mister.drumz

You might find this amusing.

We took a boat trip across the lake to a place called Salo (Nice place!) The boats are as big, if not bigger than the Mersey ferries. Anyway, coming back we were to catch the 2:15 boat otherwise we’d have to wait a further 2 hrs which we didn’t want. We waited on a bench a little way up the quayside for the boat to arrive. We thought the boat must be running late since we couldn’t see one approaching at 2.10. Your mum then said “is that the boat moored over there ?” It was a boat that had been moored for all the time we’d been there. And they looked like they were just about to set sail and pulling up the gang plank. we legged it to the boat and made it just as they’d pulled the gang plank aboard & un hitched.
They did let us on (the deck-hand muttering something about “last minute…”

Just as we sat in our seat the boat pulled a way from the quay but there was a commotion at the queyside Ilooked out of the window and couldnt really make out what was happening but in that instant I said to your mum “My camera! Where’s my Camera?” I’d only gone and left it on the bench we were sitting on in the rush to make the boat. Some guy was waving it to the crew but wed set sail!!!

Thankfully the captain took pity and pulled the boat back in, which was a relief but also VERY embarrasing. the boat was packed full of people watching (What a Berk i must have looked)

I gave the guy some cash for his honsety and retired to the bowls of the ship in discrace. One good thing, Quite a few other people who had missed the boat first time now arrived and came aboard thanks to me holding it up