Friday, 13 October 2017

Surprised again; shocked even!



My wonderful children (yes they are) continue to surprise me.

Some while back Wills (above) surprised me by speaking fluent, and what sounded like, near perfect German whilst booking an hotel room in Frankfurt. I had no idea that he could speak anything other than just English and French.

Now he has surprised me again by showing a sudden interest in Sailing. Not only is he learning all about how to make boats do what you want them to do, and go where you want them to go, he is also planning world trips in a two masted ketch; which he has yet to buy. 

I must say; I thoroughly approve of this new hobby, I just hope he invites me along as crew. Me and Boo Boo could catch and cook the fish.

I also hope he buys himself a yacht with no holes in the hull (seriously!).



29 comments:

Susan Heather said...

If you stop off in New Zealand let me know.

Cro Magnon said...

If he makes it that far!

Susan Heather said...

with you as crew I am sure there will be no problems.

Cro Magnon said...

Ha!

Sue said...

He seems to be living his life to the full and seizing every opportunity. Exactly what you should do when you are young.

Cro Magnon said...

Yes, he's a go-getter. Not afraid of anything.

Maria said...

These are lovely surprises! He is very talented and...ahh, young!
Greetings Maria x

Cro Magnon said...

For the moment he seems to have everything going his way; and I'm sure it will continue.

Yael said...

You both are very brave:).

New World said...

Pirates ahoy! He's got two young crew waiting to board.

local alien said...

You brought him up well! By the sounds of it your child rearing was 'do as I do' not just 'do as I say'.

chloe said...

You seem to speak German yourself, as you say your son speaks it nearly perfect.
Sailing is something wonderful. Water, sky and infinity.

Cro Magnon said...

He is; not me!

Cro Magnon said...

In a few years time; they need to be at least 9.

Cro Magnon said...

He's the adventurous type; I'm more of a hermit.

Cro Magnon said...

I speak no German whatsoever. He stays in Berlin occasionally and must have picked it up there.

Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe said...

If he asked, would you really go. What an adventure that would be!

Cro Magnon said...

Probably not, but I doubt if he would be that foolish to ask me!

Jane Karwat said...

I think Bok would want to be part of this adventure too.

Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax! said...

A delightfully proud-parent post. It makes me feel truly happy on something of a dour day. (And I generally come here wondering if you will be grousing about something! Hurray!)

Cro Magnon said...

He surely would. I can just imagine him on the prow, with his nose twitching.

Cro Magnon said...

I'm very proud of all three of my children. Yes, I do grouch a bit, but only when it's warranted.

angryparsnip said...

Fabulous !
What an interesting son. Just love when they surprise us like this.

cheers, parsnip

Cro Magnon said...

They keep me on my toes; never a dull moment.

The Weaver of Grass said...

The sea and I have no affinity with one another. I have only to see a gentle wavelet on the shore to begin to feel sick. A friend is off across the Pentland Firth to Shetland (14 hour trip) next Tuesday - gales are forecast.

Bea said...

He sounds like a daring person! Would that I had such a 'let's do it!' nature. (I do speak German, though, so that's something, I guess.)

Cro Magnon said...

I rather like the sea, but I do admit to having been sea-sick in very heavy weather. I've never learnt to sail, other than in tiny Hobie-Cats on holiday.

Cro Magnon said...

Wonderful to speak other languages. I did once try to learn Italian, but nothing would 'stick'.

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