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Fowey Morning Run
My normal morning run takes me down Fore Street, concious that my foot steps echo loudly in the narrow street, then out along the Esplanade to Readymoney Cove at the entrance to the river. Climbing up...
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Winifred
This boat stood out among the fishing fleet in Looe, she seems to have the distinctive lines of a coble from the North East coastThe pronounced tumble home seems to start at mid ships and extends right...
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Bessie Ellen
A west country trading ship built in 1904, Bessie Ellen visited Fowey while we were there. Built in Plymouth in 1904 she has had a remarkable working life and is currently part of the UK core...
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Fowey Classics
A few classic boats seen around Fowey. No idea what this boat is, long and lean she has classic long overhangs at bow and stern.From a distance this looked like a Harrison Butler, but I've been nown to...
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Racers Return
As the nights draw in, the days grow shorter and cooler racing in autumn can often be a cold and gloomy experience.But occasionally there is a fine weekend with late afternoon sunshine as the crews...
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Fish?
It looks like a giant mackerel has been landed down at one of our local marinas.Closer inspection shows that it's a fantastically realistic finish on one of the local meter class boats (a 12 Meter I'm...
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Keyhaven Local?
This interesting dinghy has been out in the moorings at Keyhaven this year, I would guess the length at between 14 to 15 feet.The raised decking is unusual and the deep coaming suggest that it will be...
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Bearded Lady
Continuing the recent circus theme and certainly not the Bursledon Eurovision entry - maybe this should have been titled bearded pink lady.
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Hurst
It's probably a couple of miles to walk from Keyhaven to Hurst Castle, the worst of which is walking on top of the shingle bank which forms Hurst Spit. The stones are well compacted but they still...
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Lymington Quay
Well actually the slipway, but a great place to sit and watch the comings and goings on the river.Sadly the cafe which is attached to the salt water swimming pool will be closing for the winter shortly.
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London
Sometimes it's all too easy to take things for granted, or maybe it's because work is so frantic I don't get the chance to look out of the window very often, but I did manage to snap a few pictures...
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Fishermans causeway
I've written about Fisherman's Walk previously, a 340m long causeway snaking from Emsworth out across Chichester harbour to a spot called Fowley Rithe pointing out towards but not reaching Fowley...
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Bladerunner
I had a request for some more information about the motor boat I'd written about in Rorschach Test, so while I was down at Hamble Point I took a few more pictures.A quick google reveals that she's a...
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High Water Saturday
We took the path up and around the hill and then back down to the cafe at Universal marina for a late breakfast stop intending to walk home along the river.We'd forgotten about the spectacular full...
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Autumn colours
Well maybe not the traditional colours we expect but Sunday morning was such a spectacular break in the recent weather.On the Hamble the pink ferry was joined by the yellow taxi in a blaze of colour....
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A German colleague recently asked me why England was "celebrating" the centenary of WW1. I explained that it wasn't a celebration, that is very much the wrong word and perhaps his misunderstanding was...
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Water Lily
Water Lily seen over at Chichester Marina no background and no one around to ask.
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Hall Walk
We're fortunate having visited Fowey so many times we have explored most of the local paths and byways but this is our favorite.Starting in the town we caught the Bodinnick ferry across the river to...
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Weekend weather
While we didn't get the spectacular low sun and colours of the previous weekend, the moody, changing sky brought a little breeze which meant the racers had a better time of things.On Sunday the sea was...
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The Black Pig
Captain Horatio Pugwash and his crew; Master Mate, Pirates Barnabas, Willy and Tom the Cabin Boy may have given up their television career in 1967, but their notoriety continues, not least due to some...
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