In the end, selling Erin Mae is about phases of life. And we have no reason to complain. In April my best beloved and I celebrated 50 years of marriage. So a couple of weekends ago we had a family weekend to mark the Golden Wedding Anniversary, for which we rented a house in Lyme Regis.
The grounds were big enough for fun and games.
There was lots of good food.
And different things to do when it was wet outside.
The Cornish crew were there, the Londoners had done most of the organising, and the Norwegians had all flown across. There was quite a bit of swimming and body-surfing,
the consumption of several large portions of fish and chips, and lots of music. Being all together doesn't happen a lot, and we all loved it.
We were presented by the youngest members with a rather special can of baked beans!
Martin & Margaret, it read. Established 1973. It's bean 50 years. Rich in love and community.
Amen to that! It's been a good 50 years. And a fantastic weekend!
Sorry to hear that time has come, but what a blast it's been. We both got our boats at virtually the same time and the Great Escape has just been painted, first time since new in 2008. We hope you are enjoying lots of other exciting things instead. We hope to continue boating for a few more years, but we certainly have to plan our routes wisely these days. Very best wishes to you both , Mo and Mike wood
ReplyDeleteMo / Mike – great to hear from you. We remember those early days well, jamming with Mike, having a turn on the oud, and comparing knee replacement scars! All the best from us both.
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