>
> >First, let's get this straight: if you cross the
> >Atlantic by sea, it's a CROSSING, not a CRUISE.
>
> Oh yes! I probably represent the last generation ever to emigrate to
> America by ship. We came over on the Queen Elizabeth I in 1967. It
> was, I believe, the next-to-last crossing the ship made before
Cunard
> Lines ended transatlantic service. Quite an adventure for a
> 6-year-old!
>
I can beat that. I took my first baby steps aboard the Strathnaver
coming to England from Australia in 1958. Got a photograph of it
somewhere, me heading straight for the rails.
By the time I was 1 I'd already visited about 10 countries and
travelled half way round the world.
Bob ("Sea Legs") Pugwash
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