December 2010
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Evolution of the Geek
diamondsontoast:
Ever wanted to trace the evolution of the Geek? Flowtown has the answer with this pretty cool diagram.
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August 2nd
Happy landing, South Hampton. Tedious getting through customs. Enjoyed train ride to London. 2 hrs non stop. Lovely to see the farm lands and little garden plots with scarlet runner beans, corked just like home.
Fred’s people at Waterloo to meet us-great excitement-did not have time to look around. Hustled onto a tube train-stuffy & hot, rushing & clanging & rattling along. I...
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July 27th
Has been too hot to write much but now we are near England and weather much cooler. Had a very grand farewell dinner last night. We had a party of 6 and had a really lovely night. Great excitement and bustle getting ready to land. Packing to do etc. Goodbyes, addresses to be exchanged, winder if we shall ever meet again.
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July 18th
“Closed” Curacao Bay at about 11am. Big hustle getting on land again Curacao 30 miles long, 6 miles wide. 11 inches of rain a year which is 1 inch above desert. Lots of cacti and lovely tropical flowers, shrubs, trees. No water at all on the island but a large plant where they take in sea water, distill it and send it out all over the island to the homes and factories etc. Blacks here descended...
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July 17th
Very interesting day going thru canal-flat out all day looking. Flowers on sides of canal after going up first lot of locks-really beautiful, some mauve flowers very nice, butterflies and birds-fun listening to birds different voices. The crew threw bread out on deckand there was great fighting as they all flew in to partake. Dropped til at a commentator and darkies all off at...
