Tales from a Pearly Queen - Can you Adam and Eve it

At long last a transatlantic session from the Broon nee McGill - Our P7 trip to London holds many memories. We were to get the train from Troon late at night and then we had to change trains and get the overnight to London. We had all been told to take sandwiches with us for a snack that night. I took curried egg sandwiches… but everyone was pleased as I had them eaten about 10 mins after leaving Troon! There were about 50 of us on the trip. I was sharing a room with Helen Donaldson. When we got to London the water tasted disgusting so Helen and I had the bright idea to brush our teeth with Cremola Foam! Can’t think why I have so many fillings! I was also very excited as I was going to be allowed to see my brother Peter who had been living in London for about 4 years. I had given him the address of the hotel but without the advantage of GPS and cell phones in those days he had gone to the wrong hotel. I remember Helen’s aunt sitting with me waiting for him but he never showed. I was really disappointed. On the way home from London on the train I had my first romantic rendezvous with Derek McNabb in the toilet of the train. We just giggled as I remember as we both thought it was very daring! Not romantic at all! Other memories of that trip were not everyone getting on the same train in the underground, a fantastic trip to Longleat Zoo, someone fainting at Madame Tussauds wax museum – can’t quite remember who, the heatwave and playing rounders in Hyde Park. The teachers deserved a medal for that trip. I was no longer afraid of Mr. Robinson after that trip. I had always been petrified of him but he was really fun that week.