I awoke slowly, opening my eyes to the now familiar haze of blue and
white sunlight that filtered through our tent walls. I was lying on my left
side, facing the outer wall of the tent, on the side where the morning sun
struck it. It was brighter than usual, probably because it was later in the
morning than usual. …
Tag: virgin
Call me Daniel. In the late summer of 1978, at the age of 24, I was
what could be fairly described as a “reformed computer geek”. I only
realize this now, looking back at pictures of myself at the time. An only
son of fairly strict but loving parents in a large Southern state, I had
found myself well employed …
They had gone away for a few days, a whole group of 18-
24 year olds for a camping holiday with an organisation
they all belonged to. The north west of the country was
always a good location, albeit quite wet and windy.
They did all the things that campers do, walking,
climbing and eating round a camp fire. The …