The moment I knew: I was devising a plan to set up Martha with my friend – and realised I’d fallen for her myself
After meeting in then-Zaire in the 1980s, Steve Sherwood and Martha Meares became good friends. But when she planned to leave for England, he decided
After meeting in then-Zaire in the 1980s, Steve Sherwood and Martha Meares became good friends. But when she planned to leave for England, he decided he wanted something more Find more stories from the moment I knew series It was 1986, I was 26, had been travelling for two years, and was making my way through Africa.
I was camping in the grounds of a run-down hotel, the only camp site in Kisangani, a city in what was then known as Zaire. On my first day in town I asked when the next River Congo ferry would leave.
Tomorrow, they said. Overland trucks would arrive and spend two to three days in town. A truck travelling from Kenya to the UK came, and its passengers put their stools in a circle to eat dinner. I asked to sit with them.
Martha from Sydney sat beside me on the last spare stool. We spent most of that night chatting and laughing and got on really well. Continue reading...
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