T&T: Adventures in Paradise television show

[dd0267 at gregsteckel.com]

Georgs wrote:

"> >SEA~TV is now selling the 3-set DVD series of the vintage TV show,
>>"Adventures in Paradise." This was a highly popular TV show in the
>>50s and 60s about the adventures of a skipper and his schooner in
>>the South Pacific that inspired many people to go sailing and
>>cruising. The series was created by the famous author James Michner.
>
> The above came to me with a sales pitch.
>
> Was anyone on the List who watched the show inspired to go cruising?
>
> --Georgs"



Actually, it was the inspiration for my interest in boating and sailing - 
but, as with all fiction, real life is somewhat different.  On a similar 
note, McHale's Navy was my inspiration for joining the Navy - again, real 
life turned out different; but there were some similarities on occasion :-)


Greg Steckel
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