To my Canadian friend - speaking of the sea, Canada, etc. makes me have to tell you I am listening to Slim Whitman, "The Old Waterwheel" and Lucille, listening to the water splash. CD filled with lovely love songs and lovely voice! Beautiful day in Naples, Maine but wishing I could have some time in Orkney too. Marion > My dearest dead uncle was a Canadian war hero; navy . > > Amongst other high seas ordeals, he captured the Canadian ninth prize > of the war, which he boarded with a prize crew off the Prescott. That > ship which left him to seize the vessel off the coast of Spain, was > called up to escort a convey through the straits of Gibralter, at > which time she was wounded, leaving my uncle and his hand picked crew > of seven, stranded on a 200 foot long wooden ship with fifty > prisoners from about every country in Europe. Indeed, he decided > after a few days, to sail the ship to Newfoundland, which they did, > albeit arriving there the prisoner count was less afer some attempts > initially to overpower my uncle. Half way across the pirate captain, > who ship hd been selling diesel oil and cognac to the german subs, > oficially surrendered his boat and men, knowing that they would be > safe in Canada. old harmonica. > > My uncle WW2 hero would have been proud of this posting. > > Cheers! > > The Canadian >