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Despite several attempts with the puncture repair kit it has become obvious that our inflatable kayak is a goner. On Thursday I succumbed to temptation and drove up to Taunton and got myself this; Its a beauty - the only problem being it won't fit on the roof of my VW Golf safely so when we want to use our kayaks I'll have to borrow eldest son's 'orrible Peugeot. Incredibly, yesterday the sun returned so we were able to have a play with some other summer layabouts of my acquaintance on Branscombe beach. Maiden voyage; Wifey is the front seater, lol.

My youngest had his tenth birthday a couple of weeks back. His big brothers got him one of these; http://www.amazon.co.uk/U818A-2-4GHz-Axis-Quadcopter-Camera/dp/B00D3IN11Q/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1431295539&sr=8-6&keywords=drones+with+cameras Upon unwrapping the big and interesting box said "Ages 14+", which gave me the pretext to confiscate it like any responsible victorian father would . I, ahem...we just had enough flying time at the end of a delightful April to realise that victorian father would have to splash out on extra batteries before the gales of early May brought a temporary stop to my our flying programme. This weekend the batteries arrived along with some weather Very good fun and I can quite understand why these things get up peoples noses too! Ours seems pretty indestructable as we avoid tarmac. I suspect it'll end its days stuck in the high branches of a local tree. In the mean time