05:36 THREE MEN IN A BOAT museum. Lovely to see the museum flourishing, I have not been there since as Chief Engineer and Cpt Temple and crew motored m v Wincham ( the sister ship to the m v Cuddington 01:17 ) from Liverpool to represent the Mersey Maritime museum in the 90's. On arrival there was much celebration involving liquid refreshments throughout the evening requiring strong coffee and bacon sand wedges in the morning. Unfortunately before I could drink my hangover cure the Mayoress accidentally knocked my tin mug over the side ! this did not improve my bear-head, desperate to recover my mug (which would keep my Coco hot on the engine) I asked my shipmates from HMS Eaglet diving team to rescue it as a demonstration to the public of the salvage skills of the Royal Navy Reserve. Egged on with my promise of a case of beer three very enthusiastic chaps dived off the "Wincham" surfacing a minute later to much applause raising my yellow tin mug like Excalibur from the lake. Enough excitement for my hangover I made a strong coffee and eggy butty and took refuge in the engine room for a nap. "Wincham" is no more but it is good to see Cuddington is still afloat so is my tin mug. Best to Ruby from Banjo
05:36 THREE MEN IN A BOAT museum. Lovely to see the museum flourishing, I have not been there since as Chief Engineer and Cpt Temple and crew motored m v Wincham ( the sister ship to the m v Cuddington 01:17 ) from Liverpool to represent the Mersey Maritime museum in the 90's.
On arrival there was much celebration involving liquid refreshments throughout the evening requiring strong coffee and bacon sand wedges in the morning. Unfortunately before I could drink my hangover cure the Mayoress accidentally knocked my tin mug over the side ! this did not improve my bear-head, desperate to recover my mug (which would keep my Coco hot on the engine) I asked my shipmates from HMS Eaglet diving team to rescue it as a demonstration to the public of the salvage skills of the Royal Navy Reserve. Egged on with my promise of a case of beer three very enthusiastic chaps dived off the "Wincham" surfacing a minute later to much applause raising my yellow tin mug like Excalibur from the lake. Enough excitement for my hangover I made a strong coffee and eggy butty and took refuge in the engine room for a nap. "Wincham" is no more but it is good to see Cuddington is still afloat so is my tin mug. Best to Ruby from Banjo
Yes always worth a visit, the place is so interesting.