Gallery

2020

Stern to at the Shepperton mooring

Pretty little 12-foot dinghy soon to be 'Tender To Hejira'

Catch of the day - a tin lid and a NOX canister

Rowing not Toad's forté

Shepperton Lock with an audience

Two carers taking a senile old git out for the day in the 'sunshine boat'.

Peaceful mooring in the morning mist - the better pictures are not taken by me!

Toad's erection

What goes on tour, stays on tour!

The Jumper - what's wrong with it? It is by 'Siochain' which is of Gaelic origin and means 'Peace'. Knitted in Co. Wicklow, Ireland and was bought from a craft shop (at considerable expense at the time) in Kilmore Quay when stormbound there, circumnavigating the UK about 25 years ago. I will let the readers decide!

A long day and equilibrium is a challenge.

Tender To Hejira moored at a friends house in Shepperton. A beautiful still morning on the river Thames

2019

Paula vetting my blog entry before publication

Entering the marina, The 'Pyramids' in the background

Huge house on the tip of Cap D'Antibes, rumoured to be part of the settlement for one of Roman Abramovich's previous wives

Paula relaxing with a drink at anchor off the final anchorage

Sunset over the Alpes Maritime

Take away delivery service

A well camoflaged Cicada

Snug dinghy landing on the south of Isle Sainte-Marguerite.

Dinghy lifted overnight for safety and security

Spartan Monastery Church

Monastery cloisters

Delightful shady walk around the island

Anchored amongst the big boys

Not the best berth at the entrance to St Laurent Du Var.

Panic lift. All done in 45 minutes.

Spirited sail off Giglio touching 8 knots. An unexpected blow !

Engrossed in A A Gill

Curious craft spotted well offshore as we sailed past.

Glimpses of the old city as we pass

Certosa Island, full of surprises

Curious visitor

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2018

Customs scrutiny - helpfully cutting our fishing line.

BBQ Restaurant. One of many in the fishing village near the marina in Porto.

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m_Catch of the day

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m_Harry and Megan

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2017

2016

Charlestown Bay

Webbing to a derelict jetty in Wallilabou Bay

Hillsborough street view

Hillsborough beach bar

Hejira taking a soaking

Bodinic ferry, Fowey

Hejira berthed in Falmouth Marina

Richard Bell very kindly crewing from Portsmouth to Falmouth.

Richard with the essential milk on the ferry in Fowey

Patent diving gear

Saline Bay Mayreau

Island Paradise restaurant, Mayreau

Mustique Airport

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2015

m_Marina Lanzarote

Barry Locke-Edmunds

Dr. Stephen Williams

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2014

m_Wells-next-the-Sea

m_Newcastle City Centre

m_Dried out in Dunbar

m_Lindisfarne anchorage

m_Blythe Sailing Club in an old Light Ship

m_Blind bend into Dunbar harbour

m_Dunbar, off the wall

m_David in Blyth

m_More Northumberland castles

m_Amble waiting for the tide to allow our exit

m_Lift out in Inverness

m_Approaching Lossiemouth

m_Whitehills approach

m_Leaving Peterhead

m_Entering Peterhead Marina

m_Firth of Forth Bridges

m_Leaving Arbroath

m_View from Paul and Mary's house

m_Turning in the canal to face into the wind to avoid noisy ripples under the counter

m_Lucy and Paula seemingly enjoyiong themselves

m_Lucy doing the work

m_Seaport Marina on the Caledonian Canal

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2013

m_Helicopter preparing to winch crew onto Hejira's deck

Convenient for the pub in Totnes

Clumsy Graham - one of two immersions in the space of two days.

Alongside in Padstow

Alongside the Cobb in Lyme Regis

Cold dip in Chapman's Pool

Hejira up the Avon

Hejira in St Michaels Mount Harbour

Dried out on Bryher

Dolphins off Lundy

Dawn in Lyme Bay

Cork City Centre

Malpas from the Heron Inn

Marisco Tavern. Dave Wright, John Morris, Terry Oakley (now no longer with us) and me

Moored fore and aft in Mevagissey

Moored off Tenby

Paella in Mevagissey

Pub mooring in Totnes

Steadying sail moored in Worbarrow Bay on the Dorset Coast.

Pontoon mooring Malpas

Packies Restaurant in Kenmare, Ireland

Queen Anne's Battery Plymouth

Alex Streuli after 45 years

Yealm dinghy ashore

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170 year losing streak January 11, 2021
Quiz Answers January 7, 2021
Lockdown Nautical Quiz January 7, 2021
Scuppered ! November 6, 2020
Wind in the Willows October 28, 2020
Sandstorm October 20, 2020
Abandoned Plans May 31, 2020
Winter Talks December 23, 2019
Tranquille September 1, 2019
Crews over August 22, 2019

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