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Wandering around the harbour in Torekov on my day off, I had to take a photo of this Volvo Penta sign. The same white logo on a bright blue background witnessed a life-changing moment in my life 30 years ago. November 1982, the tourist season had finished and we were winterising a fleet of Swedish Maxi yachts in Bodrum marina. I was dismantling winches, up to my elbows in grease and wearing a fetching blue boiler suit supplied by Volvo, (with their logo boldly printed on the front and back), when our local agent walked by with a stunningly attractive, very tall stranger. Serendipity, fate, kismet; call it what you will but after 28 years of marriage, 26 years of which we have worked as well as lived together, I hope this still good-looking chap doesn't rue the day he went for a wander in the marina but is enjoying his 5 weeks of freedom.
I'm sure he's pining for his grease monkey. Did you keep the suit?
ReplyDeletethat is a much too personal question Jack!
DeleteWhat a sweet story! Ain't love grand? I'll bet he misses you like the dickens.
ReplyDeleteWell . . did you?
ReplyDeleteThe suit was around for years but don't remember seeing it recently. I wouldn't be able to fit the extra 10 kgs that I know heft about into it any way.
DeleteHello, you, I think, had a twinkle in your eye and a wonderful memory in your mind and love in your heart when you wrote this lovely remembrance. Peace.
ReplyDeleteoh I like stories like this!! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteJust heard from my Greek friend re the dried okra question: in a nutshell, they won't work!!