At last!!!!!!!!

AH!! For those of you without facebook (I can think of at least two people) you will not know that I went back to Redhill for the day yesterday to my gran's funeral.  It went really well and I was extremely pleased to be able to go and still have the opportunity to pass the course.
Being back in Redhill without the sea, and the biggest body of water being the small puddles collecting in the pavement was strange, even after only eight weeks on the Isle of Wight I've become used to it.  I really enjoyed being back, I felt older (though not by much) and it was good to see everyone again.  However, the train journey back was annoying.  The train was delayed due to a broken signal at Chichester and so two stops before my destination the "High and Mighty Train People in the Sky" decided to terminate the train early, presumably to remove any congestion on the tracks.  It meant I had to wait another 20 minutes on a cold station for the next train to Southampton Central.  May it also be noted that I was busting for the toilet and, whilst the ladies toilet was open, the men's was locked with a high metal gate and thick metal chain.  So I had to wait...  The only thing that made it bearable was finding the rest of a cake that had been given to me by the wonderful Emily back in Redhill when I met up with her briefly for a chat.  It was a most amazingly wonderful cake and even the remaining, slightly squished third of it, was enough to brighten me up and make me quite happy to wait for the next train.
By that time of night the ferries only ran once an hour though so the delayed train meant I missed the ferry, having to wait twenty minutes at Southampton central for the last bus at 20.30 and then just about managing to get onto the 20.45 ferry.  I was back at 9.10 and grabbed a fish and chips for dinner.

However what I wanted to say in my blog tonight was this: I finally got hold of the video that I was talking about weeks and weeks ago.  the one where I was hiking out of the boat.  I'm not sure which blog posts I mentioned it in, but I said I'd get it, ad I did eventually.  So I want to show you that too...

So yea, have fun watching.  Please may it be noted that it isn't a perfect hike.  It was in the first week of the instructor course and I had three more weeks to work on it.  You can see my feet are pointed up; they should be flat.  The sail could be pulled in tighter (see the gap between the end of the boom and the traveller - where it's attached to the stern [BACK] of the boat)  I should possibly also be using the rudder less, but that's a debate for another time.  Please note also that the black strap of material that my feet are under is the only thing keeping me in the boat and that my bum is completely over the edge, all my support is from where my feet are under that strap.  Hope you enjoy it.