Resplendent Island

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Sailing Again

Duardinez

Treburden harbour sill as tide comes in

Sailing again

Alderney, the Zig Zag path

Alderney

Alderney, Bray harbour

The Needles Isle of Wight

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Cat Sitting in Wales again

Ciaran who I met in Sri Lanka and I at Rhosilli beach, a long walk so you need a pint or two afterwards.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Returned Volunteer

I have just been back through the blog whilst the weather is cold. I get enquiries through VSO about my experience from new volunteers. I have added a few bits about the VSO process and done a bit of housekeeping.

I have put retrospective comment or info in italics I hope that helps, I will continue to add as I think of things.

I hope any new volunteers find the information useful. A big part of the experience is finding out for yourself and everyone is different.

I cannot really go into detail about my placement other than to give general information and to say I had a great time and that I am currently on the VSO books looking to go again for a short term placement.

I am still in touch with lots of the people I met both from VSO and other voluntary organisations.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Red roof

Labels: Rye

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Flying lesson

Took off from Shoreham airport in a PA28 Piper Warrior, we flew along the coast to Beachy Head Lighthouse, inland for a bit and then circled around Seaford taking photo's.

Labels: Flying to Seaford and back

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Cherbourg to Newhaven

The journey home, ended up mainly a motor sail as the promised Force 4 wind never appeared. A long day but sunny and calm, not much freight to dodge along the way.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Granville

Very tidal marina, + or - 3 hrs of High Tide. The area outside the Marina sill dries as you can see from the top picture. The first night there a motor boat tried to get out too near to the sill going dry and got stuck on it, made for a nights entertainment.

Ended up here for 2 days due to bad weather, pleasant town some beaches and a tidal pool which I had a swim in. On the way in we sailed through hundreds of jellyfish so I steered clear of the sea.

My Blog, started to record my adventures as I headed off to live and work in Sri Lanka for a couple of years in March 2006. The blog is now a general record of what I am doing, I have also added the VSO process detail from April 2005 for new Volunteers reading it. Please note: the views expressed in this blog are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect those of VSO.