Peggy Hughes

"I had a flashback to the last time I had been underwater, 50 years ago, when I had fallen out of a boat. Something in my life had changed... it had taken 50 years but it had changed in 5 minutes."

The Story

Peggy went to Australia for her son's wedding. The following week she found herself on a trip to the Great Barrier Reef. It wasn't really her idea of fun, she couldn't swim and had a longstanding fear of water having fallen out of a boat as a child.

At the reef, Peggy found herself agreeing to go "Ocean Walking". She hadn't realised that this meant getting into the water. She thought that this simply meant walking under a large glass fish tank. She was terrified.

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Comments

Name: Ivor Hughes
Date: 02/08/2008
Comment: I am Peggy son in Australia and father of the three youngest grandchildren - the boys love their gran and would love to see her back in the water - any chance mum?

Name: Claire - the daughter who booked the trip to
Great Barrier Reef
Date: 15/05/2008
Comment: I had no idea that Mum wasn't too keen on the trip when I booked it, I was so keen for my two sons and me to see the reef I thought Mum would have felt the same. I booked it for the family one morning without a thought that Mum would have any reservations. I am so chuffed she went as we had a fabulous trip and conquering her fear of water was very brave. Well done Mum xoxo

Name: Rachel Joan And Matthew
Date: 18/03/2008
Comment: Rachel: Hello, This is mi Lovely granny and i would like to say well done for getting over the fear of water! It is just magnificiant! I am just so chuffed for you =)=) OxOx

Joan:This is my mother =)=) And i love her lots and I would like to say congratulations for getting over the fear of water XoXo

Matthew:it takes alot of courage and strength to get over the fear of water and i am her fav grand child!



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