My father was in the Royal Navy during WWII, and was on destroyers in both Atlantic and Russian convoys at one time or another. After he left the Navy, he swore he'd never set foot on another ship in his lifetime! And he pretty well achieved that, apart from occasional ten-minute ferry trips from Portsmouth to Gosport (in southern England). I travelled, in 1967, from Southampton to St.Helena on the Capetown Castle - never could make up my mind whether that was a cruise or a voyage. Seven months later, the ship was decommissioned, but it was still a great experience. Oh, and the Bay of Biscay, of ill repute, was a pussy cat!
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Now Virgin Bans Some Laptop Batteries! > Douglas Newman wrote: >> The North Atlantic can be a dark and stormy sea any >> time of year... And it can also be quite pleasant if >> you're lucky. > > I've read so many books about the "U-boat War" in the North Atlantic > during WW2 that I've always wanted to do a winter crossing. It'd have > to be on something the size of the QE2 or the QM2, though. No bleedin' > way I'm doing that in something the size of a destroyer or frigate or, > God forbid, a seagoing tug! Maybe deck crew for a supertanker or modern > aircraft carrier or something else of similar size to decent island. > > I'll pass on the winter Murmansk run, though. ;-) > > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
