Meeting a Man of Travels and Discoveries : |
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I had a phone call from Brian one evening inviting me to the wedding of Garmon his eldest son, that would be celebrated in Thailand. Brian and I had been friends since the 60's and I had been at his wedding to Lek, but having lived mostly abroad, I had not met their family before. Brian was sounding enthusiastic and it seemed like a good idea so I said yes. On the beach, after the ceremony, I was enjoying the occasion and was happy I'd come. Brian introduced me to family and friends and I met Cyril. Brian and I sat under a tree and Cyril went to fetch us cocktails. In recollection I see someone who smiled a lot and had an air of tranquillity about him. Someone at home on the beach, with the expanse of blue sea and sky at his back. In fact I saw one of those people who are at home in the world whatever the location or the company so I wasn't surprised to learn that he'd done a lot of travelling.
Cyril told me a bit about his travels in Africa, and the more recent journey through India on a Royal Enfield motorbike. We chatted a bit about India, of which I knew very little and motorbikes of which I knew a bit more. By a strange coincidence a young relative of mine had also been biking around India on a locally made Royal Enfield at about the same time. In the great world of the sub - continent they had parallel experiences but their paths had never crossed.
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