Hey ppls, not been on here for a while...back from holiday!!! :D , How is everyon?

Hello, have a good holiday then :D

Hey ppls, not been on here for a while...back from holiday!!! :D , How is everyon?

WHERE have you been on holiday to Arun ? Anywhere nice. ?

Did you go to the Orkney’s and stay in a crofter’s cottage, enjoying afternoon walks over the hills with a boarder collie named Neil?

WHERE have you been on holiday to Arun ? Anywhere nice. ?

:) i went to Cape Town. It was brill, seen some of my family that live out there! Wish i could of stayed a bit longer lol!

:) i went to Cape Town. It was brill, seen some of my family that live out there! Wish i could of stayed a bit longer lol!

I know two people who have been to Cape Town and both enjoyed it.Its quite a long flight isnt it ? But worth it for the weather.:)

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I know two people who have been to Cape Town and both enjoyed it.Its quite a long flight isnt it ? But worth it for the weather.:)

yeah defo :)

Glad your back safe and well Arun.

Glad your back safe and well Arun.

:) thanx mistyraven! Its good to be back chatting to the gr8 folk of sheffield!

Cape Town was the first place I ever saw outside of Europe.
After an 11 day run from Rotterdam, I went up on deck and there was Table Mountain, dirrectly opposite us.
It is a sight I will never forget.
That and the system of government. Everywhere else we went in the world a crane was used to lift the massive bunkering pipes into the bunkering station.
In SA it was team of 12 coolies, an A frame and a white overseer.

To see bars and shops etc, with 'Whites only' and 'Blacks only' entrances was strange indeed.

We once arrived, and had on board some high ranking Indian young women, they were relations of top Orient Line owners I believe.
The athuorities tried to insist that they go through customs with the Bangladeshi and Pakistani crew. (A physical inspection of forearms was required in those days)
The Captain refused to let this happen, and would not bring the ship in.
(Idont what his bargaining tool was, as we had no oil left, and needed 6000 tonnes to get to Perth)
After some bargaining lasting some hours, a seperate inspection was held for the girls.
It shows the stupidity of the apartheid system, they were still not allowed to be inspected with the rest of the passengers, as they were 'coloured'
The fact that in money terms they could probably have bought the ship and half of CapeTown made no differnce.