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We are Sam and Martyn, originally from Hebden Bridge. We have lived on boats since 1996 and bought Elephant Daze in 2005. She was discovered behind some units in Keighley and we transported her to Goole. For those of you wondering about the name - she was named by Martyn a huge fan of Kirk Brandon / Spear of Destiny who wrote the song 'Elephant Daze' - and the name just seemed to fit. We hope you don't mind Kirk! It is also a great conversation starter!! Many years of blood sweat and tears followed as we took on the uneviable task of resurrecting her, the results were more than worth it! In Febuary 2010 we decided it was time to venture further afield so we left Goole and moved to Hull. This change resulted in us finally deciding to take the bull by the horns and head for the sea. We have left our jobs and will spend the summer having the adventure of or lifetime (we hope!!). We would like to invite you to share in this adventure, I hope you enjoy!

Sunday 22 August 2010

Always sunny in the South....?!



We had lovely sunshine on Wednesday and decided to make a start on painting the wheelhouse on Elephant Daze - needless to say it has been raining ever since so most of our hard work is now ruined! That being said we finally got to meet some of our neighbours. We must have passed the trial period taken to establish 'live aboard' status! We have been keeping to ourselves, keeping a low profile as requested by the marina but it was really time to be out and about and I'm glad we did. We have met the lady who lives next door but one. She came to introduce herself and offer any help we might need with absolutely anything! It's a strange thing but her and her husband are currently fitting out a barge to head inland with - chances are they will end up in Goole! It's a funny old world. Then we met the sailor, lovely chap, told us a few tall tales of his travels and gave us some good local advise. Both people said the same about Brighton Marina in that it is a very friendly pleasant place to live. This is just what we needed to hear really. To know that we are among nice people gives us some comfort that we have made the right decision to stay.
This coming weekend sees the Isle of Wight Scooter rally which we will probably not be able to be part of this year. We are about 40 miles away from the Isle of Wight by boat and would need the guarantee of really good weather to make the trip. I have never been one for attending 'scooter' rallies by car so wouldn't consider that option. Maybe if we have a heatwave with guaranteed calm weather for three days ...... who knows? Whatever happens we will get to see our 'Uncle' Tubbs as he will be travelling our well worn route without us this year and staying in Brighton for a couple of days. A few drinks with Mr J D Weatherspoon will be no doubt on the cards. It will be the first time I will have seen a friendly face since we left so I will look forward to it and feel sad when he leaves without us!
The impending Isle of Wight scooter rally is making me think of buying another scooter. I think Martyn would prefer me to get a job to pay for it first though! He has mentioned to me on a few occasions that I don't seem too keen to rush back to work.... I really don't know what he means....!
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  1. Bursledon Blogger24 August 2010 at 15:00

    Why don't you come back to the Elephant Boatyard at the weekend, It's Bursledon regatta on Saturday, you could catch the train and it stops right outside!
    http://www.bursledonregatta.co.uk/

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  2. Elephant Daze27 August 2010 at 08:25

    That's a good idea - I'd forgotten it was this weekend! We might just do that!.

    Cheers - Sam.

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