Two sad stories about mystery trips
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340033)
Rockingham, Australia
March 27, 2017 6:17pm CST
Mystery flights and voyages seem to be quite popular. As far as sea voyages go, Western Australia is at a bit of a disadvantage as there is nowhere close to go to in just a few days. Mostly the ships sail northwards up the coast for half the journey then sail home again. Some go far enough from the coast to be able to legally operate the on-board casino.
One of our acquaintances was on a mystery sea voyage when the weather turned bad and the ship sheltered in Eagle Bay for two days. From the deck, our friend could see his house so he was less than thrilled.
The other story involves a mystery flight. A guy drove to Perth from Kalgoorlie (almost 600 kms) to take a mystery flight. Like our friend on the ship, he was also less than thrilled with his mystery tour as the flight took him back to Kalgoorlie. He decided to surprise his wife by spending the allotted time at home.
She was certainly surprised as he found her in a compromising position with his best mate. I can imagine that his thoughts on the flight home were somewhat different to his thoughts on the outward journey.
The photo is of a typical goldfields sunset.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
28 Mar 17
The first one is quite funny and even though the next one started out that way. It sure wasn't funny the way it ended. I wonder who was more surprised.
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@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Mar 17
@Happy2BeMe I think so too. It will turn out all for the best in the long run.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
28 Mar 17
@JudyEv Sad story. He is better off without her.
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@allknowing (136461)
• India
28 Mar 17
No mystery there - nothing but disappointments. And that discovery must have spoilt that man's life forever.
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@cacay1 (83495)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Apr 17
@allknowing , Very true not a happy ending of the husband's gut to chose that mystery trip just to reach home so timely.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
31 Mar 17
wow, that is unlucky - I prefer to know where I'm going - wouldn't like the mystery factor
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
2 Apr 17
@JudyEv I try to get around so chances are it would take me somewhere I've already been
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
28 Mar 17
Oh my! .. Not a good mystery sea voyage .. and what a disaster mystery flight ..
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@cacay1 (83495)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Apr 17
@epiffanie , that mystery flight discovered a mysterious secret affair of his wife.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Mar 17
The sky is an usual shade making a stark silhouette of the trees etc.
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@marguicha (223028)
• Chile
28 Mar 17
I have always planned my vacations so they would not go sour. I had never heard about mystery vacations of of any sort.
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@marguicha (223028)
• Chile
28 Mar 17
@JudyEv I always vacationed with my husband while he was alive.
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@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar 17
@marguicha I can't imagine why the second guy went on his own. Maybe his wife made up an excuse so she could stay home.
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@much2say (55616)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Mar 17
Do people book these mystery trips not knowing the destination? (Forgive me, we don't travel much so don't know about these things 
). How unfortunate about both trips you mentioned . . . but the second one, oh my, that became a different mystery! 
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
28 Mar 17
@JudyEv We do not have mystery trips here.Poor guys! But I think It was better that he found out .
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Feb 22
@JudyEv - That is a hilarious story about the man who returned back to Kalgoorlie, only to find his wife with his best friend. Oooh! That was definitely not a good outcome for his Mystery Trip!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 22
@JudyEv - It is similar to a story we were told by a guide, the first time we toured Catalina Island. There is a lovely home there on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The story goes that a sea captain built the house for a woman he married in Los Angeles, and then brought to Catalina. After he set her up in the house, he took off in his ship and was gone for six months. When he returned, she was gone. Apparently, she got lonely, hated that her husband had left her there, and she set sail with a different sea captain! The sea captain who built the house refused to let another woman enter the house for the rest of his life! (Honestly, I didn't blame the woman. At the time the sea captain built the house, Catalina was very isolated. They didn't have the daily ferries to the island that they have today.)
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@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 22
@DeborahDiane It could be a very lonely life if you were used to, and liked, a more social environment.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
28 Mar 17
Great stories, The first story is funny..poor guy! The second is bad enough just flying back home for the trip and then having to fly back and drive the 600k back home.....but what he found was even worse (or ...truthfully...made it all worthwhile...) I have never heard of mystery trips. So this conversation earns three gold stars from me!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
28 Mar 17
@JudyEv I think the guy was better off without her. (I'm assuming "done a runner" means she left him)
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@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar 17
@Jeanniemaries Yes, when he got back she'd gone.
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@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar 17
You'd really think you'd wasted your money, wouldn't you?
@Kuttu_007 (1940)
• India
1 Apr 17
What type of camera did u used...the photo is really good
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@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Apr 17
My husband took the photo. He has a Nikon camera. I have a little point-and-shoot.
@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Apr 17
@Kuttu_007 Yes, it is and he has a couple of different lenses for it.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Mar 17
I've never heard of these.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Mar 17
@JudyEv I might if I had spare cash, atm I wouldnt want to waste it if I even had enough to go somewhere
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Mar 17
Is the destination a mystery, or is there a mystery on board?
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@JudyEv (340033)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar 17
@teamfreak16 Just be sure to take your partner with you!! Don't want any nasty surprises! 
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
28 Mar 17
The first story is with a fun end and the other is with sad. It must have hurt him.
I don't like mystery trips coz that makes me so scared of what happens.
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