Alison & Dean
“Dean and I had both arranged to go to an Easter youth camp near Pt Lincoln with a group of youth from Adelaide. Dean was driving his car and had arranged to pick me up in the city near where I worked so we first met outside his car with me carrying my luggage. A couple of friends came too including Dean’s brother Ross.
At the camp I hooked up with a guy I knew from Pt Lincoln. I remember going for a drive to Pt Lincoln (bench seats in those days) with me sandwiched in between Dean and the other guy but whenever we went around a corner where I would lean into Dean he seemed to take those corners faster! Hmmmm…
When we returned to Adelaide Dean and I continued to go out with a group of friends. The romance with the other guy petered out so when another trip to Pt Lincoln was suggested a group of us decided to go again… this time it was the Tunarama Festival in January.
I had arranged for Dean to drop me off at my grandma’s place in Quorn on my way home so I could stay there for a few days. As time got closer a heat wave struck Adelaide so some friends pulled out but I was keen to get to see my grandma so decided to go…
I remember being on the wharf with a group of friends one night when Dean put his arm around me… then held my hand. I remember looking at the dark murky water and remembered I couldn’t swim and didn’t like deep water… I felt safe in his arms and have felt the same way since.
I can’t remember where our first kiss took place but there were plenty more of them..We were engaged on my 21st birthday and married 6 months later. This year we will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary and have decided to go back to where it all started!!!”
How You First Met 