About us and the boat

About us and the boat:

We were lucky enough to retire early at the start of 2013 so we could head off and "live the dream" on board our Nordhavn 47 Trawler Yacht. The idea is to see some of the planet, at a slow 6 - 7 knots pace. There are no fixed goals or timings, we just had a plan to visit Scotland and then probably the Baltic before heading south.

The idea is to visit the nicer areas in these latitudes before heading south for warmer weather. If we like somewhere, we will stay for a while. If not, we will just move on. So, for the people who love forward planning and targets, this might seem a little relaxed!

If anyone else is contemplating a trawler yacht life, maybe our experiences will be enough to make you think again, or maybe do it sooner then you intended!

The boat is called Rockland and she is built for long distance cruising and a comfortable life on board too. If you want to see more about trawler yachts and the Nordhavn 47 in particular, there is a link to the manufacturers website in our "useful stuff" section. For the technically minded, there is a little info and pictures of the boat and equipment in the same section

Regards

Richard and June

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Patrick, reunited with his sister

Our hero penguin has been quiet(ish) recently.  No, we have not been drugging him or keeping him in solitary confinement. Since the female toddler pretty much ignored the poor chap (how could a grandmother be so heartless?) he had been sulking. However, the arrival of Linda and her very heavy bag cheered Patrick up a lot.

Why?  Well,  Linda brought Polly, his sister, all the way from Weymouth to see him. Happy penguin faces ensued and they went into a conspiratorial huddle:



To help you,  Patrick is the one with the grubby tummy on the right.  He also looks a little fatter than his sister.  We probably need to check his diet and grooming regime.

Patrick has been trying to ingratiate himself with us again, firstly by feigning toothache in sympathy with the captain, wrapping a serviette around his mouth and chin(s). Poor chap didn't seem to realise that he doesn't have any teeth to ache.  Nice try though.  Of course, when we passed the bank in Tighnabruaich (the one that he cased carefully a couple of years ago hoping that one bank heist could set him up for life) he attempted to hide behind his flippers. Funnily, no one paid any attention to him anyway.  Must be lots of folks in Tighnabruaich who overtly plan bank jobs.

His behaviour went downhill though when Polly had to go home. He gave her the expected farewell cuddle:



However, when she packed her little rucksack, he got most distressed and hid:




We finally coaxed him out of the corner but he spent the rest of the day sniffling into a tissue. He was inconsolable:




Penguin parenting is tough and we are not tooled up for this kind of stuff. Perhaps we should ship him off to Amanda in Australia after all?
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous29 August 2015 at 12:20

    He can come to us any time he wants poor little chap - we have a spare room now!! Not sure about 'shipping' him over though - thought that was just for convicts?

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  2. Richard and June Green29 August 2015 at 14:55

    Well, he contemplated a bank job in Tighnabruaich so he is only one step away from being a convict. Will investigate shipping options urgently......

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  3. Anonymous31 August 2015 at 19:13

    What cute pics! I heart penguins !!!

    ~Brenda

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Thanks for your ideas / cheek / corrections / whatever! They should hit the blog shortly after the system checks them to make sure they will not put us or you in jail.....

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