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Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 30 December 1975.

• Title	Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 30 December 1975.
  Short Title	Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 30 December 1975
  Author	Ian Jenner
  Call Number	1.0452
  Repository	Letters Folders
  Source ID	S1490	Edit
  Text	Tuesday, 30 December Dear all The intrepid explorer returns, we had a good trip which I shall tell in chronological order: We set off at 5 AM on Christmas Day and after an hours trip across our lagoon we sailed for another four over the Indian Ocean was rolling swells. We sailed in a Maldivian trading ship and it stunk to high heaven and I’m afraid that two of our party of 12 succumbed and donated their breakfasts to the sea. Our party of 12 consisted of 10 RAF, one Maldivian interpreter and one Maldivian cook who as we were to find out later could make good tea and curry and that was it, for most of the time we cooked our compo rations ourselves, cook’s wages were cheap – all we had to do was feed him. The toilet on the boat was the best I have seen yet it consisted of a wooden box over the back of the boat and in the bottom of the box was just too slats of wood to stand on. [drawing here - see original letter] When we got to the island (Fua Mulaku) all our gear was put onto a dhoni boat, which is a big native rowing boat, and taken over the coral reef amidst the huge breakers to the beach, all our stuff got wet, and unloaded on to hand carts which are the only wheeled vehicles they have. Next it was our turn to get into the dhoni and go through the surf, it was very frightening as a huge wave picked us up and amidst the spray hurled us up on the beach. We were taken to a four roomed house made of coral and not a stick of furniture and a well with fish swimming in it. All the lads stayed in this house the sleeping house but the flight sergeant and I were taken to another house with a kitchen the eating house and we were given a bedroom, it seems they turfed the family out so we could use it but there was nothing we could do about it, the family just sleeps next door, as they had so few possessions I suppose they don’t really mind. The rest of Christmas Day was spent walking about accompanied by dozens of laughing, chattering children. Everybody went to bed around seven that night as they have a very limited supply of paraffin for the funny little lamps they have, anyway we had taken 5 gallons and 2 lamps with us we just sat and talked and it wasn’t long before we realised that quite a crowd had formed in the darkness and were watching us through the windows which were really just holes in the walls – no glass or anything, that crowd stayed there watching till three in the morning long after we fell asleep. Next day I tried to go birdwatching but it was quite useless as everywhere you went you had a following of at least a dozen noisy children and a sprinkling of adults to, they would run ahead to warn everyone we were coming so the crowd got bigger and bigger – not ideal conditions for birdwatching. People would rush out of their houses after gathering all the family together as you past they would stare at you, most weird, we were told it’s because they only see one or two white people year so when 10 turn up it’s a big occasion. This is what I found strange – the fact that these people have no privacy at all, they just walk into each other’s shacks, look around then go off, they even walked into our room and had a poke about in the suitcases so often that we kept everything locked up but they did respect shut doors but if you left it open in they would come. We were taken to meet the atoll chief and all the hangers on, a most dignified occasion this, everyone breaking their backs to be polite because they couldn’t speak English and we can’t speak Maldi there were great silences, most embarrassing. I hit lucky ‘cos the chief’s son spoke fairly good English and I spotted a couple of rose plants and it turned out that the roses were a great love of chiefs so I was able to spout forth with my vast knowledge of roses but was shot down when the chief’s son pointed out that they couldn’t put manure on the roses they don’t have any domestic animals – I quickly changed the subject. We did odd things while we were there like surveying the coral as we (RAF) will be blasting a path through the reef so they could bring dhonis in with less of a risk. On the last evening we invited all the local knobs for a feast consisting of a chicken and fish curry – we had six chickens and the tuna fish, when whole, was bigger than Colin! Only about 20 people sat for the meal but enough was cooked for half the village. It was a great success with long Maldi speeches afterwards of which we didn’t understand as nobody translated for us. On the last morning we walked around and all the young women hung flowers around our necks as farewell gifts. The journey back was uneventful except we saw huge turtles swimming in the ocean as well as sharks and manta ray, I say uneventful the dhoni ride out through the surf was frightening again. We brought back with us a Maldi woman who had just had a bad miscarriage and we got her into sick quarters here. Well I think that’s about it, by the way my Christmas dinner this year was fish curry on the boat in the Indian Ocean – different eh! How is Colin now. I arrive at Brize Norton at 1 o’clock in the morning of January 30, I can either wait till morning to catch a train with you and Elizabeth come to Brize Norton to meet me? Love to all daddy
  Linked to Individuals: 1	Jenner, John Crichton

  
  

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SOUR: [S2874] Letter from Jesse Piper to Henry Piper, 27 September 1964 SOUR: [S2869] Letter from Lionel Wall to Flora Jenner, 14 September 1964 SOUR: [S2865] Letter from Flora Jenner to Henry Piper, 4 July 1966 SOUR: [S2864] Letter from Elsie Hubble to Henry Piper, 28 February 1965 SOUR: [S2863] Letter from Flora Jenner to Henry Piper, 31 March 1966 SOUR: [S2153] Letter from Florence Jenner to Henry Piper, 19 September 1964 SOUR: [S1903] Letter from M Oliver, 20 September 1909 SOUR: [S1890] Letter from Dinah Grace Piper to Erskine Piper, 16 October 1915 SOUR: [S1889] Letter from Dinah Grace Piper to Erskine Piper, 27 February 1913 SOUR: [S1887] Letter from Joyce Jenner to Ian Jenner, 8 March 1970 SOUR: [S1886] Letter from William J D Bryant, 4 February 1913 SOUR: [S1885] Letter from W J Bates, 15 December 1913 SOUR: [S1884] Letter from Minnie Weeks to Henry Piper, 15 June 1919 SOUR: [S1883] Letter from Henry Piper to Erskine Piper, 24 December 1902 SOUR: [S1882] Letter from Henry 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Jenner, 25 August 1975 SOUR: [S1479] Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 19 August 1975 SOUR: [S1478] Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 17 August 1975 SOUR: [S1477] Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 12 August 1975 SOUR: [S1476] Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 23 July 1975 SOUR: [S1475] Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 29 June 1975 SOUR: [S1474] Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 6 May 1975 SOUR: [S1473] Letter from Ian Jenner to Flora Jenner, 5 May 1975 SOUR: [S1409] Solicitor's letter 1935 SOUR: [S1402] Letter from W J D Bryant to Erskine Piper, 13 January 1906 SOUR: [S1401] Letter from M Oliver to Erskine Piper, 2 May 1904 SOUR: [S1400] Letter from Erskine Piper to Mr Oliver, 11 December 1892 SOUR: [S1370] Solicitor's letter 1932 SOUR: [S1369] Deed of family arrangement letter 1925 SOUR: [S1358] Solicitor's letter 1961 SOUR: [S1356] Solicitor's letter SOUR: [S1323] House purchase completion SOUR: [S1322] Funeral arrangements SOUR: [S1321] Letter 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[S998] Solicitors letter about will and power of attorney 2000 SOUR: [S990] Application for widows pension 2003 SOUR: [S980] Claim on life insurance 1930 SOUR: [S978] letter about subscriptions to Union Jack Club 2001 SOUR: [S977] bank statement of closure of account 2001 SOUR: [S971] Medical report 2001 SOUR: [S962] regstered letter envelope 1948 SOUR: [S961] Letters from solicitors re Ernest Piper claim on Erskine Piper will 1920 SOUR: [S943] Letter thanking for condolances 1950 SOUR: [S942] Rehearsal plan for Maidstone Choral Union concert 1958 SOUR: [S910] Examination letter 1940 SOUR: [S891] Letter from Jesse Weeks to Sutton School clerk, 17 November 1919 SOUR: [S890] Letter from M W Oliver, 20 September 1909 SOUR: [S877] letter from Barry Piper of Mayfield outlining 'Piper clan' 1978 SOUR: [S874] Letters about Piper name families SOUR: [S869] Family research for H Piper 1979/80 SOUR: [S847] letter enclosing form of assignmant for St Nicholas' School 1954 SOUR: [S845] Letter from J Piper to Rev Barnes 2000 SOUR: [S843] Auctioneers bill for sale of The Elms 1961 SOUR: [S841] Letter from S Dunnery, 19 June 1946 SOUR: [S840] Letter from Herber Heywood, January 1940 SOUR: [S836] Letter from insurance company re S Dann 1932 SOUR: [S828] Letter from school relating to D Jenner 1971 SOUR: [S819] Letter about insurance on D J Morris 1930 SOUR: [S743] Letter to F E M Jenner thanking her for playing the organ 1987 SOUR: [S740] Letters awarding Imperial Services Medal to J Morris 1927 SOUR: [S715] Letter concerning 207 Micham Lane 1946 SOUR: [S705] Photo of M Weeks sent to H Piper 1918 SOUR: [S696] Letters concning estate of George Piper 1917 SOUR: [S694] Letter from J Eldridge to Eliza Piper 1907 SOUR: [S692] Letter from Ernest Piper to H Piper 1920 SOUR: [S691] Bill from solicitors outlining work in settling G Piper estate 1917 SOUR: [S690] Envelope from M Weeks to H Piper, once containing a lock of hair 1915 SOUR: [S689] Letter concerning L Piper's death at sea 1978 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Piper to Henry Piper, 26 February 1950 SOUR: [S458] Pension payout on J Morris death 1930 SOUR: [S457] Letter from J H Nowel, 27 April 1896 SOUR: [S455] Letter to Elms parents about closing the school 1961 SOUR: [S444] Letters from solicitors regarding the settlement of Hannah Piper's estate SOUR: [S436] Letter from H I Piper to his mother 1901 SOUR: [S429] Letter with results of chorister trials by David Willcocks, 22 January 1970 SOUR: [S420] Manuscript Record Series: John Morris to British Mercantile Insurance Company ltd SOUR: [S383] Letter from W J McCabe, 19 December 1919 SOUR: [S382] Letter from W J D Bryant, 23 September 1909 SOUR: [S258] Letter from George Piper to George Spencer, 21 March 1865 SOUR: [S35] Family Chart/Group Sheet: Morris, John Source Template: Source Template: 1 NAME Letter(s) Source Template: 1 COLL Essentials Source Template: 1 CATG Archived Material Source Template: 1 DESC One source record per letter or per letter correspondence. 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