John has a bunch of photos of Dover...and the English Channel... he was very excited to cross it...
I never realized quite how big the channel was... here is part of a conversation we had about it and the castle on top of the hill at Dover.... (he and i often just chatted over what things could have been like 'way back then...' and such.... I will truely miss our talks!!!!
vwittren said...
Talesfrombeyondjohn said...
vwittren said...
Talesfrombeyondjohn said...
Thanks to a great friend.... John was able to return to the cliffs of Dover and the English Channel.!!!!!!!... (and he did finally get to swim in the english channel)
Juli Landis Said: Final scattering, into the English Channel from Dover beach, with views of Dover Castle and the White Cliffs. Fair winds, John! May your travels never end.
I never realized quite how big the channel was... here is part of a conversation we had about it and the castle on top of the hill at Dover.... (he and i often just chatted over what things could have been like 'way back then...' and such.... I will truely miss our talks!!!!
vwittren said...
there are some more of the "white cliffs of dover".. kewl :) castle in the middle of nowhere up high.. gotta love it... im gonna google that castle and see who used to live there and imagine what life was like there :)
Talesfrombeyondjohn said...
YES....THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE PHOTO IS FOR.....What a view....and likely the lord or noble who lived there and built it had a first response type responsibility to the city, shore and Queens kingdom....Perhaps invasion by those Damned French by sea only 21 miles across the channel....(a real concern in old Europe)....Defense of the Realm and all that.....
All quite likely true...lesson over.
All quite likely true...lesson over.
vwittren said...
yeah it does look like a daunting task to "swim across the english channel" .... did u get a chance to splash in the water at all?
Talesfrombeyondjohn said...
No....but I so enjoyed the crossing....for whatever reason...I enjoyed it Big Fun.....maybe just leaving behind all hint of known language and places....heading into new and foriegn (to me) lands and things I've only heard about....truely a bit of unknown and a bit of adventure.....Gotta like that....
Here are a couple of John's pics...
you can see the castle at the top of the cliff
Juli Landis Said: Final scattering, into the English Channel from Dover beach, with views of Dover Castle and the White Cliffs. Fair winds, John! May your travels never end.
