On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:07:20 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >First, let's get this straight: if you cross the >> >Atlantic by sea, it's a CROSSING, not a CRUISE. >> >> Oh yes! I probably represent the last generation ever to emigrate to >> America by ship. We came over on the Queen Elizabeth I in 1967. It >> was, I believe, the next-to-last crossing the ship made before > Cunard >> Lines ended transatlantic service. Quite an adventure for a >> 6-year-old! >> > > I can beat that. I took my first baby steps aboard the Strathnaver > coming to England from Australia in 1958. Got a photograph of it > somewhere, me heading straight for the rails. > > By the time I was 1 I'd already visited about 10 countries and > travelled half way round the world. > > Bob ("Sea Legs") Pugwash > > >
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