MTB Shipwrights Way

We celebrated the first day of the Le Tour de France with our own Le Tour De Shipwrights Way.  We caught the train to Liphook and cycled back to Emsworth via Liss, Petersfield and Rowland's Castle.  Here are Chalkie, Geoff and Joel on the Foley Estate near Liphook with Lord Strathnairn... 

A spontaneous late morning stop at the Deer's Hut.  Off-plan but very nice...

The Shipwrights Way is the ancient Tudor route of oak transported from Alice Holt Forest down to Portsmouth Dockyard.  The oak was used to build ships like the Mary Rose...

I think Chalkie is happy to reach the Harrow Inn at Steep.  Cracking little pub...

Lunch...

Negotiating some of the local wild life...

Ice-creams in Petersfield...

My ice-cream is bigger than Joel!

The steeeeeeep hill out of Buriton...

When we arrived in Rowland's Castle they had a put on a party for us.  I think.  There was even a Michael Buble inpersonator!?

Great Trip.  Top organisation from Mr Bartlett.

Sports Day

Emsworth Primary School Sports Day.  Annabel and Lisa cheering on the Greens...

Speedy Joe got two firsts and two seconds...

Joe watching the Year 5 relay...

Lisa getting ready for the relay...

They're off...

Kayaking with Mary

Mary and Lola were here today for a spot of Kayaking.  Mary and Karen off on an adventure...

Lola and Joe waiting for their mum's to come back...

Mary and Karen return...

BBQ on the beach.  Warm and windy....

The kids had a great time kayaking and mucking about in the water....

Me and Mary...

Summer Fair

Emsworth Primary School Summer Fair.  Lisa's dancing show...

Lisa had a spell running the coconut shy.  Roll Up! Roll Up!...

Lisa waiting to do her Poi Show...

The Poi Show....

Guides Raft Race

Lisa's Guide troop took part in a raft building and racing event on the Mill Pond this evening.  Lisa is a happy rafter.  I hope that's not her raft in the background!

The Guides Orange Team...

Come On Orange!!!  Lisa is Rear Right Paddler :-)

Both rafts trying to round the buoy in opposite directions...Chaos...

Lisa's team got through to the Grand Final and came third.  Best Guide Raft!

Great fun

Joe's Wednesday Footy

Wednesday Football at Chichester College. Run by Portsmouth FC.  Rowan, Miles, Joe with Seth Bear and Stanley...

The new Crazy Gang....

Joe had Seth Bear, the class bear from school, so Seth came along to watch...

Adventure Wonderland

We met Captain Barnacles at Adventure Wonderland!!!!

'I like driving tractors'

Weeeeeeeee

Climbers... 

Making friends in the petting zoo...

Me and Joe on the Battle Boats....

Cool Dudes...

Oldies can climb :-)

Great fun again at Adventure Wonderland...