Tag: cairns

The joys of staff travel

Queensland, Australia, 4th March 1983 Travelling as airline staff on free or discounted tickets was fabulous, but oh was it fraught with drama! Tim had obtained tickets for 6 of us to travel on the cruise ship "Society Explorer" which was to sail to New Guinea in early March from Cairns, Australia. We all managed … Continue reading The joys of staff travel →

Fickle Fate

In spite of an early childhood illness, my father lived to the age of 93 and as far as I know, managed to avoid medical doctors until the very last of his years, when cancer reared its ugly head. Dad's cancer manifested in his esophagus but it was never-the-less most likely related to his having … Continue reading Fickle Fate →