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31st May 2013, 06:02 AM
#11
Originally Posted by
Richard Quartermaine
What is my Name and Where am I.
Your name is Richard you live in the Mountaisn and by the sound of it have lost your memory????
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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31st May 2013, 06:05 AM
#12
After that Video
John
After that Video i have lost my mind too!! Waht a Gal and Guts too!
Cheers
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31st May 2013, 12:05 PM
#13
Solved by AJ Hawker
Congratulations to AJ for the quick solution to the vessel's identity and with a crow's nest view of the Pacific Ocean that answer is fair enough. You are the winner
Vernon was narrowing it down and got the details of the Tofua's schedule. You got very close to it in Vava'u only one stop before and Pago Pago is the one after. It is in fact, Alofa, Niue. The picture in Niue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia shows a very modern little capital very different to October 1967 when the photo of the Tofua riding at anchor was taken.
The Island leg of the voyage from Suva to Nuku'alofa, (sometimes Ha'apai), Vava'u, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia and back to Suva was about 12 days and as every stop had a Burns Philp store I had an agency to service. Someone had to do it!!
Tony, if you would kindly transfer this to Trivia Forum I can add a bit more about the voyage and places in those days. I also have photos.
Richard
Last edited by Richard Quartermaine; 31st May 2013 at 12:09 PM.
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31st May 2013, 02:15 PM
#14
Richard was based in Fiji at one time so I will go for Fiji.
Brian.
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