Drinking in the balmy south

[Ocklepoint]

I plan to be at the London Boat Show on Friday 12th Jan..............anyone likely to be there to join me for a beer?

[wully]

Are you going to find deals on garden furniture and shoe cleaning products?

[Ocklepoint]

My previous set of doilies was rather ruined..............replacements required

[wully]

I’m trying to work in the logistics of going to Boot in late January...that is a PROPER boat show.

Well worth the effort as it is massive and has all manner of water toys on display, make the London show look really feeble.

Take at least 2 days if you go.

[Ocklepoint]

London, £20 each way on the train (older person), family to stay with in the Smoke, free entrance to show (RYA member)

Easy

[marisca]

Did it last year and that'll last me for more than quite a while. You do know your bus pass doesn't work down there?

[wully]

2 LIBS tickets arrived here last week in a plain white envelope with no explaination as to their origins and I didn’t ask anyone for them..

Now, if they also send return sleeper tickets I might think about it...

[JeffNev]

I much prefer Southampton and Cowes week, not a fan of the London one.

[Ocklepoint]

I much prefer Southampton and Cowes week, not a fan of the London one.

I'm sailing during the summer.
Not much boating to be done in early January
I enjoyed my boaty day out in the smoke

[wully]

I enjoyed my boaty day out in the smoke

Good!

Travelling from here it makes no sense to go to London for a crappy garden furniture show with some boats in one exhibition hall when for around the same cost and travel hassle you can go to a proper ‘Boot’show with 17 halls stuffed with boatie every thing....and better food.

Oh, and better beer.

Ah, almost forgot about the cocktail bar in the surf halle

[claymore]

Wullyum
Ah'll be drinkin in ra Balmy Galley next wednesday.....