A few months ago I responded to the call from Murray to be considered to represent the Club in the 75 year Jubilee celebrations for the Her Majesty the Queen’s reign. As I was no stranger to Royal Occasions – 1953 Coronation Street Party (age 2, still have the Certificate) AND 2007 visit to Ford at Dunton by HRH Prince Charles (still have photo of us shaking hands) – I was accepted.
Read more: The Peoples Jubilee Pageant – My (Limited!) Part in its Success
I was away only for a week.... But what a week. Very testing at times with plenty of ups and downs and not just the waves.
Ever wondered what a TYC East Coast cruise is like? Follow the log of Captain Gary, his number 1 and the cook on the good ship "Midas Touch" as they joined the annual tour around the Essex and Suffolk coast.
Well, it was never planned to happen in this way. A fairly straightforward jaunt around the pleasures of the Swale on the May Day Bank Holiday weekend turned into something of an epic with some drama thrown in just to add to the fun.