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    Default Tramping Trips

    How to be lulled into a false sense of security by itineries : two short trips and then !! gotchya!!

    Joining date 25.10.1961 Discharging date 12.09.1963

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    Just as well it was a happy ship!

    *** met my future wife at a dance in Bristol,met for a walk the next day and then sailed off into the sunset, we met again over 20 months later, we got to know each other by letter, married and had 27 years of honeymoon before she passed away whilst still young from cancer.

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    It amazes me that so many of us seamen, who used to dis appear for months at a time, managed to find lovely wives. I met my wife toward the end of a long leave, had 10 days together, and then i was off for another six month, only communication was of course only snail mail in those days, she was still there when i got back, and so that was the end of my sea going days, now married 56 years, kt
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    Ivan
    A great loss to you and yours at the time i am sure. Only thing i can say is that for the 27 Years you had much love together. My long belated Condolences . I know that She will never be forgotten though!
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    Ivan, we all suffer some type of grief during our life time. All we can do is as you did and enjoyed the time you had together.
    Some times only a short time with some one can be better than a life time.
    Happy daze John in Oz.

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    Thank you Doc and John, life throws all kinds of things at you, but when things happen you have to deal with them especially when you have young daughters at home, employees abroad and their families at home to look after. After 9 years of widowhood I was lucky enough to meet Wendy, whom some on here have met and my daughters have known her longer than they knew their mum and love her to bits, but of course she is now mum and nana, so in a way I have also been lucky. Back to the title as I don't want to hijack this thread.

    But I would love to hear of others tramping voyages and what effect it had on their lives. My trip in #1 wasn't the only long trip, I had others, but not so long, that's why I have so few ships in my Dis A. Some would have 10 or more ships in their book during my one trip, but I never had any regrets on ships but only on skippers (or a 1/mates) who could turn what had been a happy ship into a nightmare. The thing about long trips is you get to know your B.O.T. friends and their foibles really well.

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    The only time I went tramping was for one in the woods and he was not happy at that.
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    and he was not happy at that


    And what were you doing with a He ?? He He He !!!
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    Talking of woods reminds me of that old parable many will have heard.

    Young dainty maiden is accosted by this burly individual who says in a deep voice “ into the woods my girl “ she in a high falsetto voice says “ No No I” ll tell the vicar “. His reply same deep voice “ I am the vicar “ . There must be a moral there somewhere but could never see it. JS
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    Quote Originally Posted by j.sabourn View Post
    Talking of woods reminds me of that old parable many will have heard.

    Young dainty maiden is accosted by this burly individual who says in a deep voice “ into the woods my girl “ she in a high falsetto voice says “ No No I” ll tell the vicar “. His reply same deep voice “ I am the vicar “ . There must be a moral there somewhere but could never see it. JS
    I doubt she could either.
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    What a strange vicar! he liked girls!

    Oh! well! I needn't have worried about straying off course afterall.

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