Alvan Eames:
Curriculum Vitae
I am 72 yrs old, and although allegedly
retired, have
two part time jobs. I drive a minibus for a local College,
carting mail and/or students around, and also drive a
Rolls Royce hearse for a nearby undertaker.
After leaving school I joined the army for
nine years, serving in Egypt, Singapore, and Germany,
and achieving the dizzy height of a troop sergeant. After
demobilisation I became a car auctioneer for 32 years,
then sold the property and bought a wine shop, which I
ran for 8 years.
After selling the wine shop, I, and my wife,
Theresa, flew around the World for 7 weeks, west-about,
so as not to get jet lag, visiting family in the US, and
in New Zealand. We paused in Florida, LA, Hawaii, Fiji,
New Zealand, and Singapore.
I have owned several boats along the way,
and have built two. I taught myself to sail off the north
coast of the island of Anglesey, in the area of Red Wharf
Bay, but most of my sailing has been done in and around
Morecambe Bay on the North West coast of England.
We have a daughter Gillian, a GI Bride,
son-in-law Mike, with two grand-children, who live in
Alabama; and a son Jon, with wife Rachel. Jon is a policeman
in Dunedin, New Zealand, and runs a 25 ft trailer sailer
when off duty.