Alan, that’s a nice set of pics. My wife and I liked Fountains Abbey a lot when we visited in 2012.
I met Mike, Kath, and Katie in an Oxford PDML meet-up in 2009; Katie was in a stroller. Remarkable how she has grown while I haven’t aged a bit… or much of a bit… Cheers, Rick > On Oct 4, 2017, at 2:20 PM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
