Interesting motorboat spotted going though Bursledon bridge.
Guessing it's electrically powered judging by the high waterline length to beam ratio which would make for high efficiency and best use of battery capacity.
If I'd seen this earlier I might been tempted to put this on the wish list to Santa, although there are one or two other interesting day boats for sale including incredably Steve's Welsford designed Navigator Arwen.
Back to this example I much prefer the open version of the Memory, while the cabin provides a good space to sit out of the rain and cold, cold and rain can also be avoided most of the time by choosing the right weather to go sailing.
For the past few years I've been posting waterside Christmas pics like the Emsworth lobster pot tree. This year we were out and about in Winchester early evening walking. The grounds of the famous cathedral were lit up in very subtle tones.
The main entrance doesn't really need any decoration, simply flood lit fascia of a building that's stood in this place for more than a1000 years, sadly the night we visited the Christmas market, which was the reason we were there, had closed due to storm Darragh
Walking up the old high street, the city doesn't seem to have spent much on festive decorations this year
Few more around the town's Christmas tree.
Local knitters out in force and doing a great job decorating not just the post box but the old phone box for Christmas, will make you smile even if you've missed the last posting date.
I've read about Collective Spirit a really interesting project boat which is made up of over 1200 donated components
Walking alongside the hull is fascinating, seeing all the items that have been set into the hull
"Donors gave their wooden objects for the project from the highly personal to pieces of national importance. They include fragments from over 50 houses, hockey sticks, sections of vessels from family sailing boats to the Mary Rose, a piece of the Cutty Sark and the Royal Yacht Britannia. Wooden spoons, toys, even a shaving from one of Jimi Hendrix’s guitars.
Each item was catalogued, capturing the fascinating stories and memories behind each donation. The story behind each piece was documented and became part of the fabric of the boat."
Things certainly aren't looking likely for a white Christmas, this time of year London is usually cold and ablaze with festive lights, not currently, it's so grey and overcast that some of the taller buildings are obscured by the low clouds that have descended on the city.
The cold grey Thames looks well cold, grey and uninviting
Spare a though for those unfortunate folks with apartments in in the shard, who's view has been completely spoiled.
The only bright lights on this particular night were from the traffic reflecting off the wet streets.
Fingers crossed things get better before Christmas,
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