For the past week I have been living on Jomima in Brixham. Fortunately, she is large enough for life on board to be quite comfortable and it is possible to use her as a ‘house boat’ for an extended period if necessary. Unfortunately, Ann had to visit our son at short notice so I was in residence on my own. It has been over two years since I had last been in Brixham with Jomima so it was interesting to see the changes that have taken place. New gardens have been added, Woolworths is now a new Tesc
o Metro and some of the boats have changed in the marina. All of the changes seem to be positive and it was extremely pleasant to meet old friends and talk about what they have been doing while we have been travelling.
It is of course high season in Brixham so the walk into Brixham from the marina was crowded with youngsters (or their parents) fishing for crabs off the harbour wall and other children enthusiastically joining in the fun at the local outward bound activity centre. It was great to see so many visitors bringing in vital income to the area.One of the new boats in the marina was ‘Dream of Balkie’ which is a wooden clinker hulled sailing boat built in Scotland. She has been lovingly individually made and varnished on the west coast of Scotland and then sailed down from there to Brixham. It was great to see a new boat that was not just another white fibre glass boat just like all of the others.
Sadly, this will be the last post in Jomima's diary because she has now been sold. After five years of fun and experiences, in places as far apart as Scotland, Devon and Paris, the ever increasing cost of fuel has meant that we have had to move on to less expensive adventures. I hope that you enjoyed reading about Jomima's travels and that I may, one day, start another Blog. So, goodbye from Jomima's Diary.
o Metro and some of the boats have changed in the marina. All of the changes seem to be positive and it was extremely pleasant to meet old friends and talk about what they have been doing while we have been travelling.It is of course high season in Brixham so the walk into Brixham from the marina was crowded with youngsters (or their parents) fishing for crabs off the harbour wall and other children enthusiastically joining in the fun at the local outward bound activity centre. It was great to see so many visitors bringing in vital income to the area.One of the new boats in the marina was ‘Dream of Balkie’ which is a wooden clinker hulled sailing boat built in Scotland. She has been lovingly individually made and varnished on the west coast of Scotland and then sailed down from there to Brixham. It was great to see a new boat that was not just another white fibre glass boat just like all of the others.
Sadly, this will be the last post in Jomima's diary because she has now been sold. After five years of fun and experiences, in places as far apart as Scotland, Devon and Paris, the ever increasing cost of fuel has meant that we have had to move on to less expensive adventures. I hope that you enjoyed reading about Jomima's travels and that I may, one day, start another Blog. So, goodbye from Jomima's Diary.