A Reassuring Cross Channel 'Ghost' Story
A Reassuring Cross Channel 'Ghost' Story My Dad's been back a few times since he passed away... The first time was the day he died...on the night boat to France! Still February... And still rapidly darkening evenings that, at this time of year bring, for me at least, an air of spirituality. My dad, Bud Slade, passed away on Feb 6th 2003. We had planned a trip to Brittany...and to sail on that date. Out of respect for him - and him being ill and in hospital, we were set to rearrange things... He said "No, don't do that... I'm having a remission... So off you go and you can tell me all about it when you get back". In retrospect - I think he had a plan! There is also a smattering of the mystical at our house in Brittany - bought as a ruin in 1999, that puts me in mind of what some people might regard as psychic experiences, whereas I think of it as just... seeing my dad again! So...there were to be no blasts of light, no celestial corridors bathed in an