Mermaids on the Beach 2014, St Leonards

A new event and a fabulous idea.  Girls and guys dress as mermaids and mermen, head to the beach at St Leonards behind the West Marina Chalets, there to be snapped for a charity calendar in aid of the RNLI.  With a few of us amateurs getting in on the act to grab a few shots for posterity too ;)

Was great fun and the people taking part were very good sports.  Some superb costumes to be seen.  Sun shone after a slightly cloudy start.  Lots of spectators turned out to watch the proceedings and the first Mermaids on the Beach gathering looked to be a great success.

Congratulations to all involved.  Roll on the next one.



Mermaids on the Beach 2014 (176 pics)

Herne Bay Beach Hut Day 2013

The sun mostly shone for Beach Hut Day.  As well as the various entries in the competition, I noticed that lots of huts have been given a colourful makeover since last year.  Particularly like the sunshine one :D

The Interseptors played at the Heron Angling Club in what has become a regular gig for them now.  Unfortunately it was pretty well impossible to get a shot of the band (some would say that's a good thing, if you'd seen them - hahahahaha).  Managed a few snaps of the singers, between clouds of barbecue smoke wafting past (lol)

Great to see the cracking Cap'ouse Colliery hut win.  These guys also came up with the brilliant Summer Wine themed hut a couple of years ago but somehow didn't win on that occasion.

There were some fabulous entries this time round.  This is one of my favourite events of the season.  Only down side is the pebbles.  Walking on them is exhausting when you're knocking on a bit, as I am ;)



Herne Bay Beach Hut Day 2013 (102 pics)

BXUK beach motocross 2012, Ramsgate, day 2

I shouldn't have complained about the weather the day before...because on Sunday it was much worse.  Cold, extremely dull, windy and very wet indeed.  Spectators mostly sheltered out of the rain.  Conditions for the riders were appalling.  Light was awful.  The weather was the complete opposite of the previous year, when unbroken sunshine graced both days.

BXUK Ramsgate 2012, day 2 (148 pics)

BXUK beach motorcross 2012, Ramsgate, day 1

Cold, dull...but dry.  Light was pretty poor, certainly far from ideal for snapping fast moving bikes and quads.

BXUK Ramsgate 2012, day 1 (109 pics)

Joss Bay Wheels & Fins Festival 2012

I only managed about an hour of each day. I missed what was probably the best event, the downhill kart race. The event timetable was a tad inaccurate, to say the least, but it was the first timer and things tend not to run on rails. The Wheels & Fins certainly shows promise. Loved the skateboarders. Mentalists, one and all ;)

Wheels & Fins Festival (69 pics)

Blessing of the Seas 2013, Margate

I'll be honest, I don't really understand what this is about.  Other than it's a Greek custom to bless the seas and a young lad goes in the water as part of the ceremony.  A gathering of local dignitaries attend, watched by a mostly local audience of spectators.  But I kind of enjoy it, which is why I go and grab a few snaps :D


Blessing of the Seas 2013 (88 pics)