. I love water and water sports, especially sailing. This year, due to obvious reasons (…like having a baby) we’ve not been able to go sailing, as we had vowed to do last year. I decided to get my “boat-fix” at this year’s Southampton Boat Show, so off I went with a baby and a [...]
Silent Sunday- 16 Sept 2012
September 16, 2012 By 6 Comments
. . . Just an image, no words, from the past week, with significance. Interested to hear what thoughts it conjures up for you! . .
Silent Sunday- 29 Oct 2011
October 30, 2011 By 11 Comments
. . . . Just an image that sums up your week, no words… the rest you decide… .Comments of what the image makes you think of are always welcome. Silent Sunday was conceived and is inspired by Jay Mountford, photographer. To find out more, visit her site. For more pictures search Twitter for the [...]
Guest post- Dreams of my childhood
October 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
. . This Guest post is from Jennie, lovely mum to 2 little girls. We share the love of water and sailing with Jennie. She wrote this very inspiring piece and has kindly allowed it to be publish on this blog. I trust, like me, you will enjoy reading the spark, the aspirations of a [...]
Sailing, power boating and a BBQ… all part of a day’s adventure!
September 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
. Last week my friend Kate and Living Social invited me to join one of their new adventures- a Day at Sea: Yachting, Speedboating and Posh BBQ. I grabbed at the opportunity as, those of you who follow this blog more regularly will know, I LOVE water and boats. In the summer we even took our [...]
Great sailing adventures begin here 2…
August 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
. . . Balaton-felvidéki Nemzeti Park (Uplands National Park) Day two of our sailing adventure started very well indeed- Everyone woke at 8. Hurray, we got a lie-in! (Did you miss part 1? Just click here. ) The sun was high, there was a pleasant breeze and the boat was gently swaying on its anchors. [...]
Swimming Costumes for Kids – Are UV suites any good for the child?
August 23, 2011 By 4 Comments
. . This summer we had planned a long stay with my parents in Hungary, where it get very hot, with high UV radiation. Both Littlins have sensitive skin, so I have to choose the sun cream very well. They have had some nasty rashes before from some brands. In gearing up for the summer [...]
Great sailing adventures begin here
August 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
. . Lake Balaton is Central Europe’s biggest fresh water lake situated in South West Hungary Having learnt to sail on Lake Balaton in Hungary, the lake and sailing are forever linked in my mind. Even though I have sailed further afield and wilder seas and oceans since, the Balaton still holds a special spot. [...]
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