“Scotch I didn’t. drink, or the. ~
'. dancing 1 didn’t ‘miss, but ©
one thing for sure - I missed |
the trip: through. the. Chilean ©

“morning. At that ‘time, -
“sleeping . seemed more. im-.
~ portant! - Fellow passengers
. assured me that I had missed |
the ‘sight of a: lifetime”

would rather see the icebergs

‘than the disco but I’m glad I .
didn’ t skip that mob scene!

lifeboats were lowered. from
the ship and all the pasen-
gers clambered aboard for a

_ Mountains | lunged over a

the waterfowl or the. seals
and sea lions who used the
. area for a summer home. ;

_ to move us from cove to cove.

and homesick.’ the terrain is: °

¢

- a ' shore-side -excursion?. Well,.

-

the Clipper Ships had en-.

. . to find their way onto our
me included, be seasick?
What would: happen to us, so plates | ind the caviar (my
far from home, the ship WCakness ) ws aways
decided to try there, complete. with the
_“POSEIDEN’? ; grated and ‘onion and ‘egg ° |

‘glow over the rock and |

cf ‘Page 20, December 27, 1978 - Nort | Shore Ne

Y don’ tf know if it. was. 5 the’ ‘bu ‘we. saw v Cape’ ‘H
“dropping | a heavy load on us.
No-one. bothered. to tell the

passengers - ‘that we “were
icefields at: seven the next —
_ storm.of the. year. F think the —
feeling: was, :‘‘ignore it and

“‘mzybe it” ‘will Bo away.” ” ‘Tt

didn’ tho.

Maybe some of you. readers So,’ there | we were, _ten

home. The other passengers

had. known a few English
"Later that afternoon, the

them regularly! —
experimenting with a- few
works .

‘quiet. -foray. up a_ fjord.

277, ;
and. on_. the are y ou? oS

inlet,

segue

We began’ to understand,
and. appreciate, the South
American custom of touching
“the people you are speaking

- with. the conversations were
better. ‘seen’ than

white snowdrops glistened in
a.sea of greenery. They
spaced the boats so that none
of the engines would disturb

-couldn’t find became ‘pan- |

A weak sun. warmed us ‘tomimes.

‘and ‘the quiet was so,
immense that we were
almost grateful for the. noise
of the litde engine in. the.
lifeboat-when it was fired-up

I wrote in my diary: ‘*‘What
~marvellous. people! If they.
can’t find a word, they act it.
out - the only important thing
| _ is: communication! ce

.
cs

_ Here, near the Antarctic

Circle, I. felt both at home. dinner, to. doing “a fast

‘Argentine tango in the

so like our British Columbia
; lounge, we manage to tell

‘that I felt lonely. The
“conversations going on.
_around me were in Spanish,
Portuguese and Italian. None —
of these people had ever seen
Canada - indeed, it is as
remote’ to. them as_ the
Antarctic i is for’ us.

* about home and family and
international relations. ©

Our table, in the dining
room, became a focal point

“At last - - Cape Horn! | _ join them abit later. A
of course! ‘‘Do. you. write.

‘Ship’ s bulletins alerted all letters?”’ ‘‘Sure I do!’ My

passengers that at seven
a.m. we would round the
Cape. After reading all sorts
of stories about the trouble

everyone as ‘‘Mama’’. She.
‘was assured of the best seat

coat to ‘tuck up’’ when the
weather was cold. The
special ‘*goodies”’

countered, [ was nervous.

Would the sea wash over
the decks? Would everyone,

yolk that I can’t resist!

Cold and deep and ugly,
the water churned over the |
bow. The dawa broke pink.
‘over the | horizon, and I,
muffled in two. sweaters and
a: flimsy raincoat. and ins-.
tamatic in hand, stood. on
deck trying to get a glimpse
of the fabled ‘‘Cape’’.

Suddenly -

+e

when you sald.that you don’t
‘English? I want to. take. my
that we'll have a bad time

because we don’t speak other
languages. Would a tour be

. a jarring
“BRAAAACK” came over “UVM?
the ship’s loudspeaker. ANSWER: You" read me

**CAPO DE HORNOS!
CAPO DE HORNOS!”’ The
mists cleared and there,
right in front - and within
range of my idiot camera - a
ROCK. Or, really a series of
‘rocks, I smapped away -
thinking all the time of the
missionaries in Michener's
‘‘Hawaii’’. The seca was as
calm as Burrard Inlet. The
morning sun cast a rosy pink

_ tight! Although I wish I were
‘fluent in about .cight or, so
languages - I'M NOT! I can
say a few pleasant phrases in
French, Italian and Spanish -
they are all

- learned as I travelled! You'll
be fine. NEVER but NEVER
let the lack of language keep
you home. Just remember
not to yell at people when
they don't speak English. It’s

asked myself, ‘Is that all mous deafness!

ve
there is?” a Tours are OK but don't

_choose oné just because of

“a We were lucky. One of. the. language problems.

hideous storms of the Cape

arca was just hours away, HHO
a ;

‘in all” =
it’s. majesty: without nature

‘running just ahead” of the -

thousands - of miles: from.
became friends. People who” |

phrases from years ago, used -
I. began. .

of. Spanish’ and-
- Portuguese, if. only to say —
*‘Good morning’’ or: How. Sy

“heard”, | as the words, we ~

And. we do communicate.
From: bouncing a baby at

each other so many things |

for all people, coming and |
going. A party? Sure! We'd .
mother became known by |
anywhere and a* borrowed -

from the -
captain’s table just managed.

QUESTION: Did I read right |
“speak any other language but e&
wife to Europe but I'm afrald § .

words I've"

| ‘ANSWER: Get’ yourselves. a

_. ‘good atlas and then‘a copy: of.
- - Wherever: on Blank Dollars
a. Day”?

over. the border. I. think

really important. .

a get-away is vital - not six
“months. from .- now,.
_TOMORROW. When the
-pressures of home, .-. job,
“family and. surroundings

~ coming and we will get a few
', week’s holidays’.
all: need is “a ‘break from
“-routihe, even. if. it’s only a
~ week-end. ‘Perhaps the. cost,

_break’’ is heavy, the value,
_. in terms’ of. mental health,
-.can be profound. —

‘old, a widow, with a limited

‘but: ‘want to see eveything.
‘Can you. “Sliggest a tour that

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