Superb group shot and good to see Alan, Mrs Alan and the Wilson's. Oh, and Fountains Abbey is a lovely place too.
As Bob said, it was a pleasure to spend a day with Alan in London. Chris On 3 Oct 2017 10:05 a.m., "Alan C" <c...@lantic.net> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
