by Bernadette Nason | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Monday 7 May 2012 S.S. UGANDA Cruise Personal Log, Seventh Day I took few photos and those I took were awful, not just because I was inexperienced but because my camera was an el cheapo piece of crap. Not surprising I couldn’t buy more film. How could my mother...
by Bernadette Nason | May 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
All my young life, wherever in the world I was, I had to find the Catholic church; couldn’t get away from it even shipboard! Hey, what would’ve happened if the sea had been rough and we’d been unable “to keep the service under control”? Pirate fight? Shiver me...
by Bernadette Nason | May 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
First notable thing: the honeymoon period is over. I no longer like the food, I complain about lessons, and don’t even attempt P.E. The loudspeaker bell annoys me, I don’t enjoy the film, I just want to go to the dance. And lo! A stereotypical teenager appears...
by Bernadette Nason | May 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hurrah! Day 4, we arrive somewhere! My memory of this day is quite clear yet the log is surprisingly bland. This is called “lying by omission.” I’ve left out that on the main street, my group of five uniformed schoolgirls was stopped by a group of young...
by Bernadette Nason | May 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Obviously the academic powers-that-be on board expected us to do school work as usual, (pleased to see I enjoyed the lectures) and deck games were a regular event (not sure about them.) There was a fun fair? On an educational cruise? What?! I picture big wheels,...
