Summer Holiday Week 1 - 4th/8th August

With the tremendous Summer weather still holding we headed out on the first week of our Holidays with the Gran children to Cowes week on the Isle of Wight. Jude has learnt to row the dinghy on his own, we met up with friends on Thursday 7th August at Osborne Bay where the kids had an amazing time, it searously doesn't get much better than this.

Greek Princess anchored in Osborne Bay

All the kids off the back of our boat

Splashing about on the water

Jude couldn't jump in quick enough

Playing around in the dinghy's

Zena topping up her tan on the foredeck

Jude enjoying the day

Lauren with Zena

The boys along side

John & Tracys boat moored with us

The Gang

Lets Jump

Honor with Jude

Jude rowing

Sunny East Cowes

Nanny with Jude

The boys growing up!

 

Pirate Party at East Cowes Monday 28th July

We had a long weekend break to East Cowes and took Jude & Zena to the Pirate Party hosted by the Marina, the sun kept shinning. This summer is on a par with 1976...tha'ts how long we've had to wait for a really decent summer. Great weekend, will be back on Sunday for Cowes week, let the sun keep shinning PLEASE!!!!

Sunset in East Cowes

Jude is growing up

Looking cool boy!

We've been over run!!!

Pretty Pirate

Watch out Johnny Depp I'm on my way

It could be Johnny

Crabbing Competition we never landed ONE!

Our boat will win just watch.....and weep!

Family Day Group at East Cowes

Jude with the winning boat ....YESSSSS!

We're winning ...could be HMS Victory

The team waiting for there winning boat

Saturday Cruise 12th July 2014

Running out of Langstone beautiful day

Happy skipper with the engine now up and running

Just passing the Hayling Ferry Pontoon Eastney

Heading up the 'Run' past the ECA club house

Morris Dancers outside the Ferry Boat Inn Hayling

Up on plane speeding out of Langstone, Greek Princess up and running again!

It was the ECA's Fishermans BBQ this weekend so we stopped on the boat for the weekend, on Saturday morning we decided to take the boat out for an hour to ensure she was fully up and running after the recent problems, all ran smoothly and we spent a time running off the front and up into Langstone enjoying the glorious weekend weather, its been an unbelievable summer so far.

Thunderbolt Engine Ignition Sorted 1st July 2014

Greek Princess Engine a Mercruiser (GM Chevy) V8 TKS stopped working (along side..thank goodness) and we've spent the last few weeks sorting with new Thunderbolt V Magnetic Ignition, Distributor Cap, Rotor & Plugs, all sorted up and running sweet as a nut....!

Bembridge for Fathers Day 14th & 15th June

The weekend started with breakfast at Southsea Marina Cafe with Emma,Rob,Nicola & David and our Gran Children India & Lois.

India with David

Lois with Nikki

We off to breakfast at the Cafe'

Zena as ever in the Sun

Little Zena a chip off Nannies block

Zena with Lauran (our friends dughter)

Three ECA Members all in a row with guard dog...scary

Fathers Day onboard

Nanny just about to bring up the Bacon Rolls...Party!

We've been very lucky so far this year with an exceptional summer allowing us to get out on the boat a lot.

East Cowes with the Gran Kids 30th May-1st June 2014

Greek Princess 2014

Dusk at East Cowes

East Cowes Marina Office

Jude Crabbing

Jude & Zena

Jude with his drop line

Zena ...Shes Lovely

Disturbing the poor ducks...bloody tourists!

Out again on the water to East Cowes Marina, to do a few lifestyle pics for the Marina for next years marina guide, Zena is all over this years one 2014 check it out on line at www.deanreddyhoff.co.uk, the weather was kind again (three weeks on the trot)....whats going on?

We took Jude and Zena and had a lovely time, they are growing up so fast, Jude lived in his new Henri Lloyd jacket we had to wrestle it off him before he went to bed.

Got away Friday pm for along weekend.....

Jude with new Henri Lloyd Jacket

I'm setting the bate!!!