Regrets at Sea

[Gulliver]

I was in Singapore in March for a few days, you would not beieve what it is like now, an incredible city.
The Marina Bay Hotel 250 metres high with an infinity swim pool on the roof, and me on top over 750 feet high with a floating football pitch below, . Raffles still going strong, the Gin sling is now 26 dollars, and a lovely young barmaid I could fall in love with in Hooters on Clarke Quay.

Sinkapoops Looks and sounds just as fantastic as ever Brian,well, post-1970's I mean !
I only got to know Singapore,HK,Taiwan and Japan from the 70's till 1990,about 15 years. Of course ,I didn't just frequent the 'usual' haunts either!.but made sure I took time out to acquaint myself with the cultural sights of those countries(,starting first trip with a 2 week drydock in Osaka during Expo 70,) ,and some of their peoples.On the whole,a pleasant experience...... but,nevertheless,no desire to return to any particular place,either there or anywhere else in the world..I love where I am.

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Photo of a first trip 17 yr.old cadet,Gulliver with two lovely students at Expo 70,Osaka.We had to dress smartly if we went ashore in the daytime-actually the very trendy-coloured 70's shirt came from a broached container (by stevedores) in Marseille.... there were many similarly attired crew on that ship,in fact it was the most popular colour by far !...

[j.sabourn]

Bet you havent got as much hair now Gulliver, or was it a wig? Cheers John Sabourn

[happy daze john in oz]

a lovely young barmaid I could fall in love with in Hooters on Clarke Quay.[/QUOTE]

Get in the queue mate, I saw her first.

[happy daze john in oz]

[. Of course ,I didn't just frequent the 'usual' haunts either!.but made sure I took time out to acquaint myself with the cultural sights of those countriesparticular EXPO 70,Osaka.jpg

Photo of a first trip 17 yr.old cadet,Gulliver with two lovely students at Expo 70,Osaka.We had to dress smartly if we went ashore in the daytime-actually the very trendy-coloured 70's shirt came from a broached container (by stevedores) in Marseille.... there were many similarly attired crew on that ship,in fact it was the most popular colour by far !...

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Gulliver i have heard it called by many names but never as you describe it, cultural sights indeed. Some of those sights were anything but cultural!!

[len mazza]

Hi Stewart,
I went to the hree ports you mentioned plus many more off the beaten track thanks to Shell Tankers.Going to the turn around bit of the Congo River is one that will never be foregotten.
If I had stayed in the MN Iwould have been made redundent the same time as everybody in NZ.doingthe same kind of work.Hard to say,impossible in fact what was was the best choice,to late to worry now,just suck up on it.

Cheers,

Len.

[Gulliver]

Bet you havent got as much hair now Gulliver, or was it a wig? Cheers John Sabourn

Well,it was just about the end of the Beatles era,John,but (really) 42 years on I still have a full head of hair,albeit a bit greyer.Avatar Photo.jpgI do now like to keep it as a crew cut, being lucky that I can choose to be either follically-blessed...or a slaphead,according to whim. (Think I'll wear my flares and platform shoes today- and no ,they're nowt to do with the North Sea oil industry-!)

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[j.sabourn]

You"d have to have your Red Wing Boots on Gulliver. To pretend you were a ruffy tuffy tool pusher. Cheers John Sabourn

[Red Lead Ted]

I was in Singapore in March for a few days, you would not beieve what it is like now, an incredible city.
The Marina Bay Hotel 250 metres high with an infinity swim pool on the roof, and me on top over 750 feet high with a floating football pitch below, . Raffles still going strong, the Gin sling is now 26 dollars, and a lovely young barmaid I could fall in love with in Hooters on Clarke Quay.

KONG? I could fall head over heals for that bar person are you sure barmaid { Wht,s hanging under that pouch } Will you ever learn Terry.

[Red Lead Ted]

Remember the river we navigated being as murky then as it looks in this ariel shot? Regards lads Terry.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Port............ Guayaquil or Beunaventura ?