Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Scottish Summer - Lamlash, Holy Isle, Inverary, Minard and Loch Gair

 
 
In Lamlash we carried on trying to catch mackerel
 
 
With some success...

 
and then some more success...

 
We also visited the Holy Isle, and saw some great rock paintings.

 
Evening fishing in Lamlash.

 
We then left Isle of Arran bound for Lough Fyne, first stop St Ninians Bay

 
And then up to Inverary











 
After my birthday we motored back down Loch Fyne to Minard


 
And then on to Loch Gair a few days later


Isle of Man, Castle Ward and onwards...

Isle Of Man

 
Port St Mary with John and Elisabeth outside us on the pier

 
Henda works a miracle with our new cockpit bimini


 
Chicken Rock

 
 
Peel Castle at Castle Ward in Northern Ireland

 
Amazing cycle trails and playpark for the girls at Castle Ward



 
Sailing up to Lamlash, Isle of Arran in Scotland

 
 
 
 
 
 
Lamlash Bay


Somewhere in the SW of Ireland, lost in summer

The summer has been wonderful. We spent quite a while painting and preparing the boat and then took of to see more of SW Cork.

John and Elisabeth from Canada - the Hobbits

 









 
 
Henda and the Baltimore singers opening for The Hothouse Flowers at the Glebe in Baltimore






Kinsale for the Sovereign's Cup regatta with Ailbhe and Leslie et al.


Then back to Oldcourt.



 
 
With a stop at various points, but best of all was Barlogue Creek at Loch Ine (our favorite place in Ireland I think)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Long African summer


October 2012
The 6 little cousins from left to right: Mari, Lien, Taryn, Betty, Henda, Maria and Hanlie.

When we were in Pretoria we stayed with Wikus and Dons. We went to school with our cousins.
We dressed up in uniforms and Betty walked us to school. When it was break time every one ate.
We went to many classrooms but they were all noisy.
That is the story of our day in school in menlopark.

Mari