How to spend a lazy Sunday
Posted by Rugby Nick | Filed under Charity updates
What do you think a crew of drunken pirates need first thing in the morning. If you guessed bacon, egg and hash browns you were almost there. If you guessed beer with those food items we are starting to get a bit more accurate.
Which is why the offer from the previous nights pub to open early and gives us a breakfast buffet was too good to miss. So we rocked up, entered the pub at about 9 o’clock and got some food down us, ready for a busy day’s driving.
Eventually we started heading off in convoy – and the Newcastle boat were very pleased to discover that they actually had power first thing in the morning – though setting off on time was less pleasing. A lie in would be nice – but they are going to be few and far between this week.
It seems a lazy Sunday’s punt on the river is quite the place to be seen – the canals were busy, with all sorts of weird and wonderful creations. The sunshine had attracted those who like a quite afternoon on the river. Which is a shame as there were also some gradually more and more tipsy crew’s out and about, no more so than the Newcastle boat – fast becoming known as the party boat (which no actual Newcastle walkers, and the ‘Special Effect Team’ leaving, we were down to one walker – John – who was too injured to walk after his fall at the launch party anyway).
It was hot, and for many walkers too hot. But for us crews it was perfect weather. The tops were off, the suntan lotion on and we were loving being able to lay back and relax whilst the walkers did their bit for charity. It is a shame the next few days were to be harder work.
Mutiny
But whilst all was well with the world for us, others were less happy. Those of the Not-Nots (London Irish – Not London and Not Irish) were far from happy. They had an open rebellion – armed with ladels and spatulas – and eventually forced their captain to walk the plank. Where he was quickly eaten by Piranhas.
Of course the reality may be different – in fact it is rather boring – so we’ll stick with the mutiny story for now.
But for us mutiny was a long way from out minds – and so was soberness. A quick discovery by the fantastic captain (Me) that Powerade and vodka worked as a combination meant that we were all not only tipsy but roaring drunk by the time we rocked up to the pub. At which point it would have been rude not to continue a session.
Well a few more beers, and a burger or two were consumed. Though the Wasps walkers thought themselves too good for the burgers and instead chose to buy a proper dinner. Flash sods.
By the time we finished our boozing and duck feeding at 2am we were beginning to regret our drunken state – as a 5am start awaited us….
