Excellent pictures. A pity we didn't have more time to look arond the grounds - there's much to see. As Bob says, there doesn't seem to be a bad PDMLer.
Never a fan of rugby, I rowed at school. Several of us were asked to go for Olympic trials but declined as we were in the middle of exams. So I _could_ have been as famous as Steve Redgrave. > On 03 October 2017 at 10:03 Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 17th Sept. Ann & I travelled to Fountains Abbey with our hosts, Keith & > Mo Marshall (former residents of Phalaborwa) to meet Mike Wilson, wife Kath > & daughter Katie. It was a memorable day with very changeable weather. Mike > was very confident of the Pentax WR capabilities but I was no so sure yet. I > was trying out my newly acquired K5 (ex Mark Cassino). The group shot shows > Ann, me, Mike, Kath & Katie. As you can see, Mike is a large customer who > could easily have been a famous front row forward. The river Skell flows > right under the Abbey & would have been far better than a well as a water > source. Building of the Abbey began in the 11th century & was ultimately > sacked by Henry VIII's thugs in the 16th century. It was obviously very well > built, the walls still being in excellent condition but stripped of anything > of value. At it's peak, close to 1000 monks were in residence making a good > living out of agricultural activities. Today the grounds are a huge estate > > managed by the National Trust, very popular with recreational visitors & > home to herds of deer. Beautiful gardens and water features too. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157687405823164 > > Mostly with the K5 & DA18-55 > > I you would like more info, go here: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_Abbey > > We then travelled to the Marshall's home in Healy for tea before the Wilsons > drove home to Washington > > > Alan C > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
