The moment I knew: I’m not sure how many police officers heard me say ‘I love you’ – but Clare did and that’s all that mattersand Clare grew close at teacher’s college; when they were apart, they sent weekly aerograms. But it took a canny aunt, a Dublin policeman and a mad dash to a landline phone to seal their romanceIn 1974, it was one of many youth hostels providing accommodation to young people hiking or hitching in search of a cheap holiday and adventure.
As I walked in, I saw a young woman packing her bags, ready to fly back to Melbourne, after a trip around Tasmania. After swapping travellers’ stories and a brief rest I headed for Hobart.Serendipitously, we were both among the several hundred students at the same teachers’ college in Melbourne where we got to know each other.
By week three I was feeling empty and alone. Dark imaginings took hold – what if Clare fell in love with Ireland or found an Irish lad? What if she didn’t come back? I decided to make a call of my own. The telegram late on Friday caused Clare immediate alarm. Why was Phil’s brother asking Clare to call him? Something terrible must have happened!Her aunty came up with the plan: go to the local police station, tell the officer there’s been a family emergency and could we please make a call to Melbourne, Australia.
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