I will be late today as we must finish planting
at farm.
We were new teachers. Eric and I taught at
Parkdale C.I., while Marjorie taught at Emery Junior
High. Salary around $6,000 per year.
There was a book written around 1960 titled “Europe
on $5 a day.”. In 1965, Marjorie, my brother Eric and I
decided to give it a try. Well, we did it…a whole series
of adventures that might interest readers. I know it is
ego driven but some of the adventures were universal
like the chilling visit to Dachau and the rescue of a rabbit afflicted
with the poison Mixamatosis and the discovery we cold
live on Bulmer’s apple cider and cheese and bread.
Marjorie was a great sport about the whole thing.
She could take the privations and enjoy the adventures.
My brother, Eric, refused to go 50/50 on the expenses which
meant I had to pay 2/3 which I now know was reasonable.
Marjorie was a little disturbed on one day when we did not
eat at all while crammed into a sleeping car in bunks
that were stacked so tight that there was little room to breath.
One anecdote with picture.
In London we visited an antique market where
a British crook offered us derby hats recently’stolen
no doubt. Mine had Harold McMillans initials.
We became Toffs (I think that is the word).
This story will be done in a point by point form…just to remove chance of
boredom.
But it may not come today. So use this as an introduction.
alan