10/13/2008, Island Harbour, Isle of Wight
Well, Sailblogs seems to have let me in again, so I thought I better
add an update. I know my computer has a death wish or something as well as Sailblogs making me log back in again at every turn - all a bit frustrating. I tried to do this a couple of days ago but something happened and my trusty laptop ate a whole page of A4 and vomited it somewhere where I couldnt find it. The machine was then thoroughly admonished, electrocuted with 440v 3 phase, chopped up with a petrol chainsaw (petrol,mind you, none of these cheap copies) and thrown unceremoniusly into the marina from the foredeck. I am pleased to say that it took the telling off and is now behaving itself.
So, BS apart, we are kinda having a ball of it really. I work teaching sailing, motor cruising and powerboating, I go diving from time to time, we have been known to wander around a golf course aimlessly (literally, my aim is useless, but Ba has a straight shot that an SAS sniper would be jealous of) and squander ridiculous amounts of sausage on our 7 grandchildren. Apart from that, life is quiet for us retired folks.
Spent the summer teaching and skippering and delivering boats here and there. Just got back from a delivery from Holland to the Southampton Boatshow and then back to northern Holland. We spent 5 days touring and then flew home, to go straight into another motor-cruising course. tough life. This week we doing nothing, just catching up on correspondence and stuff (til the phone rings again that is).
Our plans include having our house back for the winter (we rent it out as a holiday let and it is doing quite well), while we do some decorating and stuff and also prepare Wight Mistress for the next epic. We are off to Holland again at start of April for around 3 months or so, or til something else comes up. Nice quiet Christmas - first one at home since 2005.
If I can keep this running I will put some pics up on it.
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B enjoying a windy ice cream
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WM in Brixham
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She looks great! When are you guys going to do a trans-atlantic? George Town, Bahamas, in the winter is wonderful. Provision along the U.S. coast as prices are a bit steep, but all else is GREAT!
Barry
