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Textile Tourist: December 2013
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013. Tempting Ottoman Tile Work. As I reminisce over my photos from Turkey, I am still stunned by the many wonderful designs incorporated into tiles. So, to finish up here’s a delicious few to contemplate – enough to send you running for your own design boards and coloured paints. Most of these photos came from the Topkapi Palace or the Archaeological Museum). Traditional Textile Arts, Turkey. Both photos from the Bursa City Museum. Bursa, City Museum. Silvia demonstrating felting ...
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Hunter460: 2012: Repairs & Upgrades Underway (Seville)
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. 2012: Repairs and Upgrades Underway (Seville). Porto Gelves, Seville. Heading off for repairs to the outboard, Porto Gelves. Outboard worked fine initially in the season but then started to overheat when I really powered it up (no water coming out at the back) and of course I didn’t find this out until we left Gibraltar. We spent most of the season powering along very slowly which outboard seemed not to mind and water duly pumped out the back. BCK is our first, brave visitor).
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Hunter460: 2012: Repairs & Upgrades Underway (Gibraltar)
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. 2012: Repairs and Upgrades Underway (Gibraltar). Great, we've made it in time for the Rugby finals! I don’t know if I’ve spelt it correctly but, in effect, it’s a gang plank, walkway that you attach to the bow or stern of the boat, depending on whether your boat is bow on or stern in to a jetty, pontoon, etc. In Gibraltar everyone had a plank except us so we had to climb over the pulpit and then step out boldly to get onto the (fixed) jetty – not for the faint hearted. Pull o...
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Hunter460: 2011: Repairs Underway (Atlantic Crossing)
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. 2011: Repairs Underway (Atlantic Crossing). Generally, all repairs and modifications took place before we left Deltaville Boatyard. We were thankful for the assistance provided by the Yard’s skilled technicians and their quality work. Our plan was to head north to New York City, or thereabouts, then head east to Europe along the 40. Simple, until we reached Baltimore and I carried out a last minute check of some of our gear…. Cracked rudder steering arm. After some discussion...
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Textile Tourist: A Bit of Reminiscing Never Hurts
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Monday, 23 March 2015. A Bit of Reminiscing Never Hurts. Port Stephens is such a lovely area and we have many great memories of lazy summers camping there with the kids. We moved from beach to beach depending on where the wind was blowing or what activity we had set ourselves for the day. I was reminded of our wonderful summer holidays while looking at these amazing photos, kindly sent to us from the good folks at Aqua Mantra. Nelson Bay. It speaks volumes. There really is no place like home!
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Textile Tourist: Best Clothes
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Tuesday, 6 January 2015. Well, for me it's finally back with nose firmly to the grindstone and all! I've included this photo to show there was quite some variety in uniforms. We had a few days in Athens and luckily made it to Parliament House to witness the Sunday Changing of the Guard. Despite the crowds, we managed to catch some of the review and see those spectacular costumes of the Presidential Guard. Athena guarding her domain. Well, my rudimentary. Knowledge of these beautiful garments. If you're i...
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Textile Tourist: August 2014
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Sunday, 31 August 2014. Is one of those memorable Greek Islands. Small in size, with a picturesque white village climbing a steep hill behind, it is a busy port town catering to a wide range of international and local tourists – without being too fussed about it. It’s also well protected and for many, a pleasant escape from the summer’s strong Meltemi (winds). Walking the town one morning, we found this fine example of guerrilla knitting. Hardly in keeping with everything Greece, but a wonderful surprise.
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Hunter460: 2011: Upgrades Underway (in Portugal) (Part 4)
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. 2011: Upgrades Underway (in Portugal) (Part 4). Whilst in Portimao biding our time before haulout (Sopromar Boatyard in Lagos), we had an opportunity to purchase a second hand diving hookah unit. This is essentially an electric motor driving a small compressor to which you have breathing regulators (in your mouth) connected via air hoses. I’m looking forward to using it when back in the tropics, however. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Information provided herewith is int...
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Hunter460: August 2013
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Saturday, August 3, 2013. This post has been previously published on our WJ3 site. As it's been a while since the Cap'n did some serious homework on his "tricking up" of the other woman, this will have to suffice - for a little while longer. The First Mate is nagging, seriously.). Sitting on anchor in Pylos, our first Greek port of call after a whirlwind tour through the Med, I’m tempted to hurl a sharp missive to three soothsayers, visitors to the Deltaville Boatyard (USA, 2010). Let me set the scene.
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Hunter460: Year 5: Work in Lagos 2012
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Year 5: Work in Lagos 2012. 2012: Lagos, Portugal. This was not a big year for much at all other than some cruising around the local area – lots of real relaxing. The Captain’s wrist gave major problems when it started to seize up (from old age? And so not a lot of work was done on the boat while we were in the Sopromar Boatyard (highly recommended), except for the following:. The Sopromar boatyard fitted it for us and it was there on our arrival for this year’s cruising.
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