0329 - Table Mountain. Capetown, South Africa. April 1962.
View from my flat.
The tablecloth is about to be laid.
0330 - Table Mountain. Capetown, South Africa. April 1962.
You might think that Table Mountain is the most photographed mountian in the world.
It isn't! Mount Fuji in Japan is.
0331 - Training Aeroplane. Youngsfield Airfield, Capetown, South Africa. April 1962.
Security at the airfield was very lax.
I used to wander in and out whenever I wanted to and no one even bothered.
0332 - Table Mountain. Capetown, South Africa. April 1962.
It's that mountain again.
From the other side this time.
0333 - Table Mountain. Capetown, South Africa. April 1962.
And once more.
My mess is one of those huts.
0334 - Simonstown Dockyard. Viewed from Cape South, Cape Province, South Africa. April 1962.
Couldn't do much with this photo with the colour balance.
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0335 - Simonstown Dockyard. Viewed from Cape South, Cape Province, South Africa. April 1962.
Nor this one.
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0336 - Glencairn. Cape Province, South Africa. April 1962.
And this one.
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0337 - Tina @ 10 months at 22a Forest Road, Oranjezicht, Capetown, South Africa. August 1962.
I wonder what the joke is?
Maybe Tina thought I looked funny taking her picture.
0338 - RMMV Stirling Castle. Capetown Docks, South Africa. August 1962.
Colours! Bah!
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0339 - Capetown Docks, South Africa. August 1962.
Likewise!
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0340 - In Laws and Friends. Capetown Docks, South Africa. August 1962.
At the front Andre with my mother in law Amy behind and Rupert her husband. Behind them is Leanore, sister in law
with husband Reggie next to her. Next to him is Dorothea, sister in law with brother in law Malcom leaning on her shoulder.
0341 - Table Bay. Capetown, South Africa. August 1962.
The 'Tablecloth' is being spread.
Last look at Table Mountain.
0342 - King Neptune's Court for children. RMMV Athlone Castle. Atlantic Ocean. August 1962.
Crossing the line ceremony. For kids only.
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0343 - King Neptune's Court for children. RMMV Athlone Castle. Atlantic Ocean. August 1962.
You are guilty of being nice to your cabin steward.
Your punishment shall be a dunking in the pool after being daubed with flour, tomato ketchup and paint.
0344 - King Neptune's Court for children. RMMV Athlone Castle. Atlantic Ocean. August 1962.
A quick dunk.
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0345 - King Neptune's Court for children. RMMV Athlone Castle. Atlantic Ocean. August 1962.
Boy! It was hot that day.
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0346 - Hotel Santa Catalina. Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean. September 1962.
No! He wasn't coming over to tell me to stop taking a photo.
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0347 - Hotel Santa Catalina. Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean. September 1962.
How's that for woodwork?
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0348 - Hotel Santa Catalina Gardens. Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean. September 1962.
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0349 - RMMV Transvaal Castle. Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean. September 1962.
No matter how I tried I just couldn't get the colour balance right.
The Union Line's flagship. Better than the rustbucket I was on.
0350 - Las Palmas Harbour. Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean. September 1962.
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0351 - Las Palmas Harbour. Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean. September 1962.
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0352 - Tug. Las Palmas Harbour. Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean. September 1962.
Heave!!!
Next stop Southampton after a quick stop at Las Palmas.
0353 - RMMV Athlone Castle (25,567 tons). September 1962.
Looks nice. But looks can be deceptive.
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0354 - RMMV Pretoria Castle. Flagship Union Castle Line. March 1962.
Flagship no more.
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0355 - Promenade. Blackpool. September 1962.
Ever get the feeling of a full circle?
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0356 - Noah's Ark. Pleasure Beach. Blackpool. September 1962.
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0357 - Promenade. Blackpool. September 1962.
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0358 - HMS Aurora Crest.
Now this has come out fine seeing as the original was only 300 pixels high.
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0359 - HMS Aurora an Anti submarine Frigate, English Channel. August 1965.
Even with stabilisers the Aurora was a pig in foul weather.
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