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Piers and Lin du Pré bought their new Fleming 55 / 129, Play d'eau, in 2003.She was berthed in Beaucette Marina, Guernsey in the Channel Islands at N49° 30’.197 W002° 30’.350 until she was sold in October 2021. This site charts the thrilling adventures they had in her. You can contact us here. |
After our two nights at the Rosendal Winery, the drive to Altes Landhaus (Schoemanschoek, Oudtshoorn) was greater in distance and greater in beauty if the latter was at all possible. The enormity of the endless, dry, arid mountain ranges, the range of colours, the ostriches, baboons and other animals we couldn’t identify, was captivating. … Continue reading Rosendal to Oudtshoorn 
We drove the three hour journey across mountains, through gorges and along tightly circuitous passes in our Avis hire car to the gorgeous Rosendal Winery, a tiny eight room ‘boutique’ hotel in the middle of nowhere between Roberston and Ashton. Although it’s Autumn, we’ve had the most wonderful weather since we arrived. It’s been in the mid-thirties centigrade with cloudless blue skies and gentle breezes to keep us cool. … Continue reading Rosendal 
We had no idea how much today’s tour of a township, District 6 and Robben Island, was going to affect us. Our guide warned us that we may find this tour somewhat gruelling. He was right, so very right. … Continue reading Apartheid and Reconciliation 
Our second day in Cape Town is another tightly packed tour. We’ll visit Hout Bay, the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, a colony of penguins at Boulder Bay, and the Botanical Gardens. No-one can believe the weather! Clear, deep blue skies with a baking hot sun. We know the Mount Nelson has a reputation for being able to arrange anything, but this goes way beyond expectations. … Continue reading Cape of Good Hope 
We flew from Amsterdam to Cape Town on Emirates via Dubai. But after take-off from Dubai we levelled at 10,000 feet and flew north west out to sea and began circling. Strange, we should have been going south. I was about to say something to Lin, when the Captain announced, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, unfortunately, the undercarriage will not retract so we have to return to Dubai.’ … Continue reading Our South African adventure 
We arrived at the start of our South African extravaganza at this magnificent old colonial-style hotel, the Mount Nelson Hotel, late last Sunday evening after an unexpectedly prolonged journey. We’ve packed so much into the last three days. The weather has been unexpectedly perfect with temperatures in the high twenties, cloudless skies and a gentle cooling breeze … Continue reading Cape Town 
Thursday 3 April. It’s the beginning of our South African adventure. Alarm clock, coffee (tea for Lin), taxi, airport, check-in, security, departure lounge, is the fog going to delay us? No. Blue Islands flight SI 310 is on time for the exhausting ten minute flight to the ‘other island’ (Jersey). … Continue reading Where are we? 
Toby, our youngest son (yet he’s 28 years old) is marrying Amy on April 19 in South Africa. And we’ll be there! Since becoming engaged, Amy has a law degree and Toby has expanded his marine businesses. We are so proud of them. Toby and Amy, well, Amy mostly, have planned their marriage in a game reserve near KwaZulu Natal near Durban. … Continue reading South Africa – here we come 
We arrived at the hotel just before midnight, checked in, had a beer and slept soundly after a long day’s travelling. Having collected the car from the other side of the airport we were on our way to Coventry to stay with our eldest and his family. It was strange travelling on motorways again, let alone at 70mph rather than Guernsey’s max of 35mph. … Continue reading LHR Terminal 4 to Beaucette 
No sun. Just clouds and a slightly irritated sea. It’s 0600 and we have just one more stop before we reach the end of our voyage, Kirkenes. We don’t want to leave, yet we long to see our family after so long. We stare out over the balcony in silence recalling the last few days. … Continue reading Batsfjord to LHR Terminal 4 |
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