Claustrophobia is a fairly common thing and, like most people, I begin to feel a bit panicky if I get shut in somewhere. When I accidentally got locked in the stairwell of the ship during a fire drill I wasn’t exactly thrilled but I did have a little something to keep me occupied and stop me turning into a gibbering wreck. In fact, this particular something put the whole thing into perspective. Continue reading trapped but with a little perspective – first published 20 June 2013