The Kingfisher bunch

Strange title I know but it's because we all met at Kingfisher dry dock a few years ago. Both Roger, Pat ( The Cat's Whiskers ) and Janice ( Jandai ) had their boats finished and fitted out by the lads John and Mick. The only couple missing from our happy band was Fred and Lisa  (Chyandour) but with them enjoying a warmer climate in Paphos it was a bit to far to ask them to come back! When we left Roger and Pat back in October the last thing we agreed upon was to get together with Janice, (she now lives in Hucknall having sold Jandai earlier in the year) and have a meal together. So for quite a while, emails have been going back and forth trying to arrange a date. Roger and Pat pulled into Mercia Marina for their winter moorings at the beginning of November and with us the only ones with a car, it was logical that we collect Janice from her home and all meet up at the Green Dragon in Willington. We had a fabulous get together made even more special because it just happened to be Rogers birthday. The meals were delicious with the only downside being the long wait to get our main meal and then to be told that our deserts would take that bit longer as they had lost our order! Still the company was brilliant and Janice looked remarkably well after all the upset she had experienced this year. Have a great Christmas guys and see you in 2014.

Roger, Pat, me, Ian and Janice

Our main meals. Roger and I had Turkey, Ian and Pat and Seabass and Janice had Salmon

And finally:-