Adventures

I have always thought of life as a series of adventures, characterised by facing the unknown, yet confident that somehow it would all work out – even if it meant digging deep.  It often meant taking risks, and Hennie wwas always very supportive.

 

An early adventure

The above photo was taken at Gatwick Airport in August 1971 as I prepared to board a Dan Air flight to Bangkok. My excitement was greatly amplified by the fact that this was to be aboard the iconic Comet 4 airliner (G-APDK). I was on my way back to Laos. I had already spent two years there working with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) but now I was returning to develop the work of the C&MA’s recording studio in Vientiane. 

This adventure proved to be a steep learning curve for me. In the next four years I was to marry Hennie, whom I had not yet met, witness the birth of our first baby (though actually I was a bit late arriving!), and get out of Sotheast Asia completely following the communist advances in Indochina.