Boats on the brain?

Babylon said:
Nor mine, although both sides of my family descend from risk-takers, especially my mother's father and uncle who were adventurers in the Belgian Congo.

I do wonder however whether there's not another, more metaphysical, possibility?...
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I used to go down to the Congo River just to see some boats when I lived there in the 70's.
 
When ever I am on the train from Norwich to London I ALWAYS find myself looking down the River Stour as we rattle over the bridges at Manningtree thinking of Maurice Griffiths doing the same years ago. It is a bit sad not getting off at Ipswich where the boat is - and journeying onto Norwich.

Holidays are a real bugger if the sea is not involved but normally cheer up if I can see some boats. Had a weekend break in the New Forest last weekend and felt a lot better as a foot passenger on the car ferry going over to Yarmouth to buy SWMBO dinner. Even managed to squeeze in a boat trip from Bucklers Hard - well it was a nice sunny day :)

And yes this a constant source of puzzlement from my better half :)
 
..and then there's the messing around with Google Maps (or Maps on the iPad) and looking at marinas from satellite pictures and figuring out whether they'd be a good destination for whenever I manage to get a boat...

(Looking at Stockholm as I type this).
 
cimota said:
..and then there's the messing around with Google Maps (or Maps on the iPad) and looking at marinas from satellite pictures and figuring out whether they'd be a good destination for whenever I manage to get a boat...

(Looking at Stockholm as I type this).
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I do the opposite - after I've sailed somewhere I get home and zoom in on all the places I've visited on Google maps and "live it again" (sort of!)

Richard
 
RichardS said:
I do the opposite - after I've sailed somewhere I get home and zoom in on all the places I've visited on Google maps and "live it again" (sort of!)

Richard
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:o I've got an app on my HD2 phone designed for cycling that works brilliantly to produce GPS tracks.

If I go sailing I track everything and then load them up in Google Maps to do exactly the same.

I even do it when I go on the Broads :o
 
armchairsailor said:
But isn't this therapy? Or would it be more appropriate to think of ourselves as just a bunch of addicts egging each other on in the manner of drunks in a park?
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Lalalala!

I had two slightly disappointed crew (3.5 & 6) when I came home tonight and was greeted with "Daddy, are we going to the boat today?" and I had to reply with "No, but we're going tomorrow".

Mother then asked (them) "So where are we going tomorrow?" to which one answered "Ryde beach" and the elder replied "No, we're going to Portsmouth to see the navy ships and go up spinnaker tower".

We'll see how the passage plan works out, but I thing that's fairly encouraging ;->

Time and tide wait for no man, but all men with a drying mooring must wait for time and tide...
 
Habebty said:
When ever I am on the train from Norwich to London I ALWAYS find myself looking down the River Stour as we rattle over the bridges at Manningtree thinking of Maurice Griffiths doing the same years ago.
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A few years ago when taking the train from Lowestoft to London each Friday afternoon I would deliberately take the later, slower and more expensive coastal train rather than the faster one via Norwich. I was always so tempted to get off at Melton or Woodbridge!
 
Scotty_Twister said:
Although weather fine, not a lot of wind for those sailing this week.
I’m off to do a couple of days on boat then visiting friends in Herefordshire for another couple of days.
My wife thinks it good for me, to not be at the boat every spare hour.... ?? :(
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Hmmm, I would think it much better for her if you didn't spend every spare hour at the boat. What price domestic harmony, eh?
 
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