113A witty and eloquent gent who blended seamlessly into a group of younger people hanging around together for a few days on Palolem beach in Goa, India.

He had sad stories to tell about his life and this was sparked by another.

“I had lost my house because of a collapsed business deal. My brother drove me to his factory where I was to spend the night. As he left he said this” invoking the spirit of the doomed explorer, Lawrence Oates.