My first sabbatical was spent in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTPDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP)) at the University of CambridgeFirst sabbatical (1971-72) at DAMTP (University of Cambridge) during 1971–72. I was on my own, having just separated from my first wife Diana. I was at a loss in my academic and social life. However, I soon met several new colleagues at the university and got involved in various musical, social and sporting activities. I discovered that there were a lot of young women in Cambridge, and by hanging around the University Centre I was able to find dates for concerts, plays, punting and dinners. DAMTP had a lively seminar series in fluid mechanics which hosted speakers from around the world, many of whom I had read about in scientific journals. While having afternoon tea before one of these seminars, I was fortunate to meet applied mathematician MichaelMichael Longuet-Higgins Howe from Imperial College, London, who shared a common interest in wave propagation in random media. Over the next few years, we published three papers on different types of ocean waves in the presence of random media or boundaries. A turning point in my sabbatical occurred during a February camping holiday in MoroccoMorocco when I met photographer Mary BurrMary Burr, who lived in London. We were attracted to each other, and over the next six months we had many exciting adventures together, including a two-week road trip through Russia and Ukraine. In October 1972 Mary joined me in Vancouver, and after my divorce two years later, we married in 1974.