I've been thinking!

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Coronavirus Lockdown Day 10

It really has been a wonderful Autumn to date, warm sunny days and cool clear nights.

It is a real tease considering our incarnation but lovely while it lasts.

More varnishing almost finished!

Thanks to Claudia Myatt forthis evocative scene

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Coronavirus Lockdown Day 9

It must be “Groundhog Day” as I awaken to another glorious Autumn day..long my it continue.

Not much to report more of a domestic day, cooked up some chickpeas and made hummus and helped tidy the kitchen cupboards.

Cleaned up the boat squabs which now smell much better!

Number One Son gave me a No.3 razor cut sitting outside in the sun, it’s the small things that count towards normality.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Coronavirus Lockdown Day 8

Another sensational day has dawned, its such a tease as I had planned to be away sailing on Lake Rotoi and the weather has been perfect!

A 10km bike ride yesterday was my outside exercise and more varnishing was my quiet time.

I have started rereading Laurie Lee’s wonderful “As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning “ I’ve always enjoyed his descriptive prose first read as a schoolboy.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Well that’s a week down and quite surprised how fast and smoothly it’s passed, it remains to be seen how much longer we will be lockdowned. The glorious Autumn weather is a great help, one wonders how we will all manage when all forced inside!

Varnished the companionway boards yesterday and will apply another coat today..

With

Monday, March 30, 2020

Coronavirus Lockdown Day 6

Day 6 has dawned a beautiful cloudless day, the doors are wide open and a warm sun beams down unaware that the world has changed.

It is so quiet these days, so silent that sometimes it’s almost deafening, then suddenly the melodic song of a Tui starts up soon followed by the echo of another across the road. Our guava trees fruit is starting to ripen and with it the feathery rustle of wings marks the arrival of the Native Pigeons, they are a heavy bird and rather ungainly, crash into the trees, the branches bending until equilibrium is found.

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Coronavirus Lockdown Day 5

Well 5 days down and who knows how any more to endure?

How long before we can again enjoy our freedom?

Until then all we have is memories and photos.....

Friday, March 2, 2018

March already...!!!

It’s been almost one year since I last blogged, no excuses really, more a case of laziness,

I believe the reason I haven’t been more diligent is that for my sins I’m an avid Facebooker, and in some ways I guess it’s a form of instant blogging...the lazy mans answer where all threads lie in your hand in the shape of a mobile phone.

The attached photos are from last weekend when I and my friends Jenny and Ian travelled to the far north of New Zealand. They have been walking the Te Araroa Trail, a track that runs the length of the North and South Islands, in small chunks. The task this time was Ninety Mile Beach, although not really ninety miles is still a challenging 88 kilometres!

The Sand Dunes at Te Paki Creek

The intrepid walkers and yours truely

Jenny, Ian and Paul

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Happy Easter Everyone...Fresh From The Oven

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

A Lovely Piece Of Writing

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Sold The Boat...

It's a bitter sweet day when you sell a boat, part relief that it's sold and the sadness that comes with parting....

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Mike Peyton Crosses The Bar

Mike Peyton has been tickling the funny bone of yachties for many years, his passing deeply saddens me......

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Ships that pass........

I was out on the Manukau Harbour last Saturday to watch some of the Hartley 16 National Champs up at Onehunga. A beautiful day, for a change, with bright sun and light breezes. On my way back to French Bay I chanced apon Grant May in his Welsford Truant, and of course had to have a chat and take the inevitable photo..