STAYCATION WEEKEND
Despite the ‘June..ary’ weather, the PSYC ‘Staycation’ weekend kicked off to a very credible start.
Braving wind and rain, the club banner was raised on the splendid Oyster Quay marquee with the club’s pennant flags marking the path to the start of what would turn out to be a rather splendid evening, full of chit chat, friendly banter, delicious Caribbean styled food, and energetic dancing to the sounds of steel drums, reggae and general ‘joint bending’ Caribbean vibes.
The ‘Cruisin’ Cuisine’ food truck did a roaring ‘sell out’ trade, serving an offering of chickpea curry, spiced prawns, jerk chicken, and curry goat with a variety of rice and sides to complement, who knew so many people liked goat curry.
Everybody brought their own drinks, as instructed, and only one person, who shall remain nameless, asked where the bar was but a problem soon solved!
A splendid turnout of 58 members ensured that an excellent night was had by all, and a big thank you to Deborah & Chris Queen for arranging access to the Oyster Quay marquee.
Our spirits remained high throughout the evening and not dampened by the continuing rain but, unfortunately, it was decided late on Friday night to cancel the ‘Picnic on the Park’ for the following afternoon. I know we don’t mind getting wet out at sea but a picnic and games on grass, would have been a different matter!
Saturday night saw a return of 30 members to the Harvester, again supposedly on the new, warm, waterside patio deck: not to be. The patio deck refurbishment was unfortunately delayed in its opening but, moreover, it was also cold and damp, so we returned to our regular upstairs haunt, with dedicated bar service and nibbles provided by PSYC. Roll on the summer. The outside deck will be a wonderful alternative for sunny ‘First Fridays’.
And so, to Sunday and the last event of our Staycation, a tender rally or foot passage to ‘The Crate’ for a Bacon roll and Glass of Buck’s fizz. Twelve tenders signed up for the expedition, but the weather forecast the night before had not been brilliant and only four tenders followed the ‘moose call’ out of the lock for a well-earned brunch.
But guess what, the 32 members that arrived at the Crate enjoyed a marvellous warm Sunday afternoon of relaxation as the sun finally decided to make an appearance to mark the close of our Staycation weekend.
Someone mentioned that there was a race on in the Solent this weekend; I don’t think they has as much fun as we did!