What's going on with the boat?

After ten years living on Tarquilla we have moved to land. I'm often asked if we love the house or miss the boat and the real answer is - both. We still have Tarquilla and we are open to all options at the moment as far as her future is concerned. We will carry on working on her, it would be great to be able to sail her again. The Scilly Isles, Portishead marina, Bristol harbour and Falmouth are all places we have talked about as well as many others further afield. But, on the other hand, if a family was looking for a boat, ready to do the preparation she needs and wanted to take her on then we would sell her. She is not ready to sail off into the sunset but has a lot of life left in her. If you or someone you know would be interested then please contact us. She is 3 ply cold moulded, 42 foot long, one off design built in the 1960's. She has 2 double cabins and 2 single berths, a good size saloon, a decent size galley, head and a covered cockpit. She has two engines and a full suit of sails. We have lots more photos and can provide more details or answer questions. In the meantime, this blog has come to a natural pause for now as we take on new adventures.

Learning with YouTube

 
The interweb offers so much but there's a lot to wade through to get to the good stuff. We started watching some channels to augment our learning when we were home schooling but some of them we enjoyed so much we still watch them now.

I thought I'd put together a list of some of our favourites to share with others who like learning at home either a part of schooling or just for fun. A lot of them are science based and suit us as a family, most of them appealing to all of us. (Our boys are aged between 9 and 14)
 
They might be useful for homeschoolers and also for anyone who just enjoys knowing stuff. Let me know if there is anything brilliant you think we are missing out on :)
 
 
 
 
‘Exploring unexpected scientific subjects’
 
Taking elements one at a time and exploring them. Filmed at Nottingham University.
 
Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile (in fact almost anything by Brady Haran)
One for the maths lovers
 
Both of these two use really clever graphcs to explain various concepts and ideas in a really easy to understand way. 
 
 
'Our world is amazing' - all sorts of interesting things
 
 
Hank and John explore various complicated issues making them easier to understand 
 
 
Politics, economics, geography and British culture
 
 
 
 
I'd love to find a good grammar/punctuation/literature but haven't managed to find one yet. Any recommendations would be welcomed as would any suggestions for other sites that you enjoy.
 
 

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