John Robey

[Tony Taylor]

Its a long story but i spent 4 months on the hook in Aden, Even the bum boats stopped coming alongside, 1971 no shore leave even if you got ashore there was bugger all there. Terry

A few years back I spent 10 days on an Indian contractors camp on a Total LNG project at Balhaf, up the coast from Aden. I would have swapped you no probs.
Breakfast was an apple with processed cheese slices and two chapattis (lifted during the evening meal) eaten in my portakabin which smelled like the Bugis St. sh-thouse. Other meals were indiscriminate curries and boiled rice.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John R
I still have my raised camel fronted Photo album bought in 49 on my first trip through the Canal. Oh happy days .
Des

[John Robey]

Hi Gordon
Yes I was on Port Nelson when we had Sir Francis Chichester and his wife on board as passengers to New Zealand. On arrival in Kiwi there was a Gipsy Moth flypast in his honour. I won a cake at sea school for correctly guessing the date of his return to UK! Ah happy days.

[David John Busveids]

Hi John, I was on the Trent 12/75 - 02/76 but sorry my memories are very dim indeed.

[John Robey]

Definitely on board when we carried Sir Francis Chichester and his wife, they were going to NZ to see forest they owned being logged. There was a Gypsy Moth flypast laid on when we arrived in NZ