Postcards from Aunty Cranky.: U.S.A., At Sea between Vanvouver and Alaska

Saturday, August 17, 2013

U.S.A., At Sea between Vanvouver and Alaska - 28.7.1962

S.S.Yukon Star

Cruising the famed 'Inside Passage' between Vancouver B.C. and Skagway, Alaska.

At Sea. - Posted in Ketchikan, 28.7.1962

To. The Rodd Kids. (back of card is damaged, I can't read the writing)

Juneau. 28.7.62

Dear Pen,

This afternoon we sailed among the ice-burgs, really spectacular. There were masses of Arctic ducks who dived out of sight and stayed out of sight until I was sure they had drowned their silly selves, however they'd come up in the most unexpected places, right away from where they started.

love Nan.

Eskimo Twins in the Artic region of Alaska

Color photo by Co-op photo shop - Fairbanks

At Sea - 28.7.62

Dear Mer,

I will be able to post this at Juneau this evening when we go ashore for a few hours. This morning we have been watching whales spouting quite close to the ship. We walked on Alaskan ground for the first time last night at a town called Ketchikan. This afternoon we will be in amongst the icebergs which should be most exciting.

with love, Nan.

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About these Postcards.

Meredith, Penelope and Timothy.

My Great Aunt Nancy enjoyed travelling the World during the years from 1957 to 1962. Nancy was my Grandmothers younger sister, she was a Nurse before she met John Watson who was a patient of hers, he thought she was a very cranky Nurse so from then on, into their marriage, he and those living at the 'Homestead' called her 'Cranky' so 'Cranky' she remained at 'Wollogorang', the Sheep Station they lived on.

My family called 'Cranky' by her given name of Nancy, Nan for short but I lived at 'Wollogorang' on and off during my late teens even working there for long periods so she became 'Aunty Cranky' to me.

Cranky and John had one daughter, Susan, my first cousin-once-removed who spent some time traveling with Cranky and some time, at what was called back then, 'Finishing' Schools.

I loved my Aunty Cranky very much, I could spend hours and hours just sitting and listening to her long stories of her travels, she also bought me most of my childhood books which along with these postcards introduced me to the Big Wide World which I have now seen much of myself, but never with her style.

These Postcards were sent to me, my brother Timothy, my sister Meredith and when he was born to my youngest brother Nicholas. When Mum and Dad moved to a smaller home, Mum was going to throw these Postcards out but I, being somewhat of a hoarder, couldn't bear to see that happen so I saved them.

My brothers and sisters can follow this Blog and remember along with me those wonderful postcards that arrived at regular intervals from places some of which we had never heard... Wonderful Memories!

There are 320 Postcards on this Blog, many are obviously missing and who knows how many never arrived, what a prolific Postcard sender our Great Aunt was.

Someone in our family decided that they were a Stamp Collector so almost none of the cards still have stamps on them which is a big pity... I wonder where those stamps are now! In some bin I suspect.

BTW Cranky was far from cranky to me, she was loving if a little strict on how I should behave, she had a desire to turn me into a 'Lady'... which she failed at I'm afraid although I remember a few do's and do nots.

Enjoy, along with me, this view of a world in the late 1950's

P.S. 2015.

I put all these postcards into a large folder, then when my sister Meredith lost everything and her home to savage bush fires in Perth I sent her the Postcards to keep.