Arwen's meanderings

Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Monday, 18 July 2011

in mourning

it is the end of an era and when we walked out of the cinema last night my son and I did shed a tear. It has been a huge part of our lives for ten years. We've read and re-read each book; we've watched and re-watched the films. We queued with 1000's of others at midnight to get the first copies...the queue stretching up and around the main Plymouth shopping streets, all dressed as wizards and witches. we have mourned characters who have died in valour.

Harry Potter has come to an end. Both my children were 5 and 9 when it started. They are the Harry Potter generation! we are very sad today....something we shared as a family has ended.

Steve

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