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Trips: Left the Navy to see the World Where we used to live Grey Funnel Line Shorthand link: http://www.blogabond.com/kevlaw

No more heroes anymore

Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Paid my respects at the grave of Sir Earnest Shackleton, Adventurer. Hero.

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kevlaw on January 1, 1985 from Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

from the travel blog: Grey Funnel Line

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We're going to a party way down south

Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Banned from all four pubs in Port Stanley. Didn't step on any landmines. Savaged by neither sheep nor penguin.

Trivia: My Dad wanted to move to the Falklands in 1981. My mum said no. They got divorced soon after.

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kevlaw on November 15, 1984 from Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

from the travel blog: Grey Funnel Line

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Bobbing along, bobbing along

Deadwood, Saint Helena

Was actually Ascension Island (but that's not on the map).

Have you ever seen shitfish? Like piranhas but not nearly so cuddly. And hungrier.

Received my Crossing the Line certificate from King Neptune himself.

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kevlaw on October 11, 1984 from Deadwood, Saint Helena

from the travel blog: Grey Funnel Line

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I am a Rock

Gibraltar, Gibraltar

My first run in with a Barbary Ape.

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kevlaw on October 1, 1984 from Gibraltar, Gibraltar

from the travel blog: Grey Funnel Line

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Sheep and Penguins

Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Around and around in the Falkands.

Action station: 30mm Oerlikan
Defense station: Gunbay magazine room.
Bunk: 3M Main Gulch

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kevlaw on September 15, 1984 from Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

from the travel blog: Where we used to live

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We are Sailing!

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Took two attempts to get going. First attempt was aborted when we hit and sunk the famous Shambles Buoy off Portland Bill.

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kevlaw on September 1, 1984 from Portsmouth, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Grey Funnel Line

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Here! I'm off to sunny Spain!

Santander, Spain

Took the ship for a long weekend in the Basque Country.

Had my first cappucino. My first olive. First time I was rescued from a windsurfer (no wind - current took me away). First time I even fell asleep in a night club because I had not slept for three days.

Wonderful time.

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kevlaw on August 7, 1984 from Santander, Spain

from the travel blog: Grey Funnel Line

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