Regrets at Sea

[Tony Morcom]

Never got to Cuba or sailed through the Magellan Straits which were my two regrets of never having seen during my time at sea.

Reading that John inspired a new thread. What were your biggest regrets whilst at sea?

My main regrets were never getting to Hong Kong, the Aussie East Coast and New Zealand. My biggest regret was not staying on after 7 years. There was so much more that I could have seen and done.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Shipmates My only regret is that the ship owners sold the "Patia" I would still be there 40 + years later if I could??? but my life/time move on and changes course, no more will I travel the world a singleman and fancyfree !!! with good mates . but now live weight down with care and worry ,like everyone else with a family ? but its not all bad.I can still dream and talk about the old days.The places I seen have all gone and been replaced by The concrete jungle ,and modern life in every place everywhere and every one ilives in a panic. The Merchant Navy I knew has long gone into the history books !!! Now its about non British massive ships with quick turn around with more sea time.

[Gulliver]

Well at least we can relive it all again on this site,Louis.Great that someone's posting triggers off our own chain of memories!
Cheers
Gulliver

[Tony Wilding]

Two Regrets come to mind, first is i should have joined at 16 ,same as my brothers, not waited untill 21, second is i never went Far East, should have joined a Bank Line Ship to visit some of the lesser known Ports. Japan and Hong Kong were the 2 i most wanted to see, problem was most Companies going there did no employ European Engine Room Ratings. Tony W.

[alf corbyn]

have regretted leaving the sea ever since i left. also not seeing the far east only bombay and ceylon and port louis. would have liked to see more of the interior of places. furthest i got was the blue mountains sydney, cycling inland from mombasa, lower hutt and taita, wellington, nz and various bus and train trips, plus a couple of car trips.

[Chris Allman]

I regret never having seen Japan, Australia or New Zealand but what the hell, saw a lot of lovely places in the rest of the world.

[John Pruden]

mine was cut very short but i did see the far east and best of all i had a couple of years with my dad before he passed but the time i did spend at sea was the best. some people swallow the anchor it was the anchor that swallowed me my heart will always be on the open sea and i can say i went to sea and around the world trips?JP

[stewart morrison]

as the song says, regrets I have a few, but mine were much the same as the others in that I never got to hong kong,singapore, buenos airies but I did see a lot of the world & it was a great time to be around in the sixties merchant navy, pity ther is no m.n. left to speak of now, we had the best of it in those days, cheers.

[happy daze john in oz]

My main regret is coming out too soon. There were so many others palces to see, so now I use the cruise ships top take me to some.

[Doc Vernon]

Think i have posted this somewhere before,but my biggest regret is that i couldnt have had much more time at Sea!
But then those who read my reasons will remember why!
Lifes like that!
Cheers