by Bernadette Nason | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
This was an important day; my log entry doesn’t come close. The Parthenon had a profound effect on me. My mum, an amateur historian, always said that some folk had “a sense of history” and by this she meant, could “feel” the past when...
by Bernadette Nason | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Santorini remains one of my favorite places in the world. When you see pictures of it, believe what you see — it’s as magical in real life. The buildings are that white, the sea that blue, the air that clear. For once, my teenage disdain is in abeyance...
by Bernadette Nason | May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yes, I’m publishing this on the 10th, a day late; I’m busy and exceptionally tired in real life too! My mum always said to go through everything I write and remove all “verys” and I see what she means: there are 7 “verys” in this...
by Bernadette Nason | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Not much to note except that I mention a boy by name: Chris Tucker. Who?! The African-American actor wasn’t even born until the following year. I didn’t know any boys when I joined the ship. We barely mixed outside our school circle during the day so I...
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...
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”? ...
