Robinson Crusoe

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Well folks, those that know me, also know that I believe in fate. And that I like to try and link each post in some way to the preceding one. So there I was just finishing my 23 May 2010 post about the boat and messing about on water, and what do I find? Well you never; I have my third Blog follower. Not any old follower mind you, but, Raquel Crusoé from MC in Brazil. Great timing Ms Crusoé, I doff my cap to you. For the un-initiated, MC stands for Montes Claros. And Ms Crusoé is a native of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil. And to trump the fate thing; I sold a pen on Ebay tonight to someone who was enquiring if I would post the pen to Brazil. It's a small World isn't it? Even without a boat.

Sports

As the opening game of the 2010 World Cup in Africa nears, it is worth remembering that football is not the only sport. Many people enjoy messing about on the water, and for our family today was one of those days. Pauline and her best friend Mandy were invited out for the afternoon on our friends yacht AVOCET skippered by Richard Denyer. Not me, as I'm more of a cafe and coffee bloke, than water and boats. A real landlubber who prefers to watch than participate. Aberystwyth beach was packed, almost as packed as those new and upgraded stadiums in South Africa shall be in only a few weeks. I can truly say that this was the most number of people that I have seen on South Beach in our 20+ years of living on the coast. I managed Orange Juice in Costa, a snooze in the car, a walk along the beach and coffee at the hut. The sun was beating down relentlessly and I can imagine that it was quite warm out on the boat. I managed to watch them with the binoculars and take a few photo's with the Sony Xperia X10 and its 8.1 digital camera. The best photographic result is included with the Blog. Needless to mention that the gang had a great time. An excellent skipper, a great host and an opportunity for friends to chat and partake in the waters. But come June, I suspect that they all wish that they have a television on the boat so they don't miss that all important game. Mmmmm. who shall I support? England or Ghana. Well that's a no brainer isn't it?