will be interesting to see how you get on with the heavyweights ...... I would guess that it won't be long before you find that the stuff on the market is not good enough and you'll be designing and building your own
I'm sure all three of you will have a great time and loads of fun discovering what your new home has to offer

Enjoy yourselves
Cheers n tears
Mike

[Rob Brownfield]

Have fun!!!

4 years huh..right!!!..we went for 2 years and ended up staying for 7!!..lol

Still say you should take your 3 weight as well...plenty of "Barbs" to catch on the fly

Some really good tackle shops in singapore with some interesting Aussie/NZ fly fishing gear...enjoy

[David Davies]

sandy
best wishes to you on your trip I hope you will be very happy, I never had the pleasure of meeting you sandy, but you kindly sold me one of your rods, and even to a novice like me what a beauty it is, so from down here in North Yorks to you in bonnie scotland many thanks for your all your help
be happy
Dave
 

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Dave

What's the big fish you're "giving a cuddle" in your avatar photo? Tell us the story

Cheers
Mike

[David Davies]

hi mike
it was taken a few years ago in mexico, it is in fact a gummy shark, yes thats right no teeth just gums (I"m not daft) it wasn"t coralled but taken from the open beach so was free to swim anywhere , but the locals used to feed them and they had become quite tame, apparently they have become quite used to human contact ,I must admit I think I might have had a bottle of the local brew before I did this, and I did have brown shorts on
 
dave