Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
You must have been absolutely gutted Arthur.
Too right, I was Graham! And, do you know, I'd one hell of a job substantiating a claim through my *Travel Insurers - despite ample corroboration from the Tour Organisers. However ... after literally months of wrangling, the *miserable s eventually agreed [albeit reluctantly] to reimburse me for approximately two thirds of its value! Consequently, this meant it was never replaced.

But the worst part for ME ... was explaining my "carelessness" to my nearest and dearest ... !