Last night's Gala Ball was truly a night to remember. The Champagne reception kicked off the night in style, there were many happy faces of "steely eyed, chisel jawed" cadets who had graduated and were there to celebrate the occasion with their families. It was a nice feeling to think forward to the time when this journey will finish for me.
Everyone was kitted out in their finery, with ladies elegantly dressed and the gent's sporting Tuxes, with a variety of dickies on display. This was definately a night of finesse.
The three course meal served on the evening was truly sumptuous with wine served to perfectly accompany the courses. My table managed to dispatch the customary 4 bottles of wine for the table with respectable speed; with a lack of wine our night did seem to have reached an obstacle. A wink and a smile later I had managed to get some more wine brought to the table by the lovely ladies in Customer Service..!!
As the night proceeded so did the drinking; as dinner finished and the awards were presented by Willie Walsh the bow ties around the room began to be untied with many adopting the classic 'undone bow tie round the neck look'..
The rest of the night flew past and before too long, it was time to finish up. Upon exitting the Marquee there were many veteran airmen still loitering and smoking pipes, sharing stories from their youthful days. A very cliched image if any..!
Much of today was therefore expelling the alcohol from my body. The weekend has been a satisfying one following the advice of The Tiger
The Tiger
- "This weekend, whatever brings you joy, do in excess; however, when you arrive on Monday morning you should be bright eyed and bushy tailed"..
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