scrub for 2011

Out of the water

Out for a couple of weeks - srcub and anti foul

Regatta at the marina

It's the annual regatta!

The Elephant Boatyard are hosting their annual regatta which will include fireworks tomorrow evening. A real crowd puller so we left early to avoid being blocked in by the lazy parkers...

Mike and Samantha were hoping to stay on the boat for the weekend but other 'things' got in the way unfortunately.

They did see they 'elephant' leaving Cowes though and the Lynx helicopter performing aerobatics over the pub where we had lunch (followed by a fly-over by the Red Arrows which we almost missed)

I'ts not easy to see the elephant in this picture but it really is there

Joemarin 34 - August 2010 update

Been a long and slow process but we are now inches from completion!

Joemarin 34 - in the water 16th April 2010

She's in the water

We have a splash-down

Southern Comfort

Joemarin 34

Well - been a while since posting. Busy busy busy!

Anyhoo: sold a plane and bought a boat back in April this year and it's been a money-pit/nemesis/hobby ever since.

A few pictures of before and during (not yet at the after stage)

Some pictures of Moscow taken last weekend..

We were in Moscow for 12 days visiting a client and on the Saturday had a chance to wander a little. The Holiday Inn Sokolniki is in the North-East of the city and there is a metro immediately outside - about 80p per trip - the trains are ancient and the doors slam shut which is not amusing when half of the team is on and the other half isn't. The underground is mainly marble and chandeliers!

We visited St. Basil The Blessed Cathedral...

And tried to get into the Kremlin but found we should have got tickets outside before going in. It was after 4pm when we found the shop and decided to return the next day. I didn't go but my colleague did. Sunday 27th April 2008 is Easter Sunday in Russia - a big event and he found that the Police run a very simple scam on business tourists (wearing an overcoat gave him away); the 'Give me 1000 rubles and I won't take my gun out and shoot you' scam.

It worked but they only got 100 rubles - well done that man!

Fluffy and Chalky

Two new additions to the Hermanns tortoises brood. Born 2nd April 2008 takng Colin and Simon's offspring up to 5 since Christmas 2007.