Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Hoppy, A truly enjoyable series, that is so inviting that it makes me want to come over there. One day... Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 17-jul-07, om 03:49 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > For those still looking at my travelogue, here is the fourth > installment. > > Eight new photographs start from here > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+24.jpg.html> > > <http://tinyurl.com/2x7pcc> > > > > This is the Cape Borda Lighthouse, which is perched atop cliffs, > some 150 metres above the ocean. It is of unusual construction > being short and square. The current caretaker, Mick, is a friendly > and entertaining character. You can actually stay in the old > lighthouse keeper's cottages. Mick tells me that regularly guests > are disconcerted by the solitude at night and disquieted by the > thought of the ghosts said to be present. It has a fascinating > history of harsh and isolated existences for the original families. > The light was formerly suspended in a ton of mercury to ease its > rotation. Not very good for the health at all. > > This is a remote location on the North western corner of KI. It was > built in the 1850's to guide sailing ships traveling in the > roaring forties. It is actually slightly south of the southern tip > of Africa and the next landfall due west from Cape Borda is > around Montevideo or Buenos Aires in South America. There is a lot > of ocean in between. > > > > Send me those comments and critiques; there will be a test later. > > > > Cheers > > Hoppy > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >