Final countdown to RMS ST Helena
May 19th 2008 Monday morning and sitting in the foyer of the Protea hotel in Walvis Bay on west Africa coast in Namibia. The sun is out and there is a faint sea mist in the air - along with a stench of brine - not too pleasant if truth be told. The trip over was eventful in a small 11 seated ‘putt…putt…putt’ Air Namibia plane that had my stomach knotted. Not being a great one for fairground rides, and h
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