Saturday, May 10, 2014

Visiting a Green and Pleasant Land


II just came back from a 10 day trip to the UK to visit my dad (who I had not seen for 4 years).  More details to follow as I sort my brain and photos out but highlights include

  • four days on my dad's yacht (a Bavaria 33, Bavaria being a noted centre of ocean cruising) with stops in Portsmouth harbour (under the walls of Portchester Castle) and Cowes.
  • live theatre at the Chichester Festival with Zoe Wannamaker in "Stevie" with my dad managing to get a mention in the Telegraph review.
  • a trip to the British Museum to see the Vikings exhibit and other wonders
  • a game with Tim Gow of Megablitz (and obscure vehicle and plane) fame for a test game of Funny Cold Wars
I had originally hoped to get together with more gaming contacts but it was a short trip and dad wanted to get as much time on the boat as possible.  Sorry lads, but he's family, has a boat and I don't get much time on the briny blue.  Hopefully next time around.

3 comments:

  1. Good to see you and thanks again for your input with the Little Cold Wars game.

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  2. Sailing vs gaming
    A very hard trade-off, but I think you made the right call!

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    1. Yeah given that I can game almost every week and sail every 2-4 years, it was an easy call.

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