Sixty Years Ago.

[Captain Kong]

Cape Town Les.
you should have kept off the dagga then you would have known.
Cheers
Brian.

[Bill Cameron]

##14, how could anyone forget where the Navigators den was? And it was never a pub, you took your own Cape Smoke there, and paid for the Coke a cola

[Bill Cameron]

this brought back memories of Darrel's, Delmonico's and the Catacomb's, Tikki Hock Bar to mention a few

[John Albert Evans]

In late 1950,s cann't remember which year I flew from Southend to Amsterdam on a Dakota, first time I ever flew.

JAE

[john sutton]

1958 I flew (or tried) from peace river in alberta to great lake in northwest territories to join a rig.We had to de-ice the plane first with alchohol and when it was finished the pilot decided that there was a weather problem and we would try the following day.He insisted that I go to the local store and buy some long underwear and if I wasn't wearing it he wouldn't take me up.He reckoned that if we had to make a forced landing in the bush that I wouldn't last more than a few hours without it.Following day we tried again after once more de-icing and after an hour we turned back as the weather ahead looked rough.In those days the bush planes navigated by following the roads and if you couldn't see the road you were lost.
Went by car in the end and it took 2 days.It was my first experience of sharing a bed with a bloke.There were 3 of us and the motel room only had one bed . this was not an unusual practice when moving around the oilfields in those days

[Captain Kong]

Les, you are burbling again.
go and lie down
Brian.

[Frederick Lacey]

The whole of 1957 for me consisted of 7 trips on the "Beaverglen" and 3 trips on the "Beaverdell"

[Bill Morrison]

Joining my first ship in 1966. Southend to Dunkirk. Bristol Superfreighter, 12 passengers tucked in the rear. I never experienced an engine room as noisy, thankfully it was a very short flight.

[happy daze john in oz]

this brought back memories of Darrel's, Delmonico's and the Catacomb's, Tikki Hock Bar to mention a few

Now all gone Bill sorry to say.
But what wonderful places at the time, half a bottle of Brandy in your pocket and into the Navigators or Catacombs for a great night.
There is a song, 'Like Desperados waiting for a train'. Always reminds me of the Tiki Hoc bar.

[Colin Wood]

Yes, QANTAS from Singapore to Perth April 1960 to joi9n Bermuda Trader