ECA BBQ Weekend Bembridge - 2nd to 4th Sept 2016

Despite the poor weather we headed off to Bembridge Harbour on the IOW for the ECA Pontoon BBQ party. Friday was wet, but Saturday morning gave some much needed sun shine before the rain crept back in Saturday Night in time to the BBQ. Sunday was bright but windy at F5 gusting 6 so it was a breezy trip back and then into the ECA for Sunday Lunch.

Safely into a very wet Bembridge

Sunshine on Saturday morning

A brace of Hardy's moored behind

The Crew enjoying TV onboard

Off in search of breakfast

Off to St Helens

The gang

The Crew with the boss

Trouble

Canadian Geese in September??

Jude

Beans waiting to leave

Nanny with the Canadian Geese

Beans with her hot choclate

More crabs

A very wet BBQ

All the kids at the BBQ

Sunday Lunch at the ECA

Nanny with Jude at the ECA

August Bank Holiday - 27th to the 29th August 2016

With the sunny weather continuing we headed to East Cowes (just Zena and I) for a long weekend, and met up by chance with several of the gang from the 'cruise in company' who just happened to be their at the same time. We decided we'd go for a dinner at The Red Duster where we had a great time reminiscing over the cruise with the crews of About Time & Soluble.

Seeing Double at East Cowes

Beautiful Zena at Cowes Esplanade

Darryl, Sue, Karen, Bill, Zena & Ross at Dinner

The Gang at The Red Duster

Departing East Cowes

Zena at the Helm

Zena smiling before we depart for Southsea

Karen & Bill aboard About Time

Bill at the helm of About Time

Cowes Week 2016 - 6th to the 11th August 2016

 We arrived into East Cowes for a settled period for a few days, after the constant moving of the cruise in company it was welcome change. I was doing the annual photography at Cowes week for Dean & Reddyhoff who operate East Cowes Marina. Fortunately we manage to get some days out with Jude & Zena.

One happy lady now were settled in East Cowes

Greek Princess on Q pontoon

Sunset over East Cowes

Cowes High Street

Kids at East Cowes play park

Jude awaiting the arrival of HRH Prince Phillip

Oops his just spotted the big lens

Chucky Eggs

The usual bus in to Newport

The team

A treat in Costa Newport

Amazon World

The kids on the way home

The Kids in the Old Fashioned Sweet Shop

Beans being Beans

The Crew on the Chain Ferry

The French Shop Cowes

The French Shop Cowes Week

The Crew at Amazon World

Grey skies over the Marina

New deluxe flag pole

Guernsey to the Needles - 6th August 2016

 Saturday morning brought perfect weather conditions for the channel crossing back to the UK, we slipped our lines just after 0700 and fours later we arrived at the needles on what was a perfect day, and a perfect crossing to complete the most stunning boating trip ever.

St Peters Port as we leave for the UK

The Castle at St Peters Port

In convoy as we leave St Peters Port

Greek Princess on plane as we head home

Sea state was perfect off the channel islands

Last flybye with TL Sea

Yaah!

The channel lies ahead

Four hours and 90 nm later were back

Iconic needles shot

Back in the Solent as we head for Yarmouth 

Now for fuel

We're back safe now lets find Cowes