Accidental Tourist

Sailing to SA years ago, there wasn’t much to do but weep and write

An emotional 12-day trip from Southampton to Cape Town was saved in large part by a letter to a sister

16 January 2022 - 00:00 By Nancy Richards

Long, long ago (doesn’t matter when, just trust me the second long is justified), I got on a ship with the boyfriend...

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