Greater than a quarter of a century it has taken for me to discover the origination of the word “posh”. For those like me whom are less well read, it is an acronym of 'Port out, starboard home', relating to the words printed on tickets for the most expensive berths on the shaded side of the ships transporting passengers between the UK and India. Made famous to all but me it would seem in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Only thing is, there is no evidence to confirm this (particularly at the shipping companies), and it appears that the meaning was contrived retrospectively.
Posh was also the Romany word for money, originally meaning “halfpenny”.
Nautical Adventure II
Anchored in a storm off Castlepoint
Nautical Adventure
Venturing around the East Cape
Castlepoint II - Castlepoint Harder
Up the hill with the intrepid government types
Coromandel in a torrent
Hurrying to cover despite the eyecatching waterfall
Icons
Iconic NZ government types
Waiheke with entourage
The visitors take to the beach in knotted hankys
Northland - a gander about
Kauri destruction the Caterpillar way
You've been skyped
Down in the kitchen
Oamaru & Moeraki
Remake of 'the Prisoner'
Methven & Mt Hutt
Adventures with Fran & Jim
Porter's Pass
The retro alpine adventure
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