Action Packed Days

We went to Poole quay to watch the RNLI go through their paces. This year they set light to a tramp steamer (not really) and had to rescue the sailors, who just happened to be wearing dry suits. The day went very orange for a while.

     

Later that week this area hit the headlines for the amount of rain that fell on Thursday. This was the first day of the Air Festival at Bournemouth – they haven’t had much luck over the past few years. At home I managed to get to our garage which is all of 5 paces from the front door. It was a horrendous day. Here are a couple of pictures from the Bournemouth Echo.

         

In contrast the weather on Friday was superb and just right for the Air Festival. We bagged our free parking spot at 1000 in Boscombe and walked down to where the show was going to be. The council had done a marvellous job of clearing up and the only problem we could see was that part of the beach had been washed away by the flood.

There was a good crowd on the beach and there were a few warm up events before the start at 1330.

 

The Memorial Flight – Lancaster Bomber, Spitfire and Hurricane

Breitling wing walkers – spectacular stuff

         

Red Arrows - as usual fantastic

         

Sadly, the following day, Red 4 crashed after the show, killing the pilot

On the way home – Sue at Boscombe beach huts

Quite some time ago I had been asked by Sally, in the turquoise, to lead a ramble for some of her family when they were staying in Fordingbridge, for a family celebration. Graham, in the yellow, had asked me about geocaching, as it happened we were passing one of my caches so I gave them the task of finding it. Sally, with a little help, found it.

Sue and I had been well looked after, by Sally and family, and had a really good breakfast. Sue had come along, but was returning by bus which stopped close by. We spotted the bus stop on arrival, BUT when she went to leave, the bus stop had been decommissioned. With 5 minutes to go to the bus arrival there was nothing Sue could do, but wait. The bus came, Sue thrust her hand out and low and behold the bus stopped.  The driver said ‘ If it had been tomorrow I wouldn’t have stopped!’

Another ‘oldie’ taken at Prince Rupert School Mess in 1972 or 73.