With the weather being so crap - 40 knot gusts and inches of rain - or centimetres as they say here. I have been discovering my feminine side Doros (private joke).
I have moved from silver fox to silverback, (is this a male Rachel?)
Having spent a few days on my own, wiring up the remaining solar cells, making outboard brackets, fitting the recently serviced outboard to the pushpit, fender boards etc., I look forward to Shirley arriving. I hire a car for three days and go and pick her up on Wednesday 28th. We drive into Bordeaux to visit the Cite de Vin - a modern monstrocity housing a museum dedicated to ...you've guessed! (but you do get a free tasting at the end, at the very top in the bit which looks unfinished but is!)
Martian (my new sunnies!!) meets some architects drunken inspiration?
Studying the bottles ..everyone tells a story
Interesting iPads...honest! Bluetooth in english
Virtual ship carrying Bacchus & his wine
Georgian wine Rachel made the traditional way (no feet involved) delish
The degustations..mais oui!
& of course there has to be a marina in the picture!!
Shirley's new home Chateau de la Roche Courbon
a major restoration a la Castle Ward ...not!
..my new gardens...
& a wee project for Ian
..how do they get them that shape?
... one solitary duck egg all on its lonesome ownsome
now where did I leave my head
Let the games begin! He did win but he didn't get it all his own way I'm happy to say!
African death mask beetles (Jens??)
Surveying Ian's new pied a terre nearby (remember the silverback!)
...perfectly at home in his cave (go in at least 20 metres)
and here we have yet another lock gate in yet another marina (Rochefort)
..must we go down to the water again!? (waiting pontoons)
Hope you enjoyed our holiday pics(yawn) Hoping to get back on the water tomorrow, winds are declining, we need to leave Saturday evening by the latest to avoid the French shooting us on their firing range, it starts up at 8:00 am Monday and we have 160 miles to cover!
Ian and Shirley McCrum
Having spent a few days on my own, wiring up the remaining solar cells, making outboard brackets, fitting the recently serviced outboard to the pushpit, fender boards etc., I look forward to Shirley arriving. I hire a car for three days and go and pick her up on Wednesday 28th. We drive into Bordeaux to visit the Cite de Vin - a modern monstrocity housing a museum dedicated to ...you've guessed! (but you do get a free tasting at the end, at the very top in the bit which looks unfinished but is!)
Studying the bottles ..everyone tells a story
Interesting iPads...honest! Bluetooth in english
Virtual ship carrying Bacchus & his wine
Georgian wine Rachel made the traditional way (no feet involved) delish
The degustations..mais oui!
& of course there has to be a marina in the picture!!
Shirley's new home Chateau de la Roche Courbon
a major restoration a la Castle Ward ...not!
..my new gardens...
& a wee project for Ian
..how do they get them that shape?
... one solitary duck egg all on its lonesome ownsome
now where did I leave my head
Let the games begin! He did win but he didn't get it all his own way I'm happy to say!
African death mask beetles (Jens??)
...perfectly at home in his cave (go in at least 20 metres)
and here we have yet another lock gate in yet another marina (Rochefort)
..must we go down to the water again!? (waiting pontoons)
Hope you enjoyed our holiday pics(yawn) Hoping to get back on the water tomorrow, winds are declining, we need to leave Saturday evening by the latest to avoid the French shooting us on their firing range, it starts up at 8:00 am Monday and we have 160 miles to cover!
Ian and Shirley McCrum
Good to see this sort of weather is not unique to Nor'n Ireland. (pouring here at the minute).
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