I hate to travel.  When Tradewinds became popular in 1968, we were doing a lot of travelling.  The first year or two was fun, but after that I hated it. I certainly loved seeing new places and particularly going to all these lovely islands I had read about and meeting Caribbean people I would not otherwise have known, but the actual travelling – I hated that. I still do. Nowadays, with all the security rigmarole, and the delays, it’s even worse.

The one thing about being in aeroplanes, however, that is a bonus for me, is that I truly enjoy seeing things from the air and although on some trips the clouds can put you in a world of white there are some spectacular sights, and the perspective is so different that…..