Sunday 26 August 2012

Essex Island

In Essex again this week visiting Mother.  Today with the best weather of the weekend forecast I took Herself for a ride through some beautiful Essex villages and lovely Maldon town.   We went northwards to Mersea Island, (Essex coast east of Colchester) where we visited with friends holidaying there.  This is apparently the most easterly inhabitated island of the UK and reached  by a causeway called The Strood.



I took some photographs of a couple of Thames sailing barges moored in West Mersea - failed to put in a memory card in the camera though...doh!

  
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10 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 August 2012 at 19:22

    Did you hear any Mersea-ites referring to it as 'The Island' (they like to think it's the only one, and that they're special).
    I always like to reply, 'what, Canvey?'
    Does encourage disdainful looks though.

    Abby :)

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    1. Nb Yarwood27 August 2012 at 09:18

      Now why doesn't that surprise me?
      Canvey gets referred to as 'The Island' as well in fact I think I referred to Canvey in that manner when I lived there..
      X Lesley

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  2. Anonymous26 August 2012 at 20:04

    do you cruise rivers as it says canals for 3mins 40 secs

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  3. Anonymous28 August 2012 at 12:31

    I think the post is a pedantic reference to the page header about cruising "the canals" with no mention of rivers.

    P.S. Is it only the camera that needs a memory card?

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    1. Nb Yarwood31 August 2012 at 08:25

      Ok, thank you Anon that explains the comment. As for the memory card...when I find the slot...
      Lesley

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  4. ditchcrawler28 August 2012 at 18:53

    Mersea Island is about 50 miles WEST of Lowestoft the real most easterly point of England where the sun rises first.
    Brian

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    1. Nb Yarwood31 August 2012 at 08:27

      Hi Brian
      I have amended the post to read 'island'. Apparently it is the most easterly inhabitated island.
      Lesley

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  5. Kev's Blog Space30 August 2012 at 19:00

    Beat me too it Brian. Even we at home are more Easterly than Mersea.

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    1. Nb Yarwood31 August 2012 at 08:28

      The post is amended Kev. Apparently Mersea is the most easterly inhabited ISLAND.
      take care
      Lesley

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