Organised by Ray and Ron.
This was a doozy. We were all given the exact address and postcode of the venue by Ron, very much the junior partner in the organisation of this mega-event. Only Ron, for reasons known only to Ron, decided to give us the address and postcode of an entirely different venue.
It was indeed a Spitfire museum, just not the Spitfire museum we were booked into. Ron being Ron was late to the venue, in fact the last to arrive, apart from Ray, the main organiser, who weirdly did not turn up at all, as he had gone to the right place I guess.
About an hour of total confusion ensued as even with the right postcode finally wrung from Ray, it was a bugger to find, but once found - a true gem.
Not a museum at all but a fiercely private and well hidden Spitfire resoration factory with about 15 of the buggers inside in various states of repair and rebuild. Great guides, immensly experienced and knowledgable, gave us a fascinating tour of the place. Who knew?
Well I suppose Ray knew, just not enough to give Ronaldo the correct address though. Luckily he gave us the right address for a very enjoyable pub lunch!
Well done Ray (and Ron) for first of all finding out about the place, second for finding the actual place, and third for giving us such a laugh at the sending us to a totally different Spitfire museum in the first place. Classic!!
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