getting ready for the off

Well the Bugilow is nearly ready for another adventure to the Magical Isle in the middle of the Irish sea , have to say I am getting all excited ( silly old fool that I am ) the bedding all cleaned and put back ready to go just a few cloths to put in check on the stocks of tea and coffe dog food and thats about it top up with water and prime the portaloo on Monday and Tuesday it will be Liverpool here we come to catch the Pussy cat for a nice fast smooth crossing fingers crossed then it will just be down to fitting all the meetings in, Kate and the lovely man , ( so look forward to seeing them two but dont tell them ) then a meet up with my Manx marshaling friends you make marshaling tend just have that some thing special when you have worked as a team doing what can be a dangerouse job and relying on each other the way you do , then some of my friends on a forum I go on that started as a marshals forum but got kicked about and all mist died a bit like the Saprks one but we hang on in there and there will be a few of us over so tea at the Peel brakewater castle cafe , am going to have to catch up with posting some photos up of our last two outings Lands end Ayr in Scotland to see one of our boys then the east coast to see the other one it has been all go but when we get back from the IOM it will be a few weeks at home while all the school kids are on hols

Congrats! Enjoyed my holidays in the SW desert, but after watching the TT review shows (with spectacular weather), made me want to go back to the island again.

Contemplated marshaling a time or two (SOF was doing it for the first time and I was thinking of joining him). But, I was spending so much money just to be there, and always so much to see, I never followed through.

I marshalled for over 10 years and had a great time and made some life long friendships that I cherish dearly , for me to go back now it will have to be something special but yes this years weather did make it a good one but as ever contraversial with the Steve Mercer accedent and Dan Kneens death , the Mercer incedent takes a bit of coming to turms with as an ex marshal and knowing how things should have been done , and then for his wife to be told not to let people know how he is getting on stinks , just puts a downer on it for me ,