A stock picture of SS Nevassa in front of the Piazza San Marco in Venice

Harry writes The school organised a one month trip to the West Indies during the Christmas break 1969 I think only a dozen students from Elliott were offered
places on the SS Nevassa, a converted troop carrier, sister ship to the Uganda that went to the Falklands. It was 11000 tons. The trip cost £53 all in and
my dad gave me £7 pocket money.

I brought back £5, there was nothing much to buy, except In Trinidad. As we came into port the locals rowed out with small canoes loaded with Bananas.
I did not have any local currency and offered him my shirt, which he accepted in exchange for a whole branch of bananas.  We tried to get them through the
porthole and most of the fruit fell into the water. Unfortunately the Master at Arms caught us and confiscated the contraband. The teacher was a Geography
teacher Can't remember her name. Our first stop was Portugal, then across to Trinidad, Barbados, St Lucia, Martinique returning via Madeira. Names
I remember, Elaine Hinkson, Lorraine Greeley, Valerie Rogers.