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Issue: May 2006

Quiz Night
On the 8th of May around 20 of us gathered to partake in a quiz, expertly composed by Peter, Linda’s father in-law. Peter is a seasoned quiz master and as such he underestimated the collective IQ of the Cambridge & District MGOC, or at least of those of us on the night! After struggling with the questions and particularly with the answers, Linda and Ann managed to score the highest 37 out of a possible 100 points. John, Pauline and Alistair came a close second with 35 points, while Barry, Irene and Rob ended up third with 32 points. Despite the challenge, everyone enjoyed the evening tremendously. Thanks to Peter for putting it all together.
Lady Florence Boat Trip
On Saturday the 20th May, 12 members journeyed to a remote part of the Suffolk coast known as Orford Ness, where the river Alde meets the sea. Orford Ness was chosen as a weapons testing site during the second world war, then later into the nuclear age. The purpose of our journey was to join the Lady-Florence for a four hour lunch time cruise along the river Alde. The Lady-Florence was built in 1944 at Poole as a Ministry MFV for transporting materials around the coast of Great Britain. Since those days she has had many varied jobs but today she has been converted to a twelve seat cruise vessel. Joining the boat at 12 noon we soon set off on our cruise; the skipper gave us the introduction talk and continued describing the journey along the river. The first job we had was to choose our drinks and our three course meal from a very wide choice of menu. As we cruised along the river the skipper pointed out the many historical landmarks and the wild life to be seen. Avocets, the mascot bird to the RSPB, have made this area their home and some 140 pairs are breeding there. An hour later our meal was served in the cabin - this could be described as "cosy" - with 12 diners it meant that the chat and the wine flowed, after each course in was necessary to ring the ships bell to alert the crew that we were ready for the next course. Naturally the bell ringing got louder as more wine was consumed. Then someone started singing sea shanties, What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor, was the favourite as it got louder and louder, I bet the crew knew what they would do with him. Coffee and mints were served on the aft deck to restore some order. We all thoroughly enjoyed our outing even to dodging the showers when on deck. Some of us managed a stop in Woodbridge for Tea and Cakes on the way home.


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Quiz Night On the 8th of May around 20 of us gathered to partake in a quiz, expertly composed by Peter, Linda’s father in-law. Peter is a seasoned quiz master and as such he underestimated the collective IQ of the Cambridge & District MGOC, or at least of those of us on the night! After struggling with the questions and particularly with the answers, Linda and Ann managed to score the highest 37 out of a possible 100 points. John, Pauline and Alistair came a close second with 35 points, while Barry, Irene and Rob ended up third with 32 points. Despite the challenge, everyone enjoyed the evening tremendously. Thanks to Peter for putting it all together. Lady Florence Boat Trip On Saturday the 20th May, 12 members journeyed to a remote part of the Suffolk coast known as Orford Ness, where the river Alde meets the sea. Orford Ness was chosen as a weapons testing site during the second world war, then later into the nuclear age. The purpose of our journey was to join the Lady-Florence for a four hour lunch time cruise along the river Alde. The Lady-Florence was built in 1944 at Poole as a Ministry MFV for transporting materials around the coast of Great Britain. Since those days she has had many varied jobs but today she has been converted to a twelve seat cruise vessel. Joining the boat at 12 noon we soon set off on our cruise; the skipper gave us the introduction talk and continued describing the journey along the river. The first job we had was to choose our drinks and our three course meal from a very wide choice of menu. As we cruised along the river the skipper pointed out the many historical landmarks and the wild life to be seen. Avocets, the mascot bird to the RSPB, have made this area their home and some 140 pairs are breeding there. An hour later our meal was served in the cabin - this could be described as "cosy" - with 12 diners it meant that the chat and the wine flowed, after each course in was necessary to ring the ships bell to alert the crew that we were ready for the next course. Naturally the bell ringing got louder as more wine was consumed. Then someone started singing sea shanties, What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor, was the favourite as it got louder and louder, I bet the crew knew what they would do with him. Coffee and mints were served on the aft deck to restore some order. We all thoroughly enjoyed our outing even to dodging the showers when on deck. Some of us managed a stop in Woodbridge for Tea and Cakes on the way home.