Ship Food No Mess
As veterans of 50 years of freighter travel, we feel that Grahame L. Jones did a fine job of capturing the differences as well as the advantages of freighter voyages versus cruise ship travel in his account of his trip from New Orleans to Durban, South Africa, on the Genevieve Lykes (“Freighter Days Aboard an Africa-Bound Lady,†Sept. 9).
But having enjoyed Lykes Line trips, we must rise to the defense of its food service. By no means “gourmet,†neither were the meals “messes.†Of course, a poor cook can make a mess of the finest ingredients, but Lykes’ ships surpass most foreign flag freighters we have traveled on in the galley department.
PATRICIA and MACK BURKE
La Mesa
Sign up for The Wild
We’ll help you find the best places to hike, bike and run, as well as the perfect silent spots for meditation and yoga.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
