diary management

No sailing this weekend, as the kids are representing their school at an arts festival....But then, we've got a diary full right the way though to the end of August.... I think we have currently got 2 weekends where we don't have something planned!And on the subject of planning.... we've got to decide what to do with our summer trip yet..... current thinking is to head towards the Channel Islands, and then back via Poole/Weymouth, and popping into the Solent to visit Beaulieu and Yarmouth, and possibly Cowes.... the difficult bit is how we get to the Channel Islands.... we could either hop up the English coast, but then we sail back the same way we came, or via the French coast, but that then means 2 or 3 long sails in a row.... which I don't mind, but isn't going to thrill the kids!... initial thoughts are direct to Calais or Dunkerque from Shotley.... Calais direct to somewhere like Fecamp, and then Cherbourg or St Vaast or similar..... need to do some planning....