Post G Rituals

Well, it was a relief to get back to the caravan, and we packed up all our stuff and strolled down to the beach for a bit of r'n'r

It was a gorgeous evening and we had a stroll, throwing stones and reliving the days events (particularly a certain reggae singer from Sandown)

Congratulations to Sarnie McMarnie for not only winning the golden visor (a new addition this year, presented to the person who does the most spectacular shot of the weekend) but also the garlic award for the only garlic of the weekend!

A final shot of the G-unit, keeping it G on the deck and taking in the spectacular views of the solent.

All in all, a very successful tour. Good to see Crappy gilmore take the crown from her little sister - about time someone beat her!

There's everything to play for next year....

Olly Sailor

I have to say, this was one of the funniest things I've seen in a LONG time...and as soon as I work out how to post video clips on here, this one is going STRAIGHT UP! We were chilling on the beach with our Minghella ice creams, waiting to embark on our last course of the tour, and we came across the isle of wights very own Bob Marley. We was a very good singer and very animated... However, the crowd around him didn't seem as interested and in fact didn't seem to notice he was there!

So, on to our last course. the heat was getting to everyone, especially mama G who unsurprisingly was getting very tired and G-motivated!

We experienced the biggest crowds here and there were continuous backlogs on every hole. It was getting very hot and to be honest, even I was getting fed up towards the end!

Some small shots of the last course. The maintenance was appalling this year, and the bumps on the surfaces made the holes almost impossible to play. Sarnie got the only garlic of the weekend on the volcano hole.

No G-brief as it's been done before, however we were all disappointed with the maintenance of this course and are likely to miss it our next year

Day 2 - off to Alum Bay!

We embarked on the unknown as we hit the A3055 and made our way to the most westerly part of the island...Alum Bay. It took a while to get there, but the view (and of course the G), were well worth it.

It was clear we were in for a hot day, so it was important to get plenty of water on board- especially for Mama G and wee liam!!

Jurassic G was a very well maintained course, with smooth surfaces, and special 'factoids' on each hole. This is where we received most of our compliments from passersby. not one, but two people asked if we were professionals....not yet, but maybe soon!

Phew. What a hot day. Cappy Gilmore won this course with a score of 29. Closely followed by Crappy on 31 and the rest all on 34! Things are hotting up in the competition!

The course was in a very nice amusement park, and contained all the usual "Isle of Shite Tatt" shops that we spent a while browsing in.

G:brief-

Maintenance - 9

Location - 8

Craziness - 5

Design - 7

Hospitality - 8.5

No windmill

Bonus points - factoids, comedy factor, Alice's 'welly it' comment, Dinosaurage.

Total: 40.5/50

A good score!

Return to Babylonia

Well, it was an emotional return to the gardens of babylon. Alice was clearly (and not surprisingly) stunned by the amount of hanging baskets. Chants phoned while we were there and we involved her in the experience. A very emotional for us all.

(I'm writing this some time after the event so I apologise for my inaccuracies.)

They had clearly moved the holes around as we had difficulty locating Chants' hilarious reality chequette of a garlic from last year. We decided it must have been "The trap". Happy days.

The course passed without much event, apart from McMarnie throwing a ball back to one of us, when it accidentally flew past a spectator's head! Oh dear.

On the last whole, where Pat spectacularly got an ole last year, McMarnie managed to replicate this and therefore won the prestigious 'Golden Visor' for shot of the weekend. well done!

A nice group shot of the G-unit, with the Proprietor's wife and Peugeot the Puffin, aka 'Chants'

Pat won this course( after robbing Alice of the celebrations by double checking her arithmatic!) and is now the new "Queen on Babylonia!"No g-brief on this one, as we have done it before. Suffice to say it always impresses...there is a ridiculous amount of hanging baskets, specatators and tea&scones - a great place to kick back and enjoy some G.