In 2010, we decided to bring Sea Griffin from the Baltic to the Mediterranean using the inland route. It is of course a tourist delight; you only have to watch the Viking Cruise advertisements on TV. But how do you do it? What did the old and new engineers have to do, in order for us to make this trip? This will attempt to show off some of the engineering we saw, and used, along the way, the canals, locks, bridges, forts, factories and tunnels. And of course, there is the history that went with it. In other words, what did Europe do in order to use its waterways as an industrial transport network, a source of energy and now, as an amazing recreational facility. And two summers later, the system took us to the Black Sea.
Date: 11th January 2018
Time: 1900, talks start 2000
Venue for our Winter Warmers:
The Dog & Bear Hotel
The Square
Lenham
ME17 2PG
01622 858219
Many eat beforehand and It helps speed up service if you are able to telephone the Dog and Bear and order your meal before 4pm. The talks start after supper at 8pm.
CA Menu:
£9.95
Breaded Wholetail Scampi – chips and salad with tartare sauce
Steak and Spitfire Ale Pie – with mash potato and peas
Brie and Sun Dried Tomato Burger (v) – chips and coleslaw
Lambs Liver and Bacon Casserole – mash, kale and red onion gravy
Horseshoe Gammon Steak – with grilled pineapple
Breast of Chicken – with crushed potatoes, creamed leeks and fennel
Pumpkin Risotto (v) – with rocket and parmesan
Cottage Pie – with vegetables
There is ample parking available and you are very welcome to bring guests.