For many years wind generator blades were and maybe still are manufactured in the Isle of Wight, specialist barges were built or modified to transport the bladed back to the mainland, if I recall correctly named Blade Runner 1 and 2.
Mrs BB has bought be a beer advent again, I don't normally drink much these days, although I do like to drop in the local craft bar once a week, so I'm not sure that I'll keep up one a day, but it'll be good to stock up the beer fridge.
I sent this picture with serving instructions to a friend in Yorkshire who replied "too ****** right! In fact best served IN the north!!"
Tooth and claw tasted fine, but was very cloudy, brought to mind the old joke "all beverages have been passed by the management".
Not sure about being my Galaxy but definitely tasty.
Another one waiting or perhaps lurking is a better term somewhat menacingly the Mad Squirrel Big Sea IPA.
On a fine Sunday afternoon, possibly the last before winter sets in, friend Malcolm offered a trip out on his motor boat. While it wasn't exactly a day for lounging on the rear sundeck it was cozy and comfortable under the targa roof and effortless cruising for a fast run around the Solent.
Nice old woodie Wayfarer out on the river on a late but fine autumn day
Number 423 dates it around 1961 according to the Wayfarer Association so very similar to Frank Dye's famous Wayfarer W48 now on display at the National Maritime museum in Falmouth (well worth a visit)
Great photo of the lumpy conditions at the Needles at the western end of the Solent, photo courtesy of Hurst Castle SC member taken from the safe comfort of an armchair via a local webcam, but still a great picture.
This looks like a Velocette MAC, a 350cc single cylinder which was produced from 1933 through to 1960
This model looks like one of the last circa 1959 or 1960, lovely example.
St Valery sur Somme sits on a limestone promontory in the heart of the bay where the canal maritime heads inland to connect with Abbeville. St Valerie was visited by both William the Conqueror and Joan of Arc. Today the former medieval city with cobbled streets,has been given over to tourism.
The old town quay must have been a great place to sit out bad weather, the channel turns left and out into the bay
Looking inland toward the canal the town marina, with the huge tides and associated strong currents in the areas not to mention the many sand banks and shallows it must be a challenging area to sail, probably like north Norfolk coast or the Severn or Dee estuaries in the UK.
The Somme Bay railway has a terminus in St Valerie, originally built during the Epoque, traditional carriages are drawn by steam locomotives connecting to the nearby towns of Le Crotoy, Noyelles-sur-Mer, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme and Cayeux-sur-Mer for tourists who enjoy the quaint charm of Victorian travel during a tour of the seaside resorts
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