Tuesday 3 September 2019

Late Summer Flurry August Bank Holiday - 20th/27th August 2019

The summer finally returned in a flurry over the August Bank Holiday weekend as we headed to Sparkes Marina Hayling Island, the weather was outstanding in the high twenties for 6 days solid. We managed to look in and Zee's Mum & Dad all weekend and go for lots of walks.

Zena with her Mum
Sunset at Sparkes Marina

Beautiful Sunset at Hayling

Great Skies over Hayling

Busy Marina at Sparkes

Fabulous Scenery

A Lovely walk to Zena;s Parents

What great weather

Mirror scene at the Marina

Greek Princess at sunset

Zena with Greek Princess
Sunday Lunch at The Drift Hayling
Need to get the nails done
Zena enjoying the sun
Zena with her Mum & Dad
Zena on the aft deck

The skipper with Tony Snr

This is the life the weather is amazing
Whats going on over there
Enjoying the time on the boat
My beautiful wife Zena
What a fabulous day
The view from the flybridge
Camembert anyone
Time to bring the ensign in

What a great time on board

Pimms O'Clock

Light tea tonight

Mum & Dad

Fran & Barry

Friends for years

Lovely afternoon
Time to head back
Stunning morning
Hayling Sailing Club landing
Heading out to the Solent with rain
Hayling Sailing Club
South Parade Pier

Spinnaker Tower

Return to Portsmouth

Breakfast Time at Haslar

What a great weekend

What a breakfast

Amazing Breaky

Monday 2 September 2019

Summer Holiday Bembridge - 15th/19th August 2019

It was time to leave east Cowes and head to bembridge for the last four days, the weather was still changeable and on leaving East Cowes we were blown down to Bembridge in a F6 Gusting F7, we then dropped Jude at the Hover terminal in Ryde and swapping her with Beans cousin Mary for a few days.

F7 at East Cowes after they moved us
Were off to Bembridge
Its going to be rough

Wind has finally stopped

Chilling out in Bembridge
Off to Bembridge to get the Hovercraft

Here comes Mary

Mary;s arrived

Mary arriving at Ryde
The girls having fun at St Helens


The girls enjoying each others company

Zena enjoying the sunset at Bembridge

Cheers


Beans and Mary

View from the Flybridge


Another rainy day when will it stop

Heading back early on the 18th to beet the wind

Lets get back to Haslar

Lets get going

The Crew in Bembridge

The Vanilla Bean Gosport

Matching tops

Sunset in Bembridge

Beans at Amazon World Garden Center

Heading back across the ferry to meet Mum
Finally home safe out of the wind and rain after a very wet and winding holiday