Cheers Mr Colin!
It is with great sadness that I bid my farewell to a great friend. Colin Crowder passed away suddenly on March 6th, 2007. I have known the Crowder family for many years, but in recent years Joanne and Colin welcomed me into their home, and made me feel a part of the family. We have shared a wonderful friendship.
Mr Colin, as I always called him, was my chief personal computer support client. Almost every time I saw Mr Colin, he’d call from behind his laptop eying me over the top of his glasses, “Lesley, come look over here.” This would of course mean that there was something wrong with his email, or something disappeared, or something keeps popping up, or…
I must admit that I will miss being able to help Mr Colin with his computer. It was always a pleasure to help, and it was my little thing that I could do to help Mr Colin, and his business.
One of the things that always cracked me up, was when Mr Colin would burst out into song, “Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was HOT like me?!” I mean, the most unlikely of people to ask me such a question! 
Seriously though, Mr Colin loved music. Though we had to listen to the TV at high volume most of the time, he had a very good ear for music, and always enjoyed a good Sound Check.
Mr Colin absolutely loved his work. His passion for Southern Africa, the outdoors, and people shone through each and every story he would tell on his return from each trip. Before you’d even finished saying hello, he would start, “So my trip was good thanks… ja… we went to Sabi Sabi and we saw elephants and lions. Then we had dinner at another place, very nice restaurant but my steak was overdone. Service was good though! Then we went to…” …and so it would go.
There are so many things I will remember about Mr Colin… like every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night he would ask, “Is Survivor on?!”.
Mr Colin, I will miss you. But for now, until we meet again one day, I will bid you farewell in the same way as always,
Cheers Mr Colin!
I am sure that many of the Timeless Tours clients who had the privilege of traveling South Africa and beyond accompanied by Colin Crowder as their tour guide, will remember Colin’s excellent humour, knowledge of the places visited, and passion for his country. We have created a place for you too to share your memories of Colin. Please go along to www.colincrowder.com, and add your story of Colin.