Has it been confirmed that it was that design she liked, or is it just speculation by a Facebook follower? It is interesting though, and probably is the answer, makes sense for sure - however the Flora Bella for that pattern is two words, if you look at the bottom of one of the plates, etc, from Luxembourg ..... h'mm, so would she have maybe gone with that spelling, used the Bella in place of Natalia and gone with Flora Bella? The Luxembourg link though is quite compelling. Ah well, I still reckon it's pretty interesting that Florabella (one word) is around 4 kilometres away from the Springwood Primary School they attended, and there is also a Florabella Pass there. 
Looking forward to the next podcast and more updates, someone will crack the case, there's nothing surer.
Yes inkpink, it's all so peculiar. Granted, the detail about Sally and the car money being mentioned by the bank employee is pretty interesting and would make you think it was her, Marion, then. But yes, the use of the Medicare just the once in Grafton, what's that all about ..... if you remarry can you share your partner's card and forfeit your old card number? Back in 1997 would it have been easier to disappear? From Byron Bay, down to Grafton, wonder where she was heading ..... such a mystery, my oh my ...
Hi StarrChance, interesting theories and all quite possible. I must say I'm puzzled about the scales saga .... so they were in storage and Sally got them back to the school, but in the podcast it says no-one knows where the art and antiques were stored .... wouldn't they all be in the same place, I mean, she didn't have a house at that point. And yes, once we figure out the reason for name change we're on our way. I wonder how long it takes for a change of name to come through and to have new passport with name .... need to find out the date that all started I reckon and work from there ... and we don't have that info, do we? Maybe it was just a case of her wanting to disconnect entirely with her past marriages and her family name for something a little more unique? Wonder too if the pilot was able to help in some way, maybe he had links with customs, airports, could have made it easier. I think we need to hear from the maintenance man, the pilot and Lesley in the podcast - however that post from Bill Edgar does tell us a lot of what Lesley had to say if she doesn't wish to speak again for all to hear. Just a thought, if she was in trouble she could have told someone in a post card or some letter from overseas, why not do that? Also just another wacky thought, she may have been going through "the change" then too, was the age for it, which could have caused the mood changes, etc ... just a few ideas to add to the mix.
