Ok, some of last night is a little hazy, but I thought I'd throw together a few words & pictures of last night
Proceedings commenced in the afternoon, ~1600hrs when Pegitt and I started in the bar. We were joined by Onionz around an hour later, then Pix & his mate Tony....one by one folks started turning up til we had a sizeable gathering in the bar.
Bazz & Pixuk before we set off:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/462.jpg[/img]
After waiting til around 2000hrs, we walked down to the riverside and boarded the boat - The SL Belle was a fine old wooden boat, and had plenty of space for our crowd. From here on in, it's a bit blurry since I don't even remember us going through locks! I do remember that the food and drinks were excellent, the music was great, and the company was ok too :D
Bazz (L to R: Bazz, Buns4vs, LROM, Jonathan in the foreground):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/468.jpg[/img]
Bazz & Nottingham Nick:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/470.jpg[/img]
The Jazz Trio:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/463.jpg[/img]
I'd love to see the picture that this lot are laughing at - I think it's of me! (L to R: Pegitt, Pixuk, Onionz, John):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/464.jpg[/img]
This motley crew hung around the deck at the bottom of the steps (L to R: Buns4vs, LROM, Nottingham Nick):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/469.jpg[/img]
After mooring back at Maidenhead (not sure of the time), we retired to the Thames Hotel for more drinking and frivolity.
The lovely barmaid, Tina:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/467.jpg[/img]
Me at the bar (Pixuk & Tony to the left & right!):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/466.jpg[/img]
I'm afraid that I left the bar rather early (though wasn't the first was I Onionz? [:p]:D), but I did leave Bazz propping up the hotel bar, true to his word :
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/465.jpg[/img]
I first woke at ~0530hrs and realised that all the room lights were on, went back to sleep and got up again at ~0800hrs to catch the last 8 laps or so of the Grand Prix. Made it down to breakfast to see Jonathan & John, and Pegitt came in a short while later. No sign of Pix, Tony, or Onionz!
We retired to the bar area so I could smoke, and managed to get a coke from the barman. Pix, Tony & Onionz finally surfaced at around noon (note, I do have a cracking picture of our dear site owner looking spectacularly rough, but he said I can't post it [}:)]). We sat around chatting for a while (I had a beer) before going our separate ways at around 1310hrs.
So, a stonking night out - a good time was had by all. Thanks to Bazz for organising it, Pix & VS for the goodies & stylish name tags, and most of all to everyone that turned up and made it another memorable V-Flyer social event
Here's to the January bash - hic!
Cheers
Michael
Proceedings commenced in the afternoon, ~1600hrs when Pegitt and I started in the bar. We were joined by Onionz around an hour later, then Pix & his mate Tony....one by one folks started turning up til we had a sizeable gathering in the bar.
Bazz & Pixuk before we set off:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/462.jpg[/img]
After waiting til around 2000hrs, we walked down to the riverside and boarded the boat - The SL Belle was a fine old wooden boat, and had plenty of space for our crowd. From here on in, it's a bit blurry since I don't even remember us going through locks! I do remember that the food and drinks were excellent, the music was great, and the company was ok too :D
Bazz (L to R: Bazz, Buns4vs, LROM, Jonathan in the foreground):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/468.jpg[/img]
Bazz & Nottingham Nick:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/470.jpg[/img]
The Jazz Trio:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/463.jpg[/img]
I'd love to see the picture that this lot are laughing at - I think it's of me! (L to R: Pegitt, Pixuk, Onionz, John):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/464.jpg[/img]
This motley crew hung around the deck at the bottom of the steps (L to R: Buns4vs, LROM, Nottingham Nick):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/469.jpg[/img]
After mooring back at Maidenhead (not sure of the time), we retired to the Thames Hotel for more drinking and frivolity.
The lovely barmaid, Tina:
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/467.jpg[/img]
Me at the bar (Pixuk & Tony to the left & right!):
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/466.jpg[/img]
I'm afraid that I left the bar rather early (though wasn't the first was I Onionz? [:p]:D), but I did leave Bazz propping up the hotel bar, true to his word :
[img]http://www.virginflyer.com/photos/465.jpg[/img]
I first woke at ~0530hrs and realised that all the room lights were on, went back to sleep and got up again at ~0800hrs to catch the last 8 laps or so of the Grand Prix. Made it down to breakfast to see Jonathan & John, and Pegitt came in a short while later. No sign of Pix, Tony, or Onionz!
We retired to the bar area so I could smoke, and managed to get a coke from the barman. Pix, Tony & Onionz finally surfaced at around noon (note, I do have a cracking picture of our dear site owner looking spectacularly rough, but he said I can't post it [}:)]). We sat around chatting for a while (I had a beer) before going our separate ways at around 1310hrs.
So, a stonking night out - a good time was had by all. Thanks to Bazz for organising it, Pix & VS for the goodies & stylish name tags, and most of all to everyone that turned up and made it another memorable V-Flyer social event
Here's to the January bash - hic!
Cheers
Michael