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...

19th & 20th November 2011 Bucklers Hard Beaulieu.



Bucklers Hard Cottages



Master Builders overlooking the river






Looking up river from the Master Builders Pub





Greek Princess basking in the November Sun



  







Grandad attaching the water pistol...!



Sun rise on the river



View of the Beaulieu river first thing through the mist

Jude out for a walk with Nan & Grandad

Nanny Zena and Grandson Jude...

Looks tiny up against "Tusk"

Just when we thought the boating season was all over its 15 degrees in November....., so we grabbed Jude took the lines off GP and headed down the Solent for a last bit of boating before the snow comes...!

The weather this weekend was gloriously sunny (with a bit of sea mist), 

which made for a great weekend away.

Small Tweaks to improve GP October 2011

New Greek Flag Flying of Greek Prinsess

New Teak Table Closed

New Stainless Steel Cup Holders

New Greek Flag as the old one was tatty

Removed old grey plastic cup holders

New Teak Table closed

Just a few changes to Greek Princess this season, all of which keeps her looking clean and tidy

Sun Bathing in October 2011

Zena makes the most of the weather with a bit of last minute sun bathing...

This is a welcomed break in the weather which has been horendous this
year we have managed just 21 hours this season which is 30 hours less
than usual.....

Dusk in Yarmoth Harbour Saturday 1st Oct 2011

Sunday Morining so hot that we took the roof back
ready for the run back to Port Solent.
Conditions were glorious.

Woow!!!
The Roof peeled back ...this is once a season if your lucky!
It really must be hot and calm.

Zena at our new folding teak table
purchased at the Southampton Boat show

Just back on the dinghy from a trip to the
beach outside the harbour.

1st & 2nd Oct 2011 Yarmouth Harbour IOW

We took the dinghy up to the top of the River Yar (2 miles)
on the flood tied to Freshwater were we went a shore for a
picnic and wine....beautiful with the temperature 25 deg C in
October, unbelivable the hottest October day on record
for the UK.



Zena enjoying a glass of NZ Savignion Blanc



Picnics ready...whoooopy!!!!!!!