Craig said on 2009-11-04 > W.C... carried a flask of whiskey in his right pocket in case of snakebite. I always felt that WC, Sam Clemens and Groucho would be a good trio to hang with - if you have my level of cynicism... Boy, do I wish ! > wanted to visit NZ ever since Eric and Susan Hiscock moved there I remember seeing Wanderer (4 or 5) down here at Westhaven Marina in the 1980's. I believe Susan stayed on for a while in NZ, after Eric sadly 'faded away'. NZ was a pretty good final harbour, there's some good sailing and sailormen. I'd forgotten that the Hiscocks were Ransome fans - with "Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been." painted over their cabin door. God, I hope some kids, somewhere, still read Swallows & Amazons. Must have led to a lot of wet feet & happy hearts over the years. Best Regards Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 03 2009 - 20:58:20 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:31:38 PDT