There once was a family who flew
‘Cross the ocean in 1962!
Six cities, 40+ hours
Bet they needed showers!
[how would you finish this limerick?]
From my father’s journal:
“On 10 December we arrived via TWA and EAL at Asmara (Eritrea) Ethiopia to begin a 2 1/2 year tour at this post — KAGNEW STATION. Having left Idlewild at 1930 hrs on 8 Dec by TWA jet we flew to Paris, Rome, Athens, and finally Cairo arriving there at 1745 hrs on 9 Dec. EAL was delayed at Frankfort so we spent a total of 14 hrs in Cairo divided between the Nile Hilton and finally the Cleopatra Arms. Because of our exhausted state and a rather slow dinner we were unable to visit the pyramids by moonlight as we’d hoped. The children travelled well but were completely exhausted by the time we arrived in Asmara at approx 1300 hrs on 10 Dec …”
I had to look up what Idlewild was. Today we call is JFK.
A few years ago I did the A-to-Z Challenge using collages I had made alongside unfinished limericks. I especially enjoyed the unfinished limerick part. It was very audience-participation-ish.
This year I thought I would try using old photographs and unfinished limericks. Can you finish this limerick?
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
There once was a family who flew
‘Cross the ocean in 1962!
Six cities, 40+ hours
Bet they needed showers!
[how would you finish this limerick?]
As the distance between their ablutions grew!
Again the photos are amazing and your Dad’s journal is interesting! 💜💜
It’s so funny that you use the word “ablutions”. My father used to refer to his morning hygiene routine – shaving and teeth-brushing, etc., — as his ablutions .