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Betsie the boat
Kia ora
Well the adventures of Betsie, the Marlborough riverboat, are started! The first two stories are written - all that's needed now is the illustrations. So, calling all illustrators - especially those in Marlborough. Are you interested in creating the character of Betsie and those she meets in her adventures? If so please let me know. It's a great opportunity I think, because we aim to have the stories published. So have a go at your take on Betsie and let me see it. Here's a sample from the first story, to give you an idea of Betsie's character.
Romance and more on The River Queen
Romance and more on The River Queen
Into the summer
The weather this summer has been strange. Incredibly warm some days; cool and wet others. Either works fine for us, because the river breeze makes hot weather bearable while the rain doesn’t bother us, because it is always warm and dry inside the boat.
Murder on The River Queen
That’s right, we had a murder on board last weekend. The first murder party since we’ve owned the boat and the people loved it. Pretty much everyone in the party turned up in costume, to add to the atmosphere. And with a poker game going on upstairs, The River Queen took on the personality of an old Mississippi riverboat for the night. It’s given the crew and me a lot of ideas for other theme cruise and I’m pretty certain I can see a gambling cruise coming on...
There's a hole in my boat
The River Queen spring saga continues...who would own a boat? This week we sprung a leak!
The sunny days have arrived!
November. Labour weekend and Marlborough anniversary are over. As if on cue, the sunny days have arrived and the season is upon us.
First River Queen Blog
Spring in paradise. I sit here with a bottle of Framingham Montepulciano, one of the best reds from Marlborough, and contemplate the onset of Spring in New Zealand. It’s a different life from the one I left in Oxford, England, that’s for sure. I have left behind the historic buildings and lofty thinking of the University town. But I’ve also said goodbye to snarled traffic through the small Oxford streets, heaving crowds of tourists battling with locals on the pavement and the more widespread motorway congestion that defines the UK.