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
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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