Heading to the BIG CITY The country bumpkin chick has made a cozy little nest in Esher with her surrogate parents. But she is becoming conscious of overstaying her welcome. It is time to pluck up the courage to spread…
Missing the Boat-Train
Her “Big Bold Move” It is November 1969. An under-confident but excited country bumpkin aged 23 is sailing to England on a mail ship, the Pendennis Castle. She doesn’t have any close friends or relatives living over there. So, to…
Camping, Cooking and Cursing in a thunderstorm in Paris
In the 1970’s, one of the cheapest ways to see Europe was to go on a camping tour. We chose Autotours and our first night in Paris turned out to be a disaster. We were the cooks and had to try and fry suspect ‘chops’ in a leaking tent, and then discovered out tent had leaked too. Funny in retrospect!
Heaven on earth: Eastern Cape Beaches, South Africa
The beaches of the Eastern Cape are like heaven on earth. And I am lucky enough to live in Port Alfred where glorious East beach is only a ten minute drive from my home. One can walk for miles on this pristine beach.
Young and careless
Hitch-hiking has its risks but in the 1970’s we saw it as the cheapest way to get around. This was how what we did to get to see the Edinburgh Tattoo before linking up with a camping tour to Scandanavia. We almost didn’t get to do either though, because of my carelessness…