What's in a name?

Many vessels are named after places and there is usually a clear reason for that choice.

but I was intrigued by the choice of "Djibouti" for a small craft in the River Tamar.

For many, Djibouti is synonymous with La Légion Étrangère.

As I strolled, I kept an eye out for a man with close cropped. iron grey  hair and a weather beaten face.

When, there sat on the beach, was such a man quietly singing to himself.

"J'avais un camarade", he whispered. Click to hear his song