{"id":571,"date":"2019-11-18T14:10:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T18:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id=571"},"modified":"2020-02-12T18:06:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T22:06:41","slug":"my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"My life in the Royal Canadian Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up on a farm in the Eastern Townships of Quebec about 75 miles east of Montreal. After two years with my own small business of television repairs in a small town, wanderlust struck. I went to HMCS Donnacona&nbsp; and joined the RCN as an Ordinary Seaman Electrician&#8217;s Mate at the age of 20. Here are the next 30 years in 25 photos.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the photo to enlarge it.<\/p>\n<!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view \"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501-1\">\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/1P00148.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Cornwallis, summer 1957\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/1P00148.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_1P00148.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"129\"\n               data-title=\"HMCS Cornwallis, summer 1957\"\n               data-description=\"HMCS Cornwallis, summer 1957\"\n               data-image-slug=\"1p00148\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"HMCS Cornwallis, summer 1957\"\n                    alt=\"HMCS Cornwallis, summer 1957\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_1P00148.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/2P00145.jpg\"\n               title=\"Yours truly with the wind at my back.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/2P00145.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_2P00145.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"130\"\n               data-title=\"2P00145\"\n               data-description=\"Yours truly with the wind at my back.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"2p00145\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"2P00145\"\n                    alt=\"2P00145\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_2P00145.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/3M001.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Cornwallis, 1957, Saguenay Division graduation.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/3M001.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_3M001.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"111\"\n               data-title=\"3M001\"\n               data-description=\"HMCS Cornwallis, 1957, Saguenay Division graduation.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"3m001\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"3M001\"\n                    alt=\"3M001\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_3M001.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/4P01111.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Nootka, life in 15 Mess\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/4P01111.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_4P01111.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"131\"\n               data-title=\"4P01111\"\n               data-description=\"HMCS Nootka, life in 15 Mess\"\n               data-image-slug=\"4p01111\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"4P01111\"\n                    alt=\"4P01111\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_4P01111.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/5P01115.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Nootka, Ireland Island, Bermuda\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/5P01115.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_5P01115.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"132\"\n               data-title=\"5P01115\"\n               data-description=\"HMCS Nootka, Ireland Island, Bermuda\"\n               data-image-slug=\"5p01115\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"5P01115\"\n                    alt=\"5P01115\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_5P01115.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/6P00175.jpg\"\n               title=\"Sir Francis Drake Chanel, bringing the banyan supplies ashore\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/6P00175.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_6P00175.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"133\"\n               data-title=\"6P00175\"\n               data-description=\"Sir Francis Drake Chanel, bringing the banyan supplies ashore\"\n               data-image-slug=\"6p00175\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"6P00175\"\n                    alt=\"6P00175\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_6P00175.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/7P00234.jpg\"\n               title=\"Shore patrol in San Juan, Puerto Rico\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/7P00234.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_7P00234.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"134\"\n               data-title=\"7P00234\"\n               data-description=\"Shore patrol in San Juan, Puerto Rico\"\n               data-image-slug=\"7p00234\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"7P00234\"\n                    alt=\"7P00234\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_7P00234.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/8P00196.jpg\"\n               title=\"Shades needed in Bermuda\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/8P00196.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_8P00196.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"135\"\n               data-title=\"8P00196\"\n               data-description=\"Shades needed in Bermuda\"\n               data-image-slug=\"8p00196\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"8P00196\"\n                    alt=\"8P00196\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_8P00196.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/9M009.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Stadacona, a  Navy funeral in Windsor, NS. The Electrical School provided the firing party and gun carriage crew.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/9M009.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_9M009.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"112\"\n               data-title=\"9M009\"\n               data-description=\"HMCS Stadacona, a  Navy funeral in Windsor, NS. The Electrical School provided the firing party and gun carriage crew.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"9m009\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"9M009\"\n                    alt=\"9M009\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_9M009.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-9\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/10P00374.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Columbia, winter in Halifax\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/10P00374.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_10P00374.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"136\"\n               data-title=\"10P00374\"\n               data-description=\"HMCS Columbia, winter in Halifax\"\n               data-image-slug=\"10p00374\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"10P00374\"\n                    alt=\"10P00374\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_10P00374.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/11P00582.jpg\"\n               title=\"Springtime in Germany\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/11P00582.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_11P00582.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"123\"\n               data-title=\"11P00582\"\n               data-description=\"Springtime in Germany\"\n               data-image-slug=\"11p00582\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"11P00582\"\n                    alt=\"11P00582\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_11P00582.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/12P170022.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Columbia. Electricians do not wear dog-tags near electrical equipment, and try not to get their facial hair caught in rotating machinery.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/12P170022.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_12P170022.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"113\"\n               data-title=\"12P170022\"\n               data-description=\"HMCS Columbia. Electricians do not wear dog-tags near electrical equipment, and try not to get their facial hair caught in rotating machinery.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"12p170022\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"12P170022\"\n                    alt=\"12P170022\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_12P170022.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/13P00482.jpg\"\n               title=\"The Navy&#039;s attitude seemed to be that if you were supposed to have a wife the Navy would have issued you one! Never-the-less, I went back to my hometown and asked  Vivian  to marry me.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/13P00482.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_13P00482.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"124\"\n               data-title=\"13P00482\"\n               data-description=\"The Navy&#039;s attitude seemed to be that if you were supposed to have a wife the Navy would have issued you one! Never-the-less, I went back to my hometown and asked  Vivian  to marry me.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"13p00482\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"13P00482\"\n                    alt=\"13P00482\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_13P00482.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-13\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/15M004.jpg\"\n               title=\"Back to HMCS Cornwallis for leadership school.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/15M004.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_15M004.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"115\"\n               data-title=\"15M004\"\n               data-description=\"Back to HMCS Cornwallis for leadership school.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"15m004\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"15M004\"\n                    alt=\"15M004\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_15M004.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-14\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/16P01643.jpg\"\n               title=\"The family is growing and so is my head.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/16P01643.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_16P01643.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"125\"\n               data-title=\"16P01643\"\n               data-description=\"The family is growing and so is my head.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"16p01643\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"8ef0c1835b802ec808b6f97719459501\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"16P01643\"\n                    alt=\"16P01643\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_16P01643.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-15\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/17M002.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMCS Naden, 1966-67, Branch Officers&#039; 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Gordon O&#039;Connor at a Battle of the Atlantic parade.\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/my-life-in-the-royal-canadian-navy\/thumbs\/thumbs_Battle-of-Atlantic-029.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\n\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up on a farm in the Eastern Townships of Quebec about 75 miles east of Montreal. After two years with my own small business of television repairs in a small town, wanderlust struck. 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