Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]whata hoot and fabulous idea!! ric On Sep 1, 2010, at 2:08 PM, H&E Cummer wrote: > Hi Luggers, > While in Genoa Bay for lunch on Monday we walked up the hill to look at > the oldest residence in the Bay - a boarding house built for the lumber > mill workers in the late 1800's. Sawn lumber from Genoa Bay was loaded on > tri masted sailing ships and sent as far away as New Zealand and Italy. > The house has nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms and a huge living room - > dining room area with spectacular views over the bay. But the show stopper > is the hull of a 40 plus foot sailing boat, minus the keel, suspended from > the ceiling of the great room. > There are pictures of the crane used to load the boat into the house - > through an opened side. Shirley, the present owner, just smiles when you > ask her "why would anyone do such a thing?" When you sit under the boat > you don't feel comfortable - wondering if the suspension points will hold. > > Check it out: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2010/GenoaBoat5panW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/2u4z87h > > C&C always welcome. > > Cheers > > Howard > > PS: Thanks to everyone who commented on my earlier photos both on and off > line. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information