It's Been A Very Long Day!!

[Caran]

We went for a days Cruise from Lydney FOD to Ilfacombe on board the good ship Balmoral. We started at 8.45am. The weather was atrocious, rain and wind so we had to sit inside. Fighting for seats, kids jumping on the seats next to us grrrrr.
It took 6 hours to get there and when we were getting off we were told be back in 90 minutes or we will go without you!
We just had time for a meal when we had to return to the ship. We sailed to Penarth then got a coach back to Lydney. We got home at 10.15 pm. Absolutely shattered. I don't think we will be doing it again as the long voyage down was quite boring stuck inside. There was no commentary so we didn't know where we were at anyone time.
Still you live and learn.
They do sail to Penarth which is a shorter trip so may try that next year.

[gness]

Caran......sounds awful.....you must have been so happy to get home....

....and you're thinking of doing another??? What can go wrong....☺

[Jackdaw33]

You don't need a commentary to tell you that you are sailing at sea.

[Caran]

For once there was no disasters! We may do the Penarth one next year. You get longer ashore, later starting time and much shorter journey and hopefully we can choose a better time of year.

[Caran]

So glad to be home, it was open a bottle of rose.

[Jackdaw33]

Can you explain FOD in this context? I know what it means in another context but doesn't seem to fit here.

[Caran]

Lydney is a town in the Forest of Dean Jackdaw33.

[jno]

you poor thing! But what could be a better time than a British summer?

[tonyav]

Take gness with you when you go again, Caran. What can go wrong........

[Jackdaw33]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Caran]

That sounds a good idea Tony, are you up for it guess?

[Caran]

Blasted iPad, gness not guess.

[tonyav]

Are there any life boats on the good ship Balmoral , Caran ?.

[Buenchico]

This is one of those threads where I'm not sure whether to start with "I'm sorry" or "I'm glad".

Should I, for example, write "I'm sorry that you had such a long, boring day" or, perhaps, "I'm glad that you managed to survive and that neither you, nor your OH, actually fell overboard"? (Given your accident record, Caran, perhaps the latter is the most appropriate?)

[tonyav]

lol ^^^^^^

[Caran]

Chris I think the latter is more opportune really.

[Buenchico]

Actually, in terms of timings, I had a roughly similar day yesterday. I had a 5½ hour journey (4 trains plus a bus) to get to a BBQ, 2 hours there and then 5½ hours back (a taxi and 4 trains). About 70 quid in fares made it an expensive pork butty but I don't regret it at all. It was my lad's 40th bash and I wouldn't have missed it for the world!
;-)

[tonyav]

Well worth it then, Chris.

Any new ales worth a try ?.

[Buenchico]

Hi Tony.

I got to a local beer festival the other day, hosted by the Briarbank pub/brewery in Ipswich. Their own IPA (which I've had before) was very good but, among the guest ales, they'd also got Bathside Battery, from Harwich Town Brewing Co. I'd drunk it years ago but forgotten just how good Harwich Town beers are:
http://www.harwichtown.co.uk/beers.htm
So, if you see them at a beerfest, give 'em a try!

[Caran]

Well done Chris for making the effort.

[tonyav]

Thanks for that Chris, I'll look out for it.