Sail Away To The Caribbean
This is a true story. The prompting to put it down in print has come from years of being nagged to do so! Jon and Sue Alsop had a three year old son, Jethro. Home was a 16th century cottage in Shotesham, Norfolk, East Anglia. Due to a dramatic change of circumstances brought about by UK taxation laws, Jon’s one man sail making business suddenly became unviable. Their options were to change careers, Sue to go back to work and Jon become house husband, or to change track completely and have an adventure. They chose the latter.
Sue Alsop, Salcombe Devon 2023.
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13). The Extended Alsop Family Cruise.
We stayed at anchor in English Harbour for a few days so that Jon’s parents could recover from their jet lag and get acclimatised to the hot weather. They thoroughly enjoyed the historic surroundings. They bought souvenirs in the museum where Jethro told his grandparents: “This is the pirates House.” Tucked away in some more…
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14). Oliver joins the Crew of Camelot-April 1981
In early April we were asked to house sit for Paul and Betty Backshall. He was editor of The Virgin Islander magazine. Betty was an interior designer. They were leaving for a holiday in England. Their house was a bungalow with a dock on the coast of West End to seaward of the Ferry Dock…
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15) Work Permit for Jon – and school for Jethro
Jon needed to start earning again. It had been a year and a half since we sold up in Norfolk and the proceeds from that were now getting dangerously low. It was time to earn a regular income. The odd repair and canvas work he had done on board within BVI territory was no longer…
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