Comments on: Leaving South Africa http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/ small gauge filmmaking videoblog Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave Brown http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-15623 Dave Brown Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:12:47 +0000 http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/#comment-15623 Amazing, my father and Mack's served together there in South Africa! At one time, we knew each other quite well, between spending time together at each other's houses there and other places. Also amazingly, we traveled to Africa on this ship when Dad was stationed there in late 1952. In fact, I still have all the daily ship-board hand outs, mostly location and menus, but there is something special for crossing the equator. This clip and the site has helped me reconnect with a part of my life from the dimmest of memories. Many thanks for making the effort and putting this part of history on the web! Amazing, my father and Mack’s served together there in South Africa! At one time, we knew each other quite well, between spending time together at each other’s houses there and other places. Also amazingly, we traveled to Africa on this ship when Dad was stationed there in late 1952. In fact, I still have all the daily ship-board hand outs, mostly location and menus, but there is something special for crossing the equator. This clip and the site has helped me reconnect with a part of my life from the dimmest of memories. Many thanks for making the effort and putting this part of history on the web!

]]> By: Geoff Alexander http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-5921 Geoff Alexander Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:55:58 +0000 http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/#comment-5921 We have a rare 30 minute film of the African Endeavor showing a voyage from NYC to CapeTown, with a side trip through South Africa. If one of you would like to sponsor its uploading, we can make it available free to all on the internet. Please contact me for further details, thanks. We have a rare 30 minute film of the African Endeavor showing a voyage from NYC to CapeTown, with a side trip through South Africa. If one of you would like to sponsor its uploading, we can make it available free to all on the internet. Please contact me for further details, thanks.

]]> By: David Pruett http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 David Pruett Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:49:03 +0000 http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/#comment-2002 My brother sent me a link on this film. We sailed on the African Endeavor in 1958 (2 years later) when I was 10 years old. We travelled from New York to Capetown in August. What a lot of memories when I saw the film. And a couple of questions. Did you get to go to St Helena and see the place where Napoleon died? And did the ship have a Neptune ceremony passing the equator> Those are 2 highlights I remember. Anyway, thanks for the memories, one more thing.... In checking a couple of years ago, we found the SS African Endeavor had been through the mill, and was finally taken apart for scrap in 1972. We wanted to try to take a trip on her. Thanks again, David My brother sent me a link on this film. We sailed on the African Endeavor in 1958 (2 years later) when I was 10 years old. We travelled from New York to Capetown in August. What a lot of memories when I saw the film. And a couple of questions. Did you get to go to St Helena and see the place where Napoleon died? And did the ship have a Neptune ceremony passing the equator> Those are 2 highlights I remember. Anyway, thanks for the memories, one more thing….

In checking a couple of years ago, we found the SS African Endeavor had been through the mill, and was finally taken apart for scrap in 1972. We wanted to try to take a trip on her.

Thanks again,
David

]]> By: Darel http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 Darel Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:04:33 +0000 http://lostinlight.org/2007/05/18/leaving-south-africa/#comment-2001 I was 8 when we sailed on the African Endeavor to Cape Town from NY in 1958. I remember well St. Helena, Napeolon's grave, and arriving in Africa where we lived in Rhodesia for many years. I almost cried when I found this clip...I have only a few still photos of our family's trip...remember Neptune? I was 8 when we sailed on the African Endeavor to Cape Town from NY in 1958. I remember well St. Helena, Napeolon’s grave, and arriving in Africa where we lived in Rhodesia for many years. I almost cried when I found this clip…I have only a few still photos of our family’s trip…remember Neptune?

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