Dominic had work to do so Daniel and I enjoyed a leisurely breakfast sitting in the cockpit admiring the homes on Sandbanks.  We were told that many of them are summer residences only, which is hard to believe. We soon took the rib into Poole to drop Daniel off at the train station.  This time … Continue reading Thursday 12 July – Poole →

A cockerel reminded us from earliest morning that a new day was ahead!  I can’t get over how nice it is to sit on a gently swinging boat, having breakfast in the morning sunshine looking over wide stretching riverbanks and fields. Daniel needs a train station tomorrow, so we had decided we would go to … Continue reading Wednesday 11 July – We’re sailing! From Beaulieu via The Needles to Poole →

We were all up and ready by 8am to let the davit fitters have full access to both back cabins and the cockpit.  And then we took the rib up to Port Hamble to fill up the petrol tank.  It was a lovely spin on the river.  Apparently there are 3000 yachts on this river.  … Continue reading Tuesday, 10th July – Beaulieu River →

Off we went to Idun by train, this time with our son Daniel as honoured guest!  We walked from the small station at Hamble, stocking up on vegetables at the Co-op along the way and enjoying the scenic route through Hamble Common and along Southampton Water.  We had told Daniel that he would definitely be … Continue reading Monday 9th July – Back to Idun with Daniel →