Did We Really Do That?

Whilst on holiday on one occasion in Matts Grandparent's mobile home, in Hythe, we found a large inflatable dinghy. We also found a car cigarette-lighter powered pump for it, and a hand pump.
We decided that it would be a good laugh to take the boat to the sea side and have a muck about.
There was only one problem.....
Matts car (a MK1 Fiesta in a sexy shade of, well, Peanut butter) didn't have the optional Cigarette lighter fitted. We tried the hand pump, but soon realised that it would take approx 6 years to fill the boat, and decided there needed to be a way of filling it using the electric pump.
Somehow we managed to bodge the pump to the car's battery, and filled the boat up quite quickly.
Next problem. It would now NO WAY fit into the car. DAMN.
solution.... we let out some of the air, and rammed it into the car through the boot. The car was totally full of boat and us two, but we only needed to top up the air with the hand pump when we got there now! result!

We arrived at Dymchurch, parked the car, and Prised ourselves, and the boat from the crammed Fiesta.
Next we topped up the air in the boat, and fitted the stopper.
WAHEY!!!
The boat was thrown into the sea, and we both eagerly jumped in, and paddled for all we were worth out to sea. Surely France couldn't be THAT far????
About 15 mins or so into our sailing holiday, we noticed the boat was , well, SINKING!!!! it turns out we were sinking very rapidly, in fact. There was one very good reason for this. There wasn't a stopper in the boat any more!

It very quickly became apparent that we had no choice but to abandon ship!

Both of us abandoned ship, fully clothed in denim jackets, jeans and tee-shirts! we swam back towards the coastline as best we could (IN JEANS!).

As i approached the shore, i found one of those wooden posts. I believe they are called "Groins". When i say "Found" i mean i kicked it with my bare foot!!! OUCH!!!!

We eventually got back on the beach, and decided that it would be a good idea if we went into town for a bit to dry off before we got back into the car. There was one problem in this. I had a blue denim jacket and black jeans, and matt had a Black denim jacket and Blue jeans! SHOCK HORROR! never mind the fact we were soaked! no matter, we swapped jackets!

We spent the next hour or so in town, then went back to the caravan for dinner!

Tim

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