A fishy tale.
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We were newly arrived in Melbourne, Victoria having emigrated from Scotland in 1970 and were living in a small complex of flats near the coast.
A neighbour had given us some freshly caught fish. While making an absolute hash of gutting and filleting etc, there was a knock on the door.
My husband's great-aunt Isabelle, unknown to both of us, was at the door with a younger man!! She was on a world cruise, something she often did, and had tracked us down with information gleaned from other relatives in Scotland.
Her habit on these cruises was to befriend a member of the crew, who would then accompany her when on shore.
This chap turned out to have been a fishmonger in the past.!!
He prepared and cooked the fish beautifully, we all had lunch, they left, and we never saw or heard of them again
Date submitted:Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:37:40 +0000Coincidence ID:5739
