Personal Blog of Ellen MacArthur

• Phil P
• 3rd April, 2008

Sadly this is the same in too many town centers. Bet you could buy crisps easy enough!

• Louise
• 6th April, 2008

Oh bless you! Come and live in Spain, we have loads of fresh fruit shops and stalls here! x

• Guido
• 8th April, 2008

The next time you fancy an apple check your Blackberry (or iPhone or other smartphone). With Google Maps you can search for anything, anywhere and it gives you various details and directions. It’s not as romantic as finding a market with colourful stalls full of apples but it gets you your apple in case of emergency! I typed newport+wight+supermarket and my Blackberry said Somerfield in Pyle Street! If you were walking down High Street it was only a few blocks away and you wouldn’t have needed a car. I checked their website and they have Gala apples on sale with 50% extra for free! Wow!
I also buy these over here in Amsterdam, they are delicious.
But I agree that towns have changed over the years also here in the Netherlands, every town or village you visit has the same shops in the main streets, I’m lucky that I don’t like shopping.
I hope you managed to find a fresh apple in the meantime.
Bon appetit!

• Zoe Newenham
• 1st May, 2008

Dear Ellen MacArtur my name is Zoe Newenham im 12 years old and im from coolmore carrigalinre cork i am a BIG BIG fan of yours and i just wanted too tell that im doing a project on you because we had too do someone you admire im putting the last finishing touches on it and i ll tell wat grade i get i do sailing too and im going into level 3 in the summer i sail a mirror by the way well bye 4 now your biggest fan Zoe x

• Martin Gibson
• 2nd May, 2008

Ellen,

Next time you need to stroll up St James’ Street from the crossroads, then into Upper St James’ Street. There you will find a proper greengrocer, Farmhouse Fayre. Newport for real is hidden behind, and above, the faceless, soulless façade of the High Street, which is just more plate glass anywhere shops. You need to explore a bit, the town is full of weird and wonderful shops. And look up, above the monotony are some fabulous buildings too.

• valerie
• 8th May, 2008

ellen

je ne sais pas si tu te souviens de moi
nous nous sommes rencontrees au dernier vendee globe que tu as fait il y a quelques annees
j’ai omis de te dire pour que tu puisse voir qui je suis
je suis la jeune fille en fauteuil
deja comment vas tu?
la derniere fois que tu es venue aux sables d’olonne pour le bapteme du bateau SODEBO je n’ai pas pu venir te dire bonjour car il y avait trop de monde
DOMMAGE
j’espere que la prochaine fois que tu viendras aux sables nous pourons nous voirs

a bientot

valerie