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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JDatchens" data-source="post: 1497381" data-attributes="member: 1228">Don't think so!  Seem to remember the badges were already available when I went (31 August 1987 and 14 August 1988).  Those were the days!!  We arrived back at Newlyn at the end of the first trip and a bloke emerged from below decks I hadn't even seen before - poor fellow, must have been sheer hell for him.:eek!:  I also remember a certain Mr. Vinnicombe achieving his 400th UK bird on that trip as well as doing a bit of personal "chumming" from the upper deck.....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Oh - and for the sake of honesty, I was sick too on my second trip- first evening, sitting in the cabin trying to take my contact lenses out while my pal was busy throwing up in the bottom bunk!  First time ever for me and he thought it was hilarious - if you can imagine someone trying to laugh and be seasick at the same time - which brings me to another suggestion for the Museum: a (unused!!) sick-bag from the "Scillonian".</blockquote>