RE: Destination Unknown23 Dec 2024 07:39
Dip:
A great piece, I think you may be a bit hard on the Indian father, I had a similar experiences on an overnight crossing from Fishguard to Cork in about 1955.
Summer holiday from with I remember there was no reserved seating for our grade of passenger, we ended up on desk it was colder than cold, my teeth chattered, I still remember it well.
I don't blame my father an immigrants, bringing up 5 children, and going on holiday back to see his Mother, was expensive, money was tight, , and similar to your story he did not know where the train of life would take him.
I agree completely with you about the task facing all who ride the GGP train, we hope the crew know enough to navigate the different options to bring this train through to the destination. We hope they do not get side-tracked with an offer of better employment and enrichment to terminate the train early.