MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

What can I tell you. The picture is from my elder sister. Mental health problems run in the family.
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I see Peggy's face in these black silkies.

 

[MaryJanet]

What can I tell you. The picture is from my elder sister. Mental health problems run in the family.
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They're very sweet! Does she have only silkies?

 

[BY Bob]

The big ship is quite interesting. It's called Santiago and was built in 1856 in Scotland. It's an iron hulled sailing barque and is thought to be the oldest in existence. It was added to the graveyard in 1945.

That's very cool

 

[MaryJanet]

That's very cool

The wooden one with the tree growing in it is called Dorothy H Sterling and was built in 1920 in Portland Oregon and was seized for non-payment of port fees in 1929 (the depression). The harbours board offered it at auction but bids failed to reach the reserve and it ended up sold to a ship breaker. In 1936 she was put in the graveyard and unemployed people were welcome to help themselves to the ship's timber for firewood. A very short-lived ship, but at least she kept people warm.

There are several more we didn't get to because the conditions weren't great. Maybe next time.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Which is the thread where we post our breakfast? I’ve never done that before… I don’t eat a good breakfast very often. But I am today!
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Scrambled eggs topped with vegan cream cheese and fresh sprouts, with thin toast topped with vegan buttery spread. Coffee with coconut/oat creamer.

Yum!!!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

It was an exciting adventure. One friend accidentally put herself in the drink and the other beached herself! The conditions weren't as good as last time. Lots of mozzies in the mangroves, a strong wind, choppy waters. It was tricky gping at some times, hard going at others, and sometimes easy going. I'll sleep well tonight.

This is the Garden Island boat ramp, where folks head off. You can see a few kayakers on the water already. The land across the water is Torrens Island, off limits to most folks because that's where the quarantine station is and a couple of power plants.

The waterway has lots of dolphins. We saw about a dozen.

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My arms are like noodles from battling the current. So tired.

Where are the pictures of the dunking and the beaching??

 

[MaryJanet]

Not my style.

I'll leave it to your imagination.

 

[BY Bob]

The wooden one with the tree growing in it is called Dorothy H Sterling and was built in 1920 in Portland Oregon and was seized for non-payment of port fees in 1929 (the depression). The harbours board offered it at auction but bids failed to reach the reserve and it ended up sold to a ship breaker. In 1936 she was put in the graveyard and unemployed people were welcome to help themselves to the ship's timber for firewood. A very short-lived ship, but at least she kept people warm.

There are several more we didn't get to because the conditions weren't great. Maybe next time.

That's an amazing story. Did you learn that kayaking with a guide or did you know that beforehand?

 

[MaryJanet]

That's an amazing story. Did you learn that kayaking with a guide or did you know that beforehand?

I had read it some months ago, it may even have been 2019, and became confused on the water, so double checked when I got home.

 

[MaryJanet]

Still carrying a spot of pink