We arrived at the show around 10 am, which is when it officially starts.
The Hula-girl above was, so it later proved, a portent of Hawaiian things to come…
This beautiful bus has a blue version of a livery, upholstery wise, that I recognise from a similar vehicle in The Titfield Thunderbolt. The one in the film was, I think, in green. Chatting with the driver of this magnificent machine, I learned that Dews do have one in green, as well. Must find and photograph that!
There were hordes of folk of all ages dressed up in period costume. Looking natty, dapper, sharp… you name it. The above selection is only a teeny-weeny sampling.
I got a great Hawaiian shirt, which drew many approving comments throughout the remainder of the day, and a whole outfit – trousers, weskit, tie and jacket, all in green – for… £30!
INTERLUDE – St. John The Baptist, Wakerley
In the afternoon we had to leave, so I could do a delivery shift. Turned out the route was in a lovely scenic part of the world.
St. John in Wakerley was worth a look. It’s a CCT Church. So presumably no longer active as a place of worship, but undergoing careful restoration? It was open, fortunately. It’s in a gorgeous setting.
Back to the 40s…
After the delivery shift, we went back to Ramsey. Turned out that we needed to buy more tickets for the evening show. When offered them at a 33% discount, we thought, why not?
We didn’t dance. Very few folk did. Which is a shame, really. I think, perhaps like us, many refrained from lack of era-specific dance move skills. But we still had a lot of fun. We wound up having a pepperoni pizza cooked on site, instead of the korma curry Teresa had planned back home.
I broke my new/latest return to tee-totalism rule. Which, whilst not disastrous, on this occasion, I must admit does deeply disappoint me.
But overall a lovely day. And a kind of tonic to the official 8th anniversary we spent with dad and co on the river, a few weeks back. That wasn’t entirely enjoyable or relaxing. Whereas this was!