James
James Munro Callan
Thorpe Acre Church Wednesday group
Talks about his trip on Symphony on his way for a pub lunch at Zouch
“I’m registered blind. I can see a little bit but I have to wear my special St Dunstan’s glasses to rest my eyes. I’ll be 86 in July.
I was an able seaman in the navy. I was called up and served three years. I helped the shipping convoys across the Atlantic. Then I worked in iron foundries for the railways, making parts for locomotives.
I love swimming. I learned to swim in a canal up north you know, when I was six. And I loved dancing, but my legs won’t let me any more.
What do I like about the trip on Symphony? I can see the swans; they go past slowly enough – not like the traffic on the roads. I have to be careful of the cars now. And I like the fact that I’ve nothing to do!”
