All from Eastern Europe, all in awe, of me, in my tiny moschino dress and white socked shoes. me lady. The anacondra clung to me.

Dogs barked as we arrived. German shepherds guarding ship. A plank linked land to deck, water beneath. Peter boarded first, then reached out to help me cross. Tibor followed. I was welcomed by two other fellows, from Hungary. They looked hungarily at Peter. The boat was made of wood and very old. It had a wooden barometer to show the type of weather, wooden berths, a big old wooden clock face, cobwebs and a kitchen stove. It wasn't very warm.