Double barrel Tip-a-Few

The "Statsraad Lehmkuhl", no stranger to the US brotherhood, was in town for a short visit. This also brought to town brother Dogwaes and brother Swedish Navigator.

The captain of the Norvegian Tall Ship, brother Marcus Seidl, had invited the table to join a function held on the ship, and the whole table, as usual only short of those who were out of town, turned up at 8:00 p.m. sharp at the ship's gangway.

After drinks on deck, to get us started, brother and ship's captain Marcus took us to the officers quarters where e could meet as brothers. A set of brotherhood shot glasses was presented to brother Marcus by our table captain brother Rocket Boy. After that, we were taken on a brief tour of the ship before heading below deck for a norvegian buffet (salmon and whale among other things) with the other guests and the cadets and permanent crew of the Statsraal Lehmkuhl. To help the food go down smoothly, we were treated to a norvegian shanty by the cadets.

This was certainly an extraordinary Tip a Few and a memorable experience. This might only be one episode in the relationship of our table with that wonderful training vessel.

The next day, since brothers Dogwaes and Swedish Navigator were still in town, table captain Rocket Boy invited all of us to a spaghetti dinner. Again, most of us were able to make it and we enjoyed a friendly and pleasant evening with no shortage of excellent food and wine.

Until next time, you can still check the photo album of the table.