‘I shook my head as Marlene J turned inshore on passing the south-eastern point of Cairns Reef … for the first time in my adult life, I cried like a child ... I felt so miserable and alone.’ As Mariana and the children boarded Marlene J on their way home to Western Samoa, Cpt. Dick had to face the truth: he had no money, stores on his wrecked ship were running out, and he had no idea when he would next see land, let alone Mariana.
Ever hopeful that one day they would re-unite, he sold everything he could off the ship to passing visitors to raise money to buy his own way back to Western Samoa, and his family. And he put pen to paper, documenting his astonishing time at sea, and his three years castaway on Emily Reef.
These are his amazing chronicles.
Advice: Contains adult themes and adult scenes
Ever hopeful that one day they would re-unite, he sold everything he could off the ship to passing visitors to raise money to buy his own way back to Western Samoa, and his family. And he put pen to paper, documenting his astonishing time at sea, and his three years castaway on Emily Reef.
These are his amazing chronicles.
Advice: Contains adult themes and adult scenes
