Monthly Archives: May 2013
A Sleepyhead at Sea on our way to Australia 1964
When we passed through the Panama Canal, the stand-by watches were very long. Here, an exhausted sailor finally succumbs to sleep
Panama Canal 1964
The Harbour of Santos, Brazil, South America 1965
The story continues… We, a group of young sailors in our twenties had just had a couple of beers and went out of the bar to continue in to the City of Santos when we decided to test our … Continue reading
A Sidekick in Stockholm, Sweden 1966
The Harbour of Santos, Brazil, South America 1965
When we arrived to Santos, we discovered a gun shop just a couple of hundred meters from the ship near the edge of the harbor area when we went ashore. My friends and I went in, we were in … Continue reading
A Girl from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America 1965
I met her in Ipanema, not the beach but the city section of Rio. We met in a café and I remember that the tab was 1700 cruzeiros. 1000 cruzeiros was 2.80 SEK so it was quite affordable. After a … Continue reading
The Harbour of Santos, Brazil, South America 1965