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My wife and I decided to have a 'real' holiday in 1958, the first since we married.
We'd go in our Morris Minor van-with-windows camping for two weeks, through France, Switzerland and Italy (a 4 ft mattress fit snug in the back!).
The first night we'd booked a hotel in Abbevilla and after dinner walked down the main shopping street. On the opposite pavement we saw someone who looked remarkably like a solicitor friend from home, Geoff Meopham. We decided it couldn't be, as he hadn't appeared to recognise us.
Six weeks later, buying petrol, in followed Geoff, and I told him he had a 'double' in France. "You fool," he said, "that was me." Oh dear!
Exactly 40 years later, having lunch in Lanzarote, with our feet dangling in the pool water, in came a man who did look a bit like our friend (whom we hadn't seen for decades due to moving), though looking much older.
Without hesitation I rushed over to him and said, "You look remarkably like an old friend, Geoff Meopham from Billericay. This happened 40 years ago and we didn't approach you then, so thought I would now!"
He said, "I'm glad you did, Eric. I've lost my wife so am here to try and recuperate. Nice to have someone to talk to for a week!"
What a reunion!
~ Eric Grant
We'd go in our Morris Minor van-with-windows camping for two weeks, through France, Switzerland and Italy (a 4 ft mattress fit snug in the back!).
The first night we'd booked a hotel in Abbevilla and after dinner walked down the main shopping street. On the opposite pavement we saw someone who looked remarkably like a solicitor friend from home, Geoff Meopham. We decided it couldn't be, as he hadn't appeared to recognise us.
Six weeks later, buying petrol, in followed Geoff, and I told him he had a 'double' in France. "You fool," he said, "that was me." Oh dear!
Exactly 40 years later, having lunch in Lanzarote, with our feet dangling in the pool water, in came a man who did look a bit like our friend (whom we hadn't seen for decades due to moving), though looking much older.
He said, "I'm glad you did, Eric. I've lost my wife so am here to try and recuperate. Nice to have someone to talk to for a week!"
What a reunion!
~ Eric Grant
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You find the coolest newspaper stories, Mike!
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DeleteI agree with Trish, just keep posting interesting stories like this!
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