P22Bus Titanic Katmandu London 1977

[Andrew cole]

Hi my name is Andrew Cole ......Iwas on this trip The crew was Simon arms Phil tulk and mike.I was having a trip down memory lane and found this site,time has gone fast since 1977.Some of the names of passengers Iremember Jill Digby Patty Bates Bill KenedyTony Hyde Mark Lathlean.

[Mike McDermott]

Hi Andrew,

Great to hear from you again! I remember all of those, and others besides.

How have you been?

Mike McDermott

PS I'm on about my fifth validation code, trying to post this. WTF!!!

[Andrew cole]

Great to touch base amazing after all these years.I remember seaing you and jill digby at Sydney airport ready to board Thaiairways bound for singapor,very exciting.We had a couple of reunions in Melbourne in the eighties the same girl ran them at her house,Ifeel bad I cant think of her name.Sounds like you did a lot more tours after that.I stayed in England for a few months spending more than I was earning,so I backpacked down to Turkey then flew to Kabul with Iran air,a bit nervous without the titanic crew but you blokes showed how much easier it was to cross borders with a gift of western smokes,then on Pakistan India Nepal.Went and got a trekking permit and did Annapurnas wrong cloths wrong pack what did I knowNot many people back then.The titanictrip was amazing value for what we did,I think it was $1400 flights train trip in Egypt! Ithought of another name Kate Sapstead English.See you laterAndy.

[Mike McDermott]

Hi Andy,

Good on you, going back to those places! Yes, I did several more overlands after that.

> Kate Sapstead

Yes, I remember her. In fact I haven't forgot many from any overlands; my problem is remembering which person was on which trip.

I recall Lilija Razma Rozensteins, who had some difficulty getting an Iraqi visa for some reason. I also remember Cordelia Atkinson, who had to leave the trip because of a family bereavement, and her friend Fran, a Canadian.

However, while I remember you quite well, but can't remember the name of your main friend on the trip.

Speaking as you were of reunions; I just put myself down for the 40th anniversary of my first overland, P 13, which is being held out from Sydney next month. There's quite a few attending, even after so long!

All the Best,

Mike