, Page 38, May 20, 1979 - SundiyNews

Pablo's a doctor now

_ When L first met Pablo, he...

. was 18 years old. What a.
poor time to meet anyone -I |
was soaking wet, half frozen

and clutching a box of ~~

. Kleenex. And- floating in a
life boat!

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| b ry. Barbara
: McCreadie.

Add to that, I was sc@red

half out of my mind- (small
“boats. and
couple of my phobias, but
“you' can be ‘sure no self-
‘respecting spider would have
embarked on that particular
boat!)

Pablo, with the conviction
_of immortality reserved for
the very ydung - or very
stupid - couldn’t understand
why I was upset. Isn't

‘time,

on Ta croak out .
‘despite the fact that they

spiders are a

bobbing. around. On a. life
boat during a. gale” just a
_ Super. ‘adventure? —- on

To try to calm my fears,

‘he chatted non-stop in a_

mixture | “of Spanish, French

and ‘English. From time to —
-picked my..

he
streaming glasses off the end
of my nose and wiped them
Kleenex.. .

“Gracias”

were my only remaining et

_.and if they” went overboard, ©
Pan = 4

survived,

I guess I should explain
‘what a Canadian housewife
was doing, floating around

off the coast of the Falkland:
"Islands during a storm in the ~~
Tropic of Capricorn. In a

lifeboat. .

¢

Port Stanley is a smaill
English village.
harbor, but only very small

- vessels can dock. because it’s

narrow and shallow.

Ships, like the Enrico. C
must moor a couple of miles
offshore and transport their
passengers ‘to the thriving
metropolis of Port Stanley,
(population about 1,000!) by
some other method.
Swimming isn’t encouraged.

So, with a great deal of
aplomb, they loaded us,
about 100 per boat. They

with a. ‘piece of my soggy .

' Stanley).

It has a™~ Nt Wither nweireturned’ to the

didn’ t “bother. ‘With life
- jackets- since the. estimated -

> pores —Survival-time- ~of-anyone’ in~ “and~rain: —
those waters is five minutes. --
Tt nat ick jnereitul if we |

Our sissy raincoats. were
Mo protection for the spray

; Pablo. entered medical

school - and sent mea

: doctors Les

his ‘father | a

‘blowing your nose, and with

-the:.head’- cold -I- was
~cherishing, it-was almost-a—— ‘Two years later; he~ was-*

vy: ~ relief.

| ‘The trip-TO- the ¢Falklands-

“was hairy: but,- despite - ithe.-
- chop and wind, quite: safe:

They. didn’t know it - but the-
great-grandmother of . all

storms. was brewing a few

miles ‘away: Ill ‘tell. you

about -Port. Stanley. some -
other time! - ,

aid) “our”

ae souvenirs. Mother and

I “had been “joined by. an.

Argentine. lady ‘who -.was_

travelling with her son (same

- age as Pablo - but too busy

with the young chicks

“tourist”

Now, youl understand
what I was- doing i in that:
_ lifeboat. oe les

“No point” in™

my

Next day, as the. big. ship -
~ fought the same storm, I met
Pablo again. With touching -
concern, he asked me how I
~ was feeling. _ F- ‘dida't g0, into

summary Of his marks for his
firstyear.Excelient! =

‘still writing to me .-

sometimes, having his sister.’

write for him because he was.

_ just too. busy: at the. hospital. : “to:
“We an-*
ticipate your next visit to~

Each letter said,
, Argentina. Please come.”

. i: Then, I received a special
letter - from’ Pablo’s. family,
inviting me t0.be the' guest of
honor at a “family

this Tia will! be in ‘Punta del
- Este.”
~ mediately. if you-can j join. us.

‘Please “write. -im-

Our. home is:waiting for you

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&
a)
sy
a

For - the. ‘remaining © "few

~ days, ‘he ‘popped. up. at. in-

_ tervals‘and introduced me to.
his. grandmother (the -whole |

trip was. a gift from her

_- because. he. had. graduated

aboard the ship to ‘bother
escorting his Mom to Port
She is another
Story - saved until later..

dock to “catch the bus”, all

‘hell. was breaking loose. The .

storm: was . battering -the

‘ dock. When someone tells
you about “leaning. into the

wind”, thipk of me.

That gale was so strong
that you -honestly could lean
back and it would support
your weight. The ship’s crew
were having one merry time
trying to bring the lifeboats
into the dock - despite all
engines at full rev. They'd
try - and miss - and try again.

“from high school at the top
of his class). _

As we chugged . into

'» Buenos Aires, he asked me if

celebration”. Unfortunately, 5

time and: money to make the
tps weren rt available. 7

They sent tome a lovely

' picture of the fiesta - which

celebrated the parent's
‘wedding anniversary and the
sister’s 16th birthday. I sent
off ——*‘Tetters ~~ of
congratulations.

I would write to him from -

Canada. ‘Certainly!
exchanged addresses. ~~

A ‘week after I returned
home - there was a letter

’ from Pablo. I replied. Next

time he wrote, he sent a set
of pictures of Argentina. I
reciprocated with a booklet
of Canadian scenery.

To my complete surprise,
we began to write letters
back and forth every couple
of weeks.

IF A LIFEBOAT IN South America lh mot your style then how about the Ancient
Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece?

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trctericr

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arcs
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One bedroom

We.

Suddenly, all systems were:

“GO” fora return’ visit to ~

Argentina. ‘This time, ‘Suzy
(middle.-.daughter) came
along. What fun. we had! For

a week, Pablo and his sister -

and brother escorted us all
over Buenos Aires.

We enjoyed their. family
home in Monte Grande (a
suburb of B.A. located near
the airport).

His mother and father
gave us.a welcome usually
reserved for visiting
relatives. Both of thenf are

and we. hope: that. you. can

come.”

bon es

, I eauildn't= But: I. wrote ;
: back - fast! and told: them if L
had ‘to take: ‘a. ‘banana: boat’
‘that I'd joint them. next: year.

. See. — fr

-what —
writing ‘letters?

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