Trips round town delivering things and shopping all adds to the total!
My contribution to Cycle to Kolkata
382.97 miles
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Sunshine and Sails
So with the sun shining I took a trip up to Oare nature reserve stopping briefly at Oare church on Route {locked I'm afraid}
From the reserve I cycled along the sea wall to Conyer. Technically the sea wall is a footpath but there was no opne around other than some fantastic dragonflies who would not stand still long enough for me to get their photos.
From Conyer I cycled back along National Cycle Route one through Ludenham down Tin Shop Hill and back to Faversham route here
Hope you enjoyed this little journey
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| View from the cemetery |
 See the sailing barge |
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| Mirosa at anchor in the Swale after taking second place at the weekends Medway Barge Match |
From the reserve I cycled along the sea wall to Conyer. Technically the sea wall is a footpath but there was no opne around other than some fantastic dragonflies who would not stand still long enough for me to get their photos.
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| a flotilla of Mute Swan |
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| and another Swann |
Hope you enjoyed this little journey
My contribution to Cycle to Kolkata
378.71 miles
Sunday, 8 June 2014
History and landscape
Decided to have a change and went for a walk this afternoon took a few photos on route.
The following show the context of the previous photos
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| Orinoco |
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| Lady of The Lea |
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| Ironsides |
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| Loss of way |
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| Navigation aide |
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| Herne Hill Church |
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| Mobile caravan site!!! |
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| Faversham from the creek |
My contribution to Cycle to Kolkata
364.42 miles
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Rain and markets
Ok so I had planned to go out around 9:30 but was delayed then it rained and I mean it RAINED!! once it stopped I walked in to town to see if there was anything I wanted at the market. Ran into my friend Julia and her daughter and ended up having a coffee in Jittermugs and playing a game of pairs with Syd' I think it was a draw in the end. On the way home from I bought my dinner Corrinne's Creative Kitchen a great friend of Khushi Feet, chickpea curry and rice yum!
Comfortable ride in the sun out to Seasalter and back {11.85 miles} this afternoon to get some exercise.
My contribution to Cycle to Kolkata
362.86 miles
Friday, 6 June 2014
No I've not been lazy
Ok so I haven't done much mileage since Wednesday but I have done a lot to tidy up my fathers garden.
Sorry no photos to prove it.
But here are some photos of the outside of the marine artist Guy Harvey's shop in George Town.
Sorry no photos to prove it.
But here are some photos of the outside of the marine artist Guy Harvey's shop in George Town.
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| Shark and 'cat boat' |
My contribution to Cycle to Kolkata
351.01 miles
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Lost days!!
Don't quite know what happened to Monday but today with a trip to the Foodbank and then to friends out at Graveney I have added 10.71 miles to my total. No photos today so I'll let you have some more fish from the Caymans.
My contribution to Cycle to Kolkata
345.35 miles
Monday, 2 June 2014
And now into June
I had friends round for lunch on Sunday so had anoter day of rest except for the 1.56 mile ride to church and back so lets look at the third church I visited on 'Church Friday' which was Teynham.
Set about a mile outside of the modern village this church is technically at Teynham Street.
a rather large building being an almost symmetrical cruciform shape if you ignore the flat roofed aisles, see air photography on Google, giving huge north and south transepts which felt similar in size to St Mary's Faversham. With the mainly clear glass in eastern window the nave is very bright with a raised organ loft at the western end.
The wooden door from the nave to the porch, base of the tower is supposedly 15th Century. again the windows are clockwise from the alter.
Set about a mile outside of the modern village this church is technically at Teynham Street.
a rather large building being an almost symmetrical cruciform shape if you ignore the flat roofed aisles, see air photography on Google, giving huge north and south transepts which felt similar in size to St Mary's Faversham. With the mainly clear glass in eastern window the nave is very bright with a raised organ loft at the western end.
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| East window |
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| Detail of east window |
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| The nave looking from the alter with organ loft |
I really must start taking notes of information regarding each window so I can give you all a clearer idea of what they represent. The notes in the church say that 19th Century east window was destroyed by a land mine in the 1939-45 war. Apparently around one hundred years ago Teynham was renowned for it ancient stained glass all that remains now is a mosaic in the eastern window of the north transept.
My contribution to Cycle to Kolkata
334.64 miles
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