DAFlys Posted at 5-30 23:34
SHMBOd keeps banging on about that,   she does,  I dont really.

You know she will get her way in the end

Blériot53 Posted at 5-30 23:49
You know she will get her way in the end

She come up with the idea of driving somethere as she doesn't want to sit on a plane,  so it might be something like north Italy or Nice.  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-30 23:48
Fingers crossed. It does seem to have stopped just now - and the event is 40 miles from here, so who knows

A little sun is trying to poke though here now.   Good luck for later.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-31 00:07
She come up with the idea of driving somethere as she doesn't want to sit on a plane,  so it might be something like north Italy or Nice.

That's one heck of a drive. But I'm with her regarding planes and airports. That's become a bad joke now.

Blériot53 Posted at 5-31 00:11
That's one heck of a drive. But I'm with her regarding planes and airports. That's become a bad joke now.

It is,  about 15 hours all being well.

DAFlys Posted at 5-31 00:32
It is,  about 15 hours all being well.

We drove from Mayenne to Barcelona one time to catch a cruise around the Med.  But we took 3 days about it, and 3 to drive back afterwards.  Too much for one hit. Even sharing the driving.

Blériot53 Posted at 5-31 00:45
We drove from Mayenne to Barcelona one time to catch a cruise around the Med.  But we took 3 days about it, and 3 to drive back afterwards.  Too much for one hit. Even sharing the driving.

We would probably split it into two days,    although Im hoping she goes off the idea.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-30 22:40
I think we have something similar here,   although I think yours is probably more strict.  There is also the youth training on tall ships - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_Ships_Youth_Trust

I like it and that is some great training available.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-31 05:25
I like it and that is some great training available.

One of those things I wish they did when I was a kid.

DAFlys Posted at 5-31 05:08
We would probably split it into two days,    although Im hoping she goes off the idea.

Lovely destinations though.  Today brightened up and a grand time was had by all.

DAFlys Posted at 5-31 05:42
One of those things I wish they did when I was a kid.

No doubt that would have been an exciting opportunity.  Kids today have so much more available to them.  It's just a shame that they spend so much time in front of TVs and electronic devices to get out and to things in the outdoors.

Great captures!

Blériot53 Posted at 5-31 07:18
Lovely destinations though.  Today brightened up and a grand time was had by all.

A lot of grey times here including the weather.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-31 07:46
No doubt that would have been an exciting opportunity.  Kids today have so much more available to them.  It's just a shame that they spend so much time in front of TVs and electronic devices to get out and to things in the outdoors.

Could you tell that to the kids that were in the middle of the night racing electric scooters.   the stand on ones.

Montfrooij Posted at 6-1 23:02
Great captures!

cheers.  very kind of you.

DAFlys Posted at 6-2 23:41
A lot of grey times here including the weather.

Here's hoping for an improvement on both counts

Blériot53 Posted at 6-3 00:31
Here's hoping for an improvement on both counts

Well.  I can happily report the sun has come out and the wind has dropped.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-3 00:11
cheers.  very kind of you.

No problem at all!

DAFlys Posted at 6-3 00:01
Could you tell that to the kids that were in the middle of the night racing electric scooters.   the stand on ones.

They probably spent the day on electronics and when night rolled around they had energy to burn before they decided to sleep.  Fortunately I don't have to worry about kids in the street here due to living on my own land away from the suburbs.  I just have to put up with that owl that keeps coming back around 1 or 2 in the morning and hooting until I get tired of hearing it and using the air horn on him.  

By the way that eagle kite I got seems to have worked wonders with the daytime birds, especially the gulls.

DAFlys Posted at 6-3 01:16
Well.  I can happily report the sun has come out and the wind has dropped.

Did you dash out to take advantage of the good flying weather?

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-3 05:59
They probably spent the day on electronics and when night rolled around they had energy to burn before they decided to sleep.  Fortunately I don't have to worry about kids in the street here due to living on my own land away from the suburbs.  I just have to put up with that owl that keeps coming back around 1 or 2 in the morning and hooting until I get tired of hearing it and using the air horn on him.  

By the way that eagle kite I got seems to have worked wonders with the daytime birds, especially the gulls.

Now thats good news,    I wonder if it would also scare of the local scroats.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-3 23:49
Now thats good news,    I wonder if it would also scare of the local scroats.

That's a good question.  I have to take the kite down at night as there is never enough wind to keep it flying but boy has it made a difference in the daytime.  

Blériot53 Posted at 6-3 07:51
Did you dash out to take advantage of the good flying weather?

I had one short flight up at the Abbey but it wasnt the best light.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-4 23:02
I had one short flight up at the Abbey but it wasnt the best light.

I went out yesterday in lovely weather, but everywhere was teeming with tourists, and parking was impossible, so I just enjoyed the ride and circled back home.

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-4 06:37
That's a good question.  I have to take the kite down at night as there is never enough wind to keep it flying but boy has it made a difference in the daytime.

I thought they were supposed to self launch when the wind picked up.

DAFlys Posted at 6-4 23:23
I thought they were supposed to self launch when the wind picked up.

They will but if the tether line is too long the kite will fall down into the water when there is no wind.  I did order a 2nd one and will keep it tethered on land by my storage/workshop building.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-4 23:07
I went out yesterday in lovely weather, but everywhere was teeming with tourists, and parking was impossible, so I just enjoyed the ride and circled back home.

I went to a Drs appointment with my Dad in the morning,     it was worthwhile but wiped out the morning.   But we may have some answers,  then in the afternoon I had a wall to repair.   

Thinking about a little trip to Canterbury for the day,  but then I'll be the tourist.

DAFlys Posted at 6-5 22:46
I went to a Drs appointment with my Dad in the morning,     it was worthwhile but wiped out the morning.   But we may have some answers,  then in the afternoon I had a wall to repair.   

Thinking about a little trip to Canterbury for the day,  but then I'll be the tourist.

Good luck to your dad, of course.  Can you get a ferry across, or would you have to brave the Dartford crossing to get to Canterbury?  It's many years since we last visited - about 1997 if memory serves.

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-5 03:20
They will but if the tether line is too long the kite will fall down into the water when there is no wind.  I did order a 2nd one and will keep it tethered on land by my storage/workshop building.

Ah,,    I guess thats the issue with having it on the boat.  

Blériot53 Posted at 6-5 23:25
Good luck to your dad, of course.  Can you get a ferry across, or would you have to brave the Dartford crossing to get to Canterbury?  It's many years since we last visited - about 1997 if memory serves.

There's the Woolwich ferry but thats further into London so Dartford would be better,  or there is sometimes a foot ferry from Southend to Kent but that would still involve more public transport.   Driving its about 1 hour 20 minutes which isn't too bad.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-5 23:37
There's the Woolwich ferry but thats further into London so Dartford would be better,  or there is sometimes a foot ferry from Southend to Kent but that would still involve more public transport.   Driving its about 1 hour 20 minutes which isn't too bad.

Not too bad I guess.  
After several horrendous episodes driving both to and from Dover, I vowed to never go anywhere near there again.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-5 23:50
Not too bad I guess.  
After several horrendous episodes driving both to and from Dover, I vowed to never go anywhere near there again.

It can be bad,  but mostly we get through OK.

DAFlys Posted at 6-6 00:03
It can be bad,  but mostly we get through OK.

We went to Paris throught the Channel Tunnel in March - but that was on a coach.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-5 23:29
Ah,,    I guess thats the issue with having it on the boat.

Only a small issue and easy to put up and take down.  So far its been very effective so worth the effort.  

Blériot53 Posted at 6-6 00:14
We went to Paris throught the Channel Tunnel in March - but that was on a coach.

Ive been through the tunnel many times,     it used to be really good to just get up and on a whim go to Bruges for lunch but the ticket cost started to get a bit expensive if you didnt book in advance.   

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-6 03:28
Only a small issue and easy to put up and take down.  So far its been very effective so worth the effort.

Im really pleased it working.   I wish I could find a way to keep the starlings away and not the other birds.

DAFlys Posted at 6-6 23:45
Im really pleased it working.   I wish I could find a way to keep the starlings away and not the other birds.

Thanks to you for suggesting the bird kit.    It has minimized my time having to pressure wash the dock and deck of my boat for sure.

DAFlys Posted at 6-6 23:36
Ive been through the tunnel many times,     it used to be really good to just get up and on a whim go to Bruges for lunch but the ticket cost started to get a bit expensive if you didnt book in advance.

Ah!  Moules-Frites in roquefort sauce, and a glass or two of Leffe triple. An indelible memory of our last trip to Brugges.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-7 07:53
Ah!  Moules-Frites in roquefort sauce, and a glass or two of Leffe triple. An indelible memory of our last trip to Brugges.

Im a little more traditional with the mouse-frite but yes it's a lovely place for a spot of lunch.

DAFlys Posted at 6-7 23:04
Im a little more traditional with the mouse-frite but yes it's a lovely place for a spot of lunch.

Had a similar experience in Ghent too