The Albatross

[Gulliver]

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[Jim Egan]

Hi John,
Few years back 1 appeared on the Bass Rock at the entrance to Firth of Forth. If memory serves me right stv/bbc news reported it at the time. The bass rock was always jam packed with gannets/gulls of all descriptions. Can only asume if it was a Albatross
hitched a ride through injury and took off in northern hemisphere when better. Regards Jim

[j.sabourn]

Believe it was ward 47 in N.Tyneside. Always wondered how there were so many John Smiths living in the area. John Sabourn

[Richard Quartermaine]

Here is another Good thread,
We start with Albatrosses go to New Zealand then into Doctor Ross`s in Liverpool for a jag then end up in a Brothel in Bremen Germany after a short arm inspection.
Fantastic. How do we do that?
Cheers
Brian.

That's easy Brian, sailors move around a lot. Didn't get down to 'das bordell' that was further down the road from the pub. Anyway, I only had a carton of cigarettes and a few Deutschmarks and beggars can't be choosers! The beer at the pub was excellent though.
Cheers,
Richard Q

[Keith Tindell]

Always loved the german run ashore, Hamburg was always my downfall . as previous post on loggings. Wonderful time 1960, approx 11.80 marks to the pound, 25 marks a night gave you everything you wanted, turning too in the morning was the hard bit!!!! KT