Canal archive

DH says yes it was I found their website and the front is the same. Ah memories.

At one end of and top of the arch of a bridge in Bath there is the head of Old Father Thames and at the other the head of Sabrina supposedly so that the boatmen knew which river they were heading towards.

Beautiful beautiful flowers maybe a bit regimented for me but what exceptional colours.

Think on this okay it was a business cruise, out from Southampton across to the Channel Islands and back (the only sea cruise I’ve been on!) all the bling and matching dress and pocket square. Enough to put me off sea cruising for ever. I much preferred being the plus one to the USA!

Absolutely- precisely one has to keep up standards!

I think any river can have a hissy-fit I’m sure that’s why the old boatmen being superstitious named them to Saints or beings that they thought were good to look over them. Some are recognisable but some not such as Old Father Thames and Sabrina Celtic goddess for the Severn. Very useful if anything went wrong who else but a God or Goddess to blame.

I hope you don’t get a speeding ticket in your mobility vehicle, mind there is something about a man in uniform!

Suites from a small tailors in Sunningdale who apart from the fuss of choosing the aforementioned suites I was on tie choice duty and yes I believe a gentleman should have just that little Je ne sais quoi, so two suites needed at the very least four ties, silk of course as I have it on good authority no other fabric ties so well. Liberty’s scarves are to die for.

As I’ve said before email or phone the ship nearer the time. I bet the crew will be far more accommodating.

They appear in most of the adverts and brochures.

I used to wear a tie as part of my school uniform and once on a school trip going across the Italian border the Carabionarie complete with guns came on board the coach and one told me off because he was not happy with the way my tie was tied, us teenagers were quite pleased at all these fit young Italians checking the vehicle. When DH retired so did his ties and he had some really nice ones.

Precisely!

Yes ask for a ‘black coffee’ and the server says ah yes an Americano will that be with ‘milk’ dahhhhh. Another dislike is Irish coffee with squirty cream. Leave me to hunt say in Whittards to find different coffee beans to try.

Notamermaid what a super analogy MS Gentleman, inside design ‘looks a bit male’ wonderful!

Maybe they should after all they are the delivery experts (supposedly).