Saturday 23 August 1969
Left Newcastle last
night at 9.00, weather looked good and forecast gave winds of 5/6 knots with
occasional rain. I never have considered forecasting to be too accurate - for by
midnight the wind was blowing about force 8 and the sea running a very heavy
swell. To add to our problems the sleeperettes, 30 in a small room, about
4 floors down and fore, on the Bergen Lines “Jupiter” were not as comfortable
as we had imagined. The air conditioning had failed, causing the room
temperature to rise to above “habitable” level.
The four of us who stayed
finally gave up at 6.00 in the morning and went to the lounge. Most people on
board were sick – ugh! I really thought the boat was just going to break up and
sink. Main worry was the car and its contents. Imagination ran riot and
pictures of a flat and broken VW sprang to mind. Four hundred glasses were broken
in the bar during the night – Annie was sick once due to foul sleeperette air,
but recovered after two lemonades – I personally found the lager more
beneficial.
We were allowed to
spend Saturday night, free, in a cabin on the boat so had shower and went to bed
after parking car on quayside (containing 9 bottles of our “trading” scotch).
Set the alarm for 7 – woke up at 8 and went ashore – without breakfast. Barman
thought Anne looked like Sandy Shaw!
She did and still does look like Sandy Shaw. I have discovered your entries on the end of my Dashboard
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