I like Hammocks.
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This is the new type of hygenic grass on the playing fields. You can tell its hygenic, because its been designed in white....
Not so keen on this though...
They sort of stop and swerve and go backwards without warning.
Now its frozen, they have actually got worse.
Not so keen on this though...
They sort of stop and swerve and go backwards without warning.
Now its frozen, they have actually got worse.
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Biggest kid had to have his hair hacked.
So I managed to wander off to here...
Could have done with a brew as Id been on the run all morning,
Knew we didnt have enough time though
Managed to take in some of this breath taking view
My kid put up his hammock and then needed to er water things.
I got to test it for him.
He hung it all crooked again.
He demanded it back then a lump of snow feel down and splatted in my eye.
"I will just put your hammock over there dad"
"Right over there"
Ok, ok....
He got it back.
Mutter, Mutter.....
So I managed to wander off to here...
Could have done with a brew as Id been on the run all morning,
Knew we didnt have enough time though
Managed to take in some of this breath taking view
My kid put up his hammock and then needed to er water things.
I got to test it for him.
He hung it all crooked again.
He demanded it back then a lump of snow feel down and splatted in my eye.
"I will just put your hammock over there dad"
"Right over there"
Ok, ok....
He got it back.
Mutter, Mutter.....
Had to go see if mum had survived the night.
The roads were a bit slippery.
I think I need a good set of studded tyres if this keeps up
I suppose I am still on the road and not on a frozen river...
Made for a beautiful sunset though
Would have liked to have had the time to stop and really enjoy it, but I really wanted to get home before the temp dropped much more as it was already starting to turn ot ice...
The roads were a bit slippery.
I think I need a good set of studded tyres if this keeps up
I suppose I am still on the road and not on a frozen river...
Made for a beautiful sunset though
Would have liked to have had the time to stop and really enjoy it, but I really wanted to get home before the temp dropped much more as it was already starting to turn ot ice...
ANyhow...
Our big boat....
I had finished fixing the rudder steering thing from our last little disaster.
I had been putting off sailing it, as I had actually started to notice a pattern in that each time we went out I nearly killed myself or the kids and had to spend ages repairing the boat.
However, I realised that I was just being sort of superstitious, and that I should bite the bullet and get over it...
Our big boat....
I had finished fixing the rudder steering thing from our last little disaster.
I had been putting off sailing it, as I had actually started to notice a pattern in that each time we went out I nearly killed myself or the kids and had to spend ages repairing the boat.
However, I realised that I was just being sort of superstitious, and that I should bite the bullet and get over it...
We had got to November.
It was cold.
Not cold enough to chill me too much through a life jacket, my gillett, my green polo shirt and my wet suit, but cold enough.
I decided that as it wasnt raining and the wind was below force 7, I would go test the boat.
The kids were up for it, so we loaded the sails and our kit on the boat on the Firday night after school, ready for Saturday morning.
It was cold.
Not cold enough to chill me too much through a life jacket, my gillett, my green polo shirt and my wet suit, but cold enough.
I decided that as it wasnt raining and the wind was below force 7, I would go test the boat.
The kids were up for it, so we loaded the sails and our kit on the boat on the Firday night after school, ready for Saturday morning.
Just as we were about to go, the wife rang one of the kids and asked if they wanted to go to the pictures..
Balls. There goes my crew.
I whinged about herwrecking my plans.
She said to take her boyfriend as it would save her buying him a ticket too.
Er.....
Last time I went out with him, I nearly drowned.
Still...
Im trying to get over these superstitious fears of mine.
Ok
I will take him.
Balls. There goes my crew.
I whinged about herwrecking my plans.
She said to take her boyfriend as it would save her buying him a ticket too.
Er.....
Last time I went out with him, I nearly drowned.
Still...
Im trying to get over these superstitious fears of mine.
Ok
I will take him.
We got to the slip.
It was blowing. Hard.
The tops of the waves in the harbour werre white and the spray was actually being blown off.
Theres bravery and theres stupidity.
However, I wanted to go out.
I was sitting there listening to him prattling on, when Mr Captain arrived with his boat.
He took one look at it and didnt get out of his car to start launching his boat either.
It was pretty wild.
It was blowing. Hard.
The tops of the waves in the harbour werre white and the spray was actually being blown off.
Theres bravery and theres stupidity.
However, I wanted to go out.
I was sitting there listening to him prattling on, when Mr Captain arrived with his boat.
He took one look at it and didnt get out of his car to start launching his boat either.
It was pretty wild.
Accross the carpark came this duffer, dragging a mirror - little dinghy on a launching trailer.
No Idea where he had come from as there wasnt a car with a trailer there that he could have unloaded from.
He had karki shorts on and pulled up long socks with gaiters.
Oh and a hat wedged down over his ears.
He pulled his boat down to the waters edge and threw it in.
He left his trolley on the beach, pulled up his sail and took off.
The wind almost flattened his boat and kept it like it.
I fully expected us to have to go rescue him.
However, his boat stayed up. It took off like a scalded cat towards the entrance of the harbour and the chaos beyond.
No Idea where he had come from as there wasnt a car with a trailer there that he could have unloaded from.
He had karki shorts on and pulled up long socks with gaiters.
Oh and a hat wedged down over his ears.
He pulled his boat down to the waters edge and threw it in.
He left his trolley on the beach, pulled up his sail and took off.
The wind almost flattened his boat and kept it like it.
I fully expected us to have to go rescue him.
However, his boat stayed up. It took off like a scalded cat towards the entrance of the harbour and the chaos beyond.
Trying to get my sails up was an absolute nightmare. THe wind was blowing the boat onto the slip and thrashing the sails while I was trying to get them up.
Still, I had the boyfriend to hold my boat while I did it.
Mr Captain managed his without any crew.
We got on and took off.
Force 6?
Maybe.
The gusts were well past that though.
It was exciting!
I had the hair up on the back of my neck almost off the slip.
The boyfriend didnt seem to be having any problems.
He really doesnt know anything about boats and probably didnt realise just how close we were to completely out of control
Still, I had the boyfriend to hold my boat while I did it.
Mr Captain managed his without any crew.
We got on and took off.
Force 6?
Maybe.
The gusts were well past that though.
It was exciting!
I had the hair up on the back of my neck almost off the slip.
The boyfriend didnt seem to be having any problems.
He really doesnt know anything about boats and probably didnt realise just how close we were to completely out of control
Mr Captain and I were playing chase around the harbour.
He would take off on a reach, I would take off after him.
I would tear past him, he would change directions, leaving me behind...
I would turn and tear off after him again, catching him and tearing past as my boats a lot fater than his - even if my sailing is nowhere near as good as his.
He would take off on a reach, I would take off after him.
I would tear past him, he would change directions, leaving me behind...
I would turn and tear off after him again, catching him and tearing past as my boats a lot fater than his - even if my sailing is nowhere near as good as his.
Boyfriend was starting to look bored? tired? not sure which.
I let him have a go at driving.
That was very er....
Interesting.
There was plenty enough wind to flatten the boat if you turned it to close to the wind.
Im pretty sure that even with the amount of wind we were in, he still had No Idea which directionthe wind was coming from.
I ended up white with all my hair on end within 5 minutes.
He let me drive again when the sea came over the side and gave him a bit of a bath.
Luckily, we didnt quite tip over.
I let him have a go at driving.
That was very er....
Interesting.
There was plenty enough wind to flatten the boat if you turned it to close to the wind.
Im pretty sure that even with the amount of wind we were in, he still had No Idea which directionthe wind was coming from.
I ended up white with all my hair on end within 5 minutes.
He let me drive again when the sea came over the side and gave him a bit of a bath.
Luckily, we didnt quite tip over.
He was starting to look uncomfortable again.
I asked what was wrong.
He wasnt very forthcoming.
I asked if he ould like me to take him back to the slip so he could go get a drink.
He wanted a coke.
I dropped him..and when I realised why he still looked kicked puppy, I gave him some money so he could buy one, then he went off to the burger van all happy.
I asked what was wrong.
He wasnt very forthcoming.
I asked if he ould like me to take him back to the slip so he could go get a drink.
He wanted a coke.
I dropped him..and when I realised why he still looked kicked puppy, I gave him some money so he could buy one, then he went off to the burger van all happy.
