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The Tour De Corum (the Headmaster's words not mine) finally got under way at the Avon Brewery where Don and Tonger (eventually) rendezvoused before picking up the Headmaster at the station where he had been waiting impatiently for 35 minutes. An hour later and Duts, Mickey, and Justin were located at Southampton Airport and the bar was raided. It should be mentioned at this point that Tonger had realised at Southampton Parkway station tha this cycling kit was still hanging on the washing line in Salisbury (see Golden Gonad Blog Entry for more details!!). Tim was found in smoothing his way around th edeparture lounge and North to Inverness courtesy of Flybe. A night in Invernesss followed with visits to the Blackfriars where the JOGLErs enjoyed some fine real ale and the interesting Country and Western singing of Landlord Del, the high point of the evening coming when he broke off mid verse to chased a crazy dwarf fronm the premises. Don showed his grasp of popularf music of the 20th Century by betting Tonger that anyone, anyone in the whole world may have sung "Tell laura I Love Her", with the exception of Ricky Valance - silly sod! On to the Cottage and some of the finest Indian Cuisine to be had in that part of town. Bloated, skint, and occasionally passing wind the JOGLErs next visited the Hootenany and enjoyed some Scottish Folk (the music stupid!) and some more ale before the beer kitty forgot its obligations and went home! Taxis for the rest then and bed, although 2 boys from the Remove were seen to ignore the Headmaster's admonishments and sneak off in search of further fun, they were bitterly disappointed to find the nearest hostelry shut - it was only midnight after all!!
Saturday morning saw a Wetherspoons Breakfast with live Rugby then the train north to Thurso. Duts won the rummy, Mickey won Pass The Pigs, and Don and Tonger won ****** all! The Headmaster's table read the Guardian ("It's more challenging"), and played with the GPS and maps. In Thurso the group split with the Head taking the good boys off to the dorms while the rebels went to the pub before rendezvousing at the Sea View hotel in John O'Groats wiith Howie and our new support driver, Al "White Van Man" Frener, Mini Al, and Tonger's cyc ling kit.
After establishing kitty rules and taking dinner in front of the panoramic Sea View Hotel Dining Room window, no sea view because some idiot had parked a bl***y great van in front of it, a short walk to the Start Point ensued. Returning to the hotel the Head ordered the boys to their dorms but it is rumoured that a couple of the boys may have broken curfew and stayed up rather late. Any guesses?
What will tomorrow bring?
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