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.

World book day


World book day

For the 15th international world book day (March 1st 2012) we picked our favourite books and represented them in pictures and words. We also enjoyed playing the games on the book day website. We thought in the spirit of the day that we would share our favourite books with you.

Andrew I love Thomas because he is a model railway. He is friendly and he is helpful.

Richard I like Best Quest because they’re cool, they’re also packed with adventure.

George I like the Sea of Adventure book because of the adventure part. Huffin and Puffin are Phillips pet puffins.

Sarah I have chosen the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. They are easy to read and transport you literally to another world. The attention to detail in each book is amazing. The characters are so cleverly described that each is brought to life in your mind. Pratchett takes real situations, types of people and experiences then gives it all a twist with lots of real references and a huge historical background each can be read several times and you still find something new in them each time.

Mark The Swallows and Amazons stories contain an unsupervised element of everyday, plausible adventure which appeals to the young. Re-reading the books aloud to the boys has shown the magic survives the years and generations.

Susie she doesn’t really read much but does like to curl up and listen to any story being read aloud.

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