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East side of the island

(Thats yer lot for now)

[Di2001]

Great pics, Sticks.

Looks like you are having lovely weather too.

[Sunny_01]

Looks fab Sticks - hope you are having a great time

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The weather has turned today

This is how bad it was this morning. I had to battle elements to get in here, and yesterday we had three unplanned power outages. The usual engineer is on leave

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Well the bad weather continues, just after someone made a coment about "lovely weather"

Walking down I could see all the sheep sheltering against the wall

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More sheep looking back at the Old Light

This weather just shows why building a lighthouse on the top of the island was such a bad idea. The locals warned the Bristol businessment when they started in 1819, paying Ł36,000, but they were ignored.

The Old Light was decommisioned in 1898 with the construction of two lower lights at the north and south ends of the island.

[GiRTh]

Blimey Sticks. I don't know how you can take all this excitement.

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Originally posted by GiRTh
Blimey Sticks. I don't know how you can take all this excitement.

Practice!


Anyhue

If the weather is ok I return to the mainland on Saturday.

This is Marisco, the island's only tavern

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Where I purchase meals

[Mrluvaluva]

Lovely! Is everyone very friendly Sticks?

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Items on the wal of the tavern come from wrecks around the island

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Originally posted by MrLuvaLuva
Lovely! Is everyone very friendly Sticks?

As far as I can tell, yes they are quite helpful, even though some people visiting try the patience of a saint.

Meanwhile

The Bar

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And finally if your heart can stand all this excitement.

Where I am working right now. (It is an overflow restaurant which is not normally open)

Be still my beating heart

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Sticks

As far as I can tell, yes they are quite helpful, even though some people visiting try the patience of a saint.

Meanwhile

The Bar

Great pictures sticks. I'm sure the visitors do try the patience of a saint but it'd be nice of you gave us an example.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Sticks
Where I am working right now. (It is an overflow restaurant which is not normally open)

Be still my beating heart

Are you there now? Where are you? I don't see you in the picture.

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Yes I am there, but will have to leave in a few minutes

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Well this morning, I had a go at walking northwards

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I got to here, which is called the Earthquake zone

Aparrently in the 1700's there was a major earthquake in Lisbon, and one result was the opening of this fissure.

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I got to this feature known as the Cheeses just south fo the Halfway wall.

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Unfortunately at halfway wall was a group of ferral goats, with young present. And as I was being eyed by the billy goats it was considered that the only safe thing to do was abandon the walk, so I went along the halfway wall to the east of the Island and finally relocated the remains of a World War II German bomber that crash landed on the island. It was torched by the crew to avoid it falling into British hands.

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I then trapsed back to Old Light Cottage, via Pondsbury, the larges fresh water body on the Island.

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At Quarter wall things turned dicey as I had to get past the Lundy Ponies. They all started to watch me, and some started walking towards me. (A previous year they charged at me). There should have been the strains of Moricone's music (e.g The good the bad and the ugly)

I eventually got past them and through the gate.

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It's like Craggy Island with mad animals! Having a staring competition. Sort em out Sticks! lol

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I think they would win on points and cuteness.

Tried to get to the tavern and set up, but the room was locked so have had to go into the beer garden, on battery at the mercy of the threatening rain clouds.

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And one I took slightly earlier