Yarmouth IOW 10th to 19th August

UK at its best, could be south of Frnace

Zena on Yarmouth front at dusk

The crew on departure

Honor learning to row

The girls on the bus

I can do it Grandad!

Zena learning to row like her big sister

Wallaby at Sea View

Jude silhouette left watching shore fishing at Yarmouth

Jude taking it easy (not posed) actually chilling

Honor on the ipod

Jude showing how to pose!

The Gang at Freshwater half way on our 5 mile walk

Zena at Yarmouth Beach late evening

Yarmouth at Dusk

Yarmouth Harbour Masters Office

Dusk in Yarmouth Harbour

Jude & Zena take Nanny for a spin

Jude wanted a balloon dinosaur...that will be a challenge

Windy Day at Sandown

Zena building a sand castle

Don't get wet..too late!

Honor at Alum Bay

Were all in the chair lift

Jude with disgusting Gob stopper

Zena at Yarmouth IOW

The "Cool Looking" Crew

Zena (3yrs) checking the Bus times



Zena watching the TV aboard

The View from the boat at Sunset Yarmouth Harbour

This is a selection of our 9 day Summer Holiday with Honor, Jude & Little Zena on the IOW, we stayed in Yarmouth Harbour but as usual explored the whole Island. Honor learnt to row as did Jude and little Zena.

The weather was kind with only one day of rain, most days were hot and sunny which given this years weather was quite unexpected.

Long Weekend 27th to 29th July 2012

Zena helping the fisherman

The two Zena's with Greek Princes

Jude with his new fishing rod

Judes smelly!!!!!!!!!!!! little friend

A salute from the cabin girl

Greek Princess

Little Zena all smiles

Look at me with my fishing rod...

Captain and crew chilling out in the dinghy

Put your shirt on skipper you will frighten the children

Jude & Zena at East Cowes
 Esplanade

With Zena now not having to work weekends any more we took the chance for along weekend in East Cowes with Jude & little Zena. We bought a small fishing rod for Jude so he could hone his fishing skills.  

Summers arrives 21st & 22nd July in the IOW

All bright and shinny after a good polish

Just put up the starboard screen

Summer finally arrived in the UK this week with temperatures in the mid twenties, so soon as Zena had finished work, we headed to the boat for a quick nip across the Solent to East Cowes for the night. The following day we got some sun bathing in. We left late on Sunday night to head back to Port Solent.

Captain "Zee" inspecting the teak decking

July 15th and it just keeps raining...!




 

Just to mark the fact that it has been raining more or less non stop since the first week of June,

its now the 15th July and although it didn't rain today its overcast and misrable,

we stopped on the boat last night but came home mid day today as it was grim..

where is the summer?



Jubilee Weekend 3rd June 2012

GP tied up safely in Southsea after a horrendous journey
in rough sea's.

Jude with his new boating outfit

Greek Princess back in Southsea Marina 

Jude & Zena at Langstone looking for shells

With the weather very windy we decided to head to Hayling Island the wind was predicted at maximum F4/5 unfoutunatley the wind got worse Force 7 and we were hitting a 12k tide, so it was very rough with both Jude and Baby Zena onboard we headed in to Langstone harbour to shelter in Southsea Marina, we stopped Sunday and headed back mid afternoon  Monday when there was a gap in the weather and the wind dropped, servere contrast from last weekend....thats boating for you.

Sunny Sunday on May 27th at Oyster Quay

Weather has been glorious for a week, so we decided to head off to the boat for a day at Oyster Quay with the Grandchildren. We decided to Inflate the tender and had a few hours running round the Marina. With temperatures in the mid 20's we took the canopies back to sun ourselves..

Easter 2012 a weekend away April 6th to the 8th

The weather was calm and sunny on Good Friday so Zena & I headed to East Cowes

for a short break on the boat, for our maiden trip of the season and returned on Sunday 8th

as the weather was closing in on Monday 9th, with F7/8 winds predicted so headed

back a day early. The crossings both ways were flat calm and it was nice to get some

quiet time together. 

26th February 2012 Early Spring Day

This weekend has been glorious with a few days of Sun and tempretures in the mid teens in February so used the break in the winter weather for a spring clean and a polish, another month and hopefully the boating season will begin...