The journey took three days! The trip started with a morning flight from Nairobi to Kampala for lunch followed by an afternoon flight to Wadi Halfa on the Nile in the Sudan. Wadi Halfa old town no longer exists as it was flooded following the construction of the Aswan dam but the "new town" is now located on the shore of Lake Nasser.
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The entire trip was exhausting for Bill on so many levels but it was also his first experience of how the rich lived and it made him determined that one day he too would be able to experience a similar lifestyle!
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Almost all exports were destined for the Paris market where Bill had maintained friendships from his Peabody days with many fish dealers in Les Halles. Timing was critical and the production had to be shipped out by air on a daily basis.
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However while driving down the main road south from Beaune at around 2.00 am he fell asleep at the wheel! The car roared off the highway into the forest alongside the road.
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Although he partied hard Bill also worked extremely hard and the wheel of fortune turned yet again in his favour.
In 1975 the summer drought reduced potato crops across Europe but Britain was hit the hardest with a drop of 2.5 million tons and by Christmas potato prices had tripled.
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The Iraqis were usually very punctual and around 22.00 the sirens would start to caterwaul; searchlights would start probing the sky soon followed by bright bursts of antiaircraft fire. Tracer rounds intermingled with the normal proximity fused ammunition ripped into the sky.
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Export marketing became the top priority. Bill set up a UK subsidiary to act as the import and marketing arm of Sole appointing the former Perrier Marketing Director as head of the UK operation.
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