LIFE

Adventures In Letters

Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 16/11/2012

» Simon Winchester has always been fascinated with the sea. His childhood dream was to become a sailor, wearing crisp, white, tropical shorts, commanding a ship. Young Winchester followed his passion and took an exam for the British Royal Navy. He did a great job during the process, only to find out that he is colour-blind _ red and green elude him _ during a medical examination. The dream of the ocean eluded him, too. But not forever.