Dunkirk Spirit

It’s an important part of the British national psyche.

In times of trouble we come together and help one another. Spirit of the Blitz or Dunkirk spirit both speak to a chin up, backs against the wall, all in this together sentiment.

And it was in this frame of mind I am sure that someone in the crowd grasped hold of the wheelchair containing the 14 year old, and started wheeling it up the 4 storey ramp that led up to The Pride Of Dover. Our ferry home.

Unfortunately for the 14 year old, he was part of a French school party that had just disembarked form the Ship. He had been parked at the bottom of the ramp while everyone else boarded their coach.

Fortunately, enough of us had seen this happen to get the ‘helpful good samaritan’ to wheel the chap back down to the bottom of the ramp to be reunited with his party. You can tell the Samaritan was well pissed off that he’d had his moment of helpfulness torn from his hands in this way though.

But rather that than an international arrest warrant and a kidnapping charge!