Mirror Painter
Well-Known Member
I posted recently that a kind pal is giving me his Mirror dinghy - my first sailing boat. I've now secured a trailer and hope to have the dinghy home for the weekend. I also previously mentioned that my wife did not share my excitement about me having 'a second bloody boat'.
This evening my wife caught me looking at a website before I could close the browser window ( ! ). I was certain she would be annoyed at what I was looking at it but couldn't think of a plan aside from acting as if the site was a perfectly reasonable thing to be looking at.The site in question was for a waterpark in the lake district that had wooden cabins and sailing plus bar, kids playgorund etc. To my complete amazement she said it wasn't a bad idea but not an option for our summer holiday because 'I think you can only tow the dinghy at 50 mph and it would take too long to get there. Why not see if you can find somwhere similar in Devon or Cornwall'?
Now, this may be some sort of slipper trick woman thing. Or maybe she has realised her escape from the (tent) camping holiday I'd previously proposed may be found by upgrading to a cabin or caravan with hair dryer - on the condition that the dinghy comes too. Who knows? BUT, I'd be mad not to try to make something of this while the moment is right.
Does anybody know of a cabin or static caravan (not camping) site in the S.W. with a sailing lake actually on the grounds plus a bar, shop, playgorund and anything else that might sell the place to my Mrs? As always, my google works as well as your but I'm very interested in forumites experience / knowledge.
Thank you!
P.S. I wouldn't actually try to use the boat every day, think my son would love it, understand the importance of balance in a relationship, would happily visit a retail outlet 'village' etc etc etc.
This evening my wife caught me looking at a website before I could close the browser window ( ! ). I was certain she would be annoyed at what I was looking at it but couldn't think of a plan aside from acting as if the site was a perfectly reasonable thing to be looking at.The site in question was for a waterpark in the lake district that had wooden cabins and sailing plus bar, kids playgorund etc. To my complete amazement she said it wasn't a bad idea but not an option for our summer holiday because 'I think you can only tow the dinghy at 50 mph and it would take too long to get there. Why not see if you can find somwhere similar in Devon or Cornwall'?
Now, this may be some sort of slipper trick woman thing. Or maybe she has realised her escape from the (tent) camping holiday I'd previously proposed may be found by upgrading to a cabin or caravan with hair dryer - on the condition that the dinghy comes too. Who knows? BUT, I'd be mad not to try to make something of this while the moment is right.
Does anybody know of a cabin or static caravan (not camping) site in the S.W. with a sailing lake actually on the grounds plus a bar, shop, playgorund and anything else that might sell the place to my Mrs? As always, my google works as well as your but I'm very interested in forumites experience / knowledge.
Thank you!
P.S. I wouldn't actually try to use the boat every day, think my son would love it, understand the importance of balance in a relationship, would happily visit a retail outlet 'village' etc etc etc.
