Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3
Results 21 to 25 of 25

Thread: A miserable, rotten trip

  1. #21
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Lancefield, Vic. Australia
    Posts
    97
    Thanks (Given)
    553
    Thanks (Received)
    55
    Likes (Given)
    3914
    Likes (Received)
    274

    Default Re: A miserable, rotten trip

    I quess things must have changed but I served on the Good Hope Castle in 1954 and Port Jackson in 1955 and found everyone normal on both ships, normal by seagoing standards of course.
    Terry Sullivan R340406

  2. #22
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Bolton UK
    Posts
    15,004
    Thanks (Given)
    20832
    Thanks (Received)
    11089
    Likes (Given)
    30414
    Likes (Received)
    37116

    Default Re: A miserable, rotten trip

    I did 3 trips on the Good Hope Castle in 1959 and then to Hong Kong Breakers, one of the best trips. good crowd.

  3. #23
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Location
    Scunthorpe
    Posts
    8
    Thanks (Given)
    5
    Thanks (Received)
    12
    Likes (Given)
    9
    Likes (Received)
    16

    Default Re: A miserable, rotten trip

    Quote Originally Posted by Rodney Mills View Post
    My shipmate Ginger and I had paid-off from a three week home-trade (h.t.) visiting ports in Holland and Germany on the "Good Hope Castle". After five or six days leave at home (Southend-On-Sea), we figured on another h.t.. ..........................


    Later in my career as a chief executive, I often traveled with female executives or female staff members. We would always stay in separate hotels, not only for her piece of mind, but for me maintaining a reputation, as did "Caesar's wife"... one of purity. I never forgot the pressures used by people with power over me. And I was damned if I would conduct my life like them.


    Cheers, Rodney

    Great story, thoroughly enjoyed it!
    Last edited by Chris Allman; 5th December 2018 at 03:58 PM.

  4. Thanks Rodney Mills thanked for this post
    Likes Denis O'Shea, Ken Norton, Doc Vernon liked this post
  5. #24
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Location
    Battle, East Sussex
    Posts
    2
    Thanks (Given)
    0
    Thanks (Received)
    8
    Likes (Given)
    1
    Likes (Received)
    9

    Default Re: A miserable, rotten trip

    Thank you Rodney for a most interesting description of that voyage.
    I have not been to sea and found your story to be really interesting.

    Anne.

  6. Thanks N/A, Rodney Mills thanked for this post
    Likes N/A liked this post
  7. #25
    Keith at Tregenna's Avatar
    Keith at Tregenna Guest

    Default Re: A miserable, rotten trip

    DITTO.

    Cheers Keith.

  8. Thanks Rodney Mills thanked for this post
Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3

Similar Threads

  1. Best Trip.
    By Graham Payne in forum Swinging the Lamp
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 5th December 2018, 08:31 AM
  2. End of the First Trip
    By Mike Williamson in forum My Memoires and Other Interesting Things
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 4th October 2018, 05:43 AM
  3. My first trip
    By vic mcclymont in forum Merchant Navy General Postings
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 20th August 2014, 09:29 PM
  4. My First Trip
    By vic mcclymont in forum Merchant Navy General Postings
    Replies: 39
    Last Post: 24th June 2014, 05:42 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •