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Black swan

On our walk up from Island Harbour to Newport, on the Isle of Wight, we saw this little beauty right at the top of the River Medina.That I can remember, this is the first black swan I’ve ever seen.

Island Harbour, IOW

Ryde Queen, found just outside Island Harbour on the MedinaThe plan for the weekend was to whizz? over to Bembridge again, because we like it there.Mother nature had different plans for us, in that the wind over tide situation made for an uncomfortable…

Island Harbour, IOW

Ryde Queen, found just outside Island Harbour on the MedinaThe plan for the weekend was to whizz? over to Bembridge again, because we like it there.Mother nature had different plans for us, in that the wind over tide situation made for an uncomfortable…

Raw timer

For those who are interested. Here is a picture of the timer from when it was still mounted on it’s breadboard.A cover makes all the difference.The timer is developed on a PIC18F13K50, from Microchip, with a 31Khz crystal harnessed for accurate timing….

Raw timer

For those who are interested. Here is a picture of the timer from when it was still mounted on it’s breadboard.A cover makes all the difference.The timer is developed on a PIC18F13K50, from Microchip, with a 31Khz crystal harnessed for accurate timing….

Finally my timer is complete.

This has been a while in the making, as many of you who know me are aware.The history behind this timer is from the desire to make regular log entries as we are travelling in Arctic Rose. The logbook serves as a handy reminder of our various travels.Th…

Finally my timer is complete.

This has been a while in the making, as many of you who know me are aware.The history behind this timer is from the desire to make regular log entries as we are travelling in Arctic Rose. The logbook serves as a handy reminder of our various travels.Th…

Newtown Creek

We were back in Newtown Creek this last weekend.This is one of our favorite destinations on the Isle of Wight.Last year, almost a year ago now, we were told by the National Trust man that comes to collect our money in his little boat, that there was a …

Newtown Creek

We were back in Newtown Creek this last weekend.This is one of our favorite destinations on the Isle of Wight.Last year, almost a year ago now, we were told by the National Trust man that comes to collect our money in his little boat, that there was a …

Oops

Hmm, I’m not sure what happened but I seem to have destroyed my original blog template, so everything looks a bit bland now.I had been meaning to do some tidying up on this blog, looks like I will have to do it now.Well, when I have the time to do it t…