We do not have a name for our dinghy and you need to have one to stop other people taking it away, like stealing. Everyone in our family chose a name they liked for the dinghy, the four choices were: Nettle, Stinger, Flash and Poppy. We all voted for our favourite name but could not vote for the name we had created. The name with the most votes was Poppy, it was my choice. I felt fantastic and proud.
Daddy, Ella and I found a shop that made sticky letters and Ella chose the style of writing that she liked for Poppy. We came back to the boat, pumped up the dinghy and then we put the name on the dinghy. We put on two names to make it more difficult to take them off for anyone to steal it. We did not call the dinghy Brimble like lots of boats do because Mummy had read somewhere that when you take the dinghy ashore people can see who is not on their boat because the same name is on the dinghy and then someone could row out to our boat and steal from it, so that is why we have a dinghy now called POPPY.
3 comments:
A good name for the dinghy Jack and what a good idea of mummy's to have a different name from the boat. I hear you are starting on the Atlantic crossing tomorrow, I'll count the days till I hear you have arrived.
Love you and miss you. Love and lots of hugs from bestemor
Hi Ella,
I have just watched your video, it was fantastic, you are a star.
Like I have just said to Jack, waiting to hear from you from the other side of the Atlantic now. Have a safe journey, I'll be thinking of you all the time. Here in Norway I have started X-mas preparations now, Lillemor was here today, we made a meat roll, tonight I'm making a father X-mas. Don't think I'll be making marzipan this year, wouldn't be the same without you and Jack so I'll wait till next year. Take care Ella, I love you lots. Love and lots of hugs from bestemor
Poppy - cool name for a dinghy! I knew a dog called Poppy once. Dylan was so excited to talk to you today Jack - we will be looking forward to hearing from you when you get to Barbados. Love, Nicki
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