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Gemma came up to Hull for Hallowe'en weekend and we had a fantastic time!
Friday night we went to Cognac for divine French food then on to the Star where we had a great time! We got chatting to a couple of beautiful girls in costume - Charlotte and Sharon - and a random gay couple bought us a bottle of Prosecco becvause they thought we were awesome! How lovely is that? I mean, I don't drink so of course I couldn't have any but the gesture was just lovely.
This is the lovely Charlotte and Sharon.
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Had a really lovely weekend with two lovely friends over to Hull for a weekend visit.
We did a long slow wander around town during the afternoon, taking in a few of the notable spots (yes, Hull has a couple!) then out on Saturday night for a few drinks.
Around The Deep and Hull's Tidal Surge Barrier.
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Friday. And all you can eat breakfast set us up for the day. Friday night we went for amazing food at Lawson's restaiurant (one we had found last visit to Lincoln) then on to Carousel then Popworld to finish the night.
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HAHA, Jeff is in town and we were playing with his boom arm, and after some serious shots, i hear Jeff shout "now GANGSTA STYLE!" and then this happened. I can't help but laugh every time i see this now... so naturally, i had to upload it.
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It was so good to be back in Lincoln for a weekend after missing it last year. We love Lincoln, it's such a beautiful city.
Saturday started out pretty grey but dry enough to get out and enjoy the day. I spent a lovely afternoon in the Arboretum - what a beautiful place!
Brayford wharf. The lilies were in flower!
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A couple of funny photos from when I went round for a visit with my dear friend Rich and his gorgeous dog George. :-)
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El Manzanares es un río del centro de España, afluente por la derecha del Jarama, que, a su vez, es tributario del Tajo. Este río, que discurre íntegramente por la Comunidad de Madrid, nace en la Sierra de Guadarrama, en el Ventisquero de la Condesa —la ladera meridional de la Cuerda Larga, cerca de la Bola del Mundo—, y pasa por Madrid. Desemboca en el término municipal de Rivas-Vaciamadrid, después de un recorrido de 92 km.
El río acoge diferentes ecosistemas y atraviesa zonas de gran valor medioambiental, que han recibido diferentes niveles de protección. Su cuenca alta, desde su nacimiento hasta el Monte de El Pardo (incluyendo La Pedriza), constituye el Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, con una superficie de 52.796 hectáreas. Su curso bajo también se encuentra protegido, dentro del Parque Regional del Sureste. En términos generales, puede afirmarse que el único tramo del río que no se encuentra protegido es el que discurre por el casco urbano de Madrid.
El Manzanares tiene su nacimiento en el Ventisquero de la Condesa, una zona de 2.010 m de altitud, ubicada en la vertiente sur de la Cuerda Larga y presidida por los picos de la Bola del Mundo (2.265 m) y el Cerro de Valdemartín (2.280 m). Su fuente está formada por diferentes manantiales y neveros o ventisqueros, acumulaciones de nieve que se mantienen hasta bien entrada la primavera. Se encuentra en el término de Manzanares el Real, municipio del que el río toma su nombre y al que se dirige después de descender por La Pedriza, un paraje de formaciones graníticas declarado Reserva de la Biosfera.
En su primer tramo, el río fluye en sentido noroeste-sureste y discurre sobre un cauce estrecho y superficial, flanqueado por berrocales. Cuando alcanza los 1.300 m de altitud toma rumbo este, pero enseguida recupera la dirección sureste, poco antes de entrar en la Garganta Camorza. En este punto vuelve a encajonarse entre formaciones rocosas de grandes proporciones, labrando sobre la piedra numerosas pozas y hoyas, que salva mediante cascadas y charcas. Toma a continuación dirección este y, cuando alcanza la zona conocida como El Tranco, gira hacia el sur. Antes de entrar en el casco urbano de Manzanares el Real, deja a la derecha la ermita de la Peña Sacra y atraviesa el Molino de Manzanares.2 Todo este tramo transcurre por el fondo de la Garganta del Manzanares.
Cruza el pueblo de Manzanares el Real, donde bordea el castillo de los Mendoza, uno de los principales monumentos con los que se encuentra en su recorrido. A sus pies es retenido por el embalse de Santillana, que se construyó en 1907 para la producción de energía eléctrica, si bien las instalaciones primitivas fueron sustituidas en 1971 y reconvertidas para el suministro de agua potable.
El río toma después rumbo sur, camino del término municipal de Colmenar Viejo, donde todavía se sigue comportando como un río de montaña. En la citada localidad, se conservan antiguos puentes, batanes y molinos, construidos para el aprovechamiento hidráulico del río, así como diferentes instalaciones del Canal de Santillana, iniciado en 1898.3 Destacan los puentes del Batán y del Grajal, ambos de origen medieval.
El río cruza el Monte de El Pardo, donde amplía su valle, un espacio protegido que pertenece al municipio de Madrid. Aquí surte de aguas al embalse de El Pardo, que se construyó para regular las presas de canalización del río, a su paso por la capital. El Manzanares atraviesa, en este punto, zonas de encinar denso y adehesado, en lo que constituye uno de los bosques mediterráneos mejor conservados de Europa, y sirve de corredor biológico a las numerosas especies piscícolas, de mamíferos, aves, reptiles y anfibios, algunas de ellas protegidas por la Comunidad de Madrid, que allí habitan. Son numerosos los remansos en esta zona.
El Manzanares atraviesa después el pueblo de El Pardo, integrado en el término municipal de Madrid, donde deja a la izquierda el Palacio Real de esta localidad. Posteriormente forma un estanque, denominado Playa de Madrid, utilizado antiguamente como zona de baño. Pasa después junto a las áreas recreativas y deportivas de Somontes y Puerta de Hierro y bordea el Hipódromo de La Zarzuela.
Se encamina hacia la Puerta de Hierro, que antiguamente marcaba la linde entre Madrid y El Pardo; cruza la carretera de La Coruña (A-6) y, a partir del Puente de los Franceses, entra en el casco urbano de Madrid. Surca la ciudad canalizado, sorteando diferentes presas que regulan sus aguas para garantizar un flujo constante y permitir ciertos usos recreativos, caso del embarcadero del Puente de Segovia.
A su paso por la ciudad, el Manzanares deja a su derecha la zona suroeste de la misma (Casa de Campo, Latina, Carabanchel, Usera y Villaverde) y a su izquierda el resto, incluyendo la zona centro. El caudal del río se incrementa significativamente, como consecuencia de los vertidos de la capital, previamente depurados a través de un sistema de ciclo integral del agua.
A lo largo del término de Madrid, el río cruza algunos puentes monumentales. El Puente de los Franceses, construido en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, cobró una importancia crucial durante la Guerra Civil. Más abajo se encuentra con el Puente de la Reina Victoria (1908-1909), que presenta ciertos aires modernistas, y el Puente del Rey (1816). Después de orillar la Ermita de la Virgen del Puerto, se topa con el Puente de Segovia, el más antiguo de la capital, atribuido a Juan de Herrera, del siglo XVI.
Pasa al lado del Estadio Vicente Calderón (conocido también como Estadio del Manzanares), del Club Atlético de Madrid, y después se dirige hacia el Puente de Toledo. Obra de Pedro de Ribera, fue construido en el siglo XVII entre mofas de vecinos e intelectuales («mucho puente para tan escaso río»).
En el resto de su travesía por el casco urbano de Madrid cruza varios puentes más que datan del siglo XX, entre los cuales están el Puente de Praga y el Puente de Andalucía o de la Princesa.
Hasta el año 2007, el río atravesaba Madrid pegado, en sus dos márgenes, a la autopista Calle 30 —antes M-30—. El soterramiento de esta vía, promovido por el alcalde Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, ha supuesto la recuperación de sus riberas.
El río deja Madrid por su extremo sur (donde bordea un parque ribereño, conocido como el Parque Lineal del Manzanares), tras un recorrido de 30 km por su término municipal, esto es, la tercera parte de su longitud total. En este punto vira hacia el este, cruzando la pedanía de Perales del Río, perteneciente a Getafe, donde forma diferentes vegas.
Se encamina después hacia Rivas-Vaciamadrid. En este término, discurre junto a los cantiles y cortados de La Marañosa, prácticamente en paralelo con el río Jarama, al que finalmente tributa, cerca de la Presa del Rey.
El curso bajo del río se encuentra protegido dentro del Parque Regional de los cursos bajos de los ríos Manzanares y Jarama, más conocido como Parque Regional del Sureste, creado en 1993. Este espacio natural, caracterizado por la abundancia de materiales yesíferos y calizas, incluye zonas de alto valor ecológico, paleontológico y arqueológico.
En su curso alto, el Manzanares recibe a numerosos arroyos y riachuelos. El primero que vierte sus aguas en el río es el arroyo de Valdeartín, en el término de Manzanares el Real. Sin abandonar este municipio, posteriormente se le une el arroyo de Simón de los Chorros, a 1.300 metros de altura, que, a su vez, recibe al arroyo de La Mata. Cien metros de altitud más abajo, le tributa el arroyo de Los Hoyos de la Sierra, llamado antiguamente el arroyo del Cuervo, que recoge, a su vez, las aguas de los arroyos de La Covacha y El Chivato. Más adelante, confluyen los arroyos de La Garganta y de La Majadilla. A la altura del embalse de Santillana, se encuentra con el río Samburiel, uno de sus principales afluentes, regulado en el embalse de Navacerrada. También es tributario el Arroyo Mediano, que proviene del término de Soto del Real.
En su curso medio, la lista de afluentes es también numerosa. Procedentes de la Sierra del Hoyo de Manzanares, llegan los arroyos de Manina y Trofa, que desembocan en el río a la altura del Monte de El Pardo, en el término de Madrid. Dentro de este paraje también vierten sus aguas los arroyos de La Nava, de Tejada y de La Zarzuela. En lo que respecta al casco urbano de la ciudad, el Manzanares recibe a los arroyos (actualmente canalizados o soterrados) de Meaques, de Abroñigal y de Butarque, que nacen en montes bajos.
El afluente más importante con el que el Manzanares se encuentra en su curso bajo es el arroyo Culebro, corriente de unos 28 km de longitud, que discurre por Leganés, Fuenlabrada, Pinto y Getafe y que desemboca en este último municipio.
El río Manzanares, a pesar de su escasa relevancia geográfica, ha tenido una gran importancia histórica, fruto de su estrecha relación con Madrid, la capital de España. De hecho, la ciudad surge como una fortaleza musulmana en el siglo IX, para defender el camino fluvial existente junto al río, amenazado por el avance de los reinos cristianos, durante la Reconquista.
Mucho antes, en la Prehistoria, el río había acogido una intensa actividad humana, no sólo en el actual término de Madrid, sino también en otros puntos de su curso. Existen yacimientos arqueológicos que evidencian la presencia de pobladores en sus terrazas desde la época paleolítica.
En la Edad Media, se articuló en torno a su cuenca alta el Real de Manzanares, un extenso e influyente señorío bajo el control de la Casa de Mendoza, que fue objeto de disputa por parte de los concejos de Madrid y Segovia.
En el siglo XX, el Manzanares fue una importante línea defensiva de Madrid durante la Guerra Civil.
El río también ha sido un tema literario recurrente para poetas, novelistas y periodistas. Ha protagonizado numerosos poemas, novelas, ensayos y artículos, bien como objeto de burla (caso de la mayor parte de los grandes literatos del Siglo de Oro), bien con aires aduladores (como Ramón Gómez de la Serna).
Asimismo, el río ha servido de inspiración a pintores. Es el caso de algunos de los cuadros más conocidos de Francisco de Goya (La pradera de San Isidro, Baile a orillas del Manzanares, La merienda), en los que se muestra a los habitantes de Madrid con indumentaria tradicional en actividades tales como juegos, romerías o verbenas en las márgenes del río. El pintor aragonés vivió desde 1819 en la Quinta del Sordo, finca situada a orillas del Manzanares.
A finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX, Aureliano de Beruete pintó las riberas del río en algunos de sus lienzos (Orillas del Manzanares, Lavaderos del Manzanares, El Manzanares bajo el Puente de los Franceses).
La mayor parte de los dibujos y grabados antiguos de Madrid reflejan la ciudad desde su extremo occidental, con el Manzanares en primer plano. En algunos de ellos, el río aparece sobredimensionado: se plasma una corriente de gran caudal, en la que aparecen incluso islas y embarcaciones que surcan su curso.
En el terreno de la fotografía, han sido varios los artistas que han plasmado el río. Uno de los más relevantes es Alfonso Sánchez García, más conocido como Alfonso, autor, entre otras obras, de la fotografía Lavaderos del Manzanares.
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Anddd the weekend comes to an end once again :'(
Pretty relaxing, especially with the clocks turning back an hour which is always exciting yet quite depressing when the sun sets at 5pm and you walk into class when it's still bright outside and walk out when it's pitch black and you're like..."what happened?!" D:
We like to go try new places around Hamilton; eat out and go on adventures. Lately we've been sticking to the same all you can eat sushi favourites so I wanted to try something new. Thanks to a recommendation from a friend we travelled downtown Saturday night to a little korean/japanese palce called Ajio and had a great time and definitely want to go back! On top of ordering bulgogi and unagi bi bim baps that include salad and miso soup, 2 salmon maki rolls, and japchae, we also got complimentary congee, cod and oranges to finish! All for 40$ Incredible.
When we finished we were walking back to the bus stop and there were Christmas lights already hung up at Gore Park, so I had my camera and 45mm ts-e on me and wanted to give it a go and try and get some really nice bokeh :D It was super dark and I don't like pushing the 5d past 1600, so I shot wide open (thankfully the 45 is much sharper than the 24mm ts-e) with tilt to get even more bokeh, shot at a relatively low shutter speed to get that nice ambient light and waited for a car to pass by to get that nice highlight on Courtney's face :)
I had such immense issues editing this photo!!!! It's been a while when I have no idea how I want it to look and everything I try just doesn't work...b+w, gold tones, even curves and levels were touchy...so I left it straight out of camera due to the gentle tones on her face cast by the light and like it just as is.
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Remembered Today.
December 19th 1981, 40 years ago.
Loss of the Penlee Lifeboat "Solomon Browne"47 ft Watson Class going to the aid of the coaster "Union Star".
The helicopter stood by as Penlee’s 14m Watson class wooden lifeboat launched into the hurricane force 12 gale, fighting against 90-knot winds and 18m waves.
The Solomon Browne struck against the side of the coaster and the lifeboat crew stood against the railings, throwing lines across to pull themselves alongside.
The lifeboat valiantly battled to come alongside the coaster for half an hour.
The Solomon Browne radioed back to the Coastguard: ‘we’ve got four off’
But the lifeboat decided to make a final rescue attempt – and after that point, all radio contact was lost at 21.21
The Coastguard radioed back to the lifeboat, but there was no response. Ten minutes later, the lights of the Solomon Browne disappeared.
All 8 Crew of the Lifeboat Lost.
All 8 on board of the coaster lost.
The Penlee lifeboat
Cornwall, at the south-west corner of England, juts out into the Atlantic, attracting the worst of the weather and the massive breakers that crash against its granite cliffs and rocks. It is not surprising that there are no fewer than fourteen lifeboat stations around the coast of this one county alone.
Penlee Point is just to the north of the fishing village of Mousehole (pronounced Mousle to rhyme with tousle). The first lifeboat was stationed here in 1913, transferred from nearby Newlyn, although there had been a rescue service in the area from as far back as 1803. In the years before 1981 the station distinguished itself by carrying out many operations and saving lives, recognised by the award of many medals and certificates.
In 1981 the station was equipped with “Solomon Browne”, a 47-foot Watson class wooden boat, a type that has long been superseded. However, it was highly manoeuvrable and could be launched straight down a steep slipway into St Mount’s Bay.
The voyage of Union Star
Union Star was a small bulk carrier, registered in Dublin, that was making its maiden voyage from Denmark via the Netherlands to Ireland, with a cargo of fertiliser. The master was Henry Morton, who had a crew of four on board, plus his wife and her two teenage daughters. He was breaking the rules by having family members on board, but that is a rule that is often broken.
Weather conditions were bad as Union Star beat her way towards Lands End, hoping to make it round the headland and into relatively calmer waters before the worst of the storm struck. However, Captain Morton’s luck ran out when his engines failed just as he reached the most exposed part of the voyage. He was offered a tow from a tugboat, the Noord Holland, but declined the offer. By riding out the storm at anchor and repairing the engines in calmer weather, he would avoid having to pay salvage charges.
The storm was one of the worst to strike that part of the coast for years, with winds of 85 mph, gusting to 95 mph, which is hurricane force. Union Star started to drag her anchor, and the fuel tanks became contaminated with seawater. The ship was being driven towards the Cornish coast and had no means of avoiding her fate if the storm continued, which it did. The Noord Holland was still in the area, should the captain change his mind, but even this option vanished when conditions became so bad that the tug itself would have been in danger. Eventually, Henry Morton called Falmouth Coastguard for help, and the call went out to the Penlee lifeboat crew.
The launch of Solomon Browne
When the call goes out, a lifeboat crew stops what it is doing and gets to the lifeboat station with all due speed. All the crew of the Penlee boat lived in Mousehole, some of them being local fishermen, and some with other jobs. They included the landlord of the Ship Inn, for example. That night, most of the crew were socializing in the British Legion club in the village, but, knowing that they were on call and also being aware of the state of the weather, they would have kept their alcohol intake to a minimum.
The Coxswain was William Trevelyan Richards, at 56 a highly experienced lifeboatman who already had commendations for bravery for previous rescues. Richards knew that this was going to be a very dangerous mission, and for that reason he refused the services of Neil Brockman, aged 17, because his father was already in the crew, and the Coxswain would not risk the lives of two members of any one family. This is common practice in the lifeboat community. The lifeboat was launched shortly after 8pm, well after dark, into waves that reached as high as forty feet.
Solomon Browne did not have far to go to find the Union Star, which was approaching the rocks close to Boscawen Bay and the Tater Du lighthouse, only a few miles down the coast. A helicopter from the Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose was overhead, but conditions were so bad that it was impossible to winch anyone off the ship. Eventually the helicopter had to break off, and so did not witness the final outcome. There were also people on the cliff top, but in the darkness they could see very little apart from the lights of the two vessels.
Tragedy strikes
In those tumultuous seas, and in the dark, it was essential that nobody went into the water, as their chances of survival would be virtually nil. Solomon Browne therefore had no choice but to get alongside Union Star and for the crew and passengers to be helped across on to the lifeboat. Coxswain Richards was in radio contact with Falmouth Coastguards, and we know from the radio transcripts that several attempts were made get the two vessels as close as possible. On at least one occasion, it would appear that the lifeboat actually landed on the deck of the coaster and was then thrown off again.
We know that four people did manage to get aboard Solomon Browne, as Coxswain Richards’s final message was “we’ve got four off at the moment”. Exactly what happened next must be conjecture, because no more was heard from the Coxswain, and the watchers on the cliffs saw no more lights from shortly afterwards. Nobody from either vessel survived.
A huge rescue mission was launched, but nothing could be done. Other lifeboats were called out, but the Sennen Cove boat could not get round Land’s End, and the Lizard boat, from the other direction, only found wreckage when it arrived. Only eight bodies were ever recovered, four from Union Star and four from Solomon Browne. Union Star lay capsized at the foot of the cliffs for several days before she broke up, but little was ever found of Solomon Browne.
The aftermath
So what happened? It is highly unlikely that the lifeboat capsized, because all lifeboats of its class were self-rightable. However, if a huge wave had turned the boat over, would all of its crew have been washed over the side? Or was one more collision between the vessels too much for Solomon Browne’s wooden hull?
Whatever the cause, the result sent shockwaves through the whole country, which had been looking forward to Christmas and was suddenly reminded of the perils faced by seafarers and the courage of those who volunteer to save their lives.
The shock was particularly profound among those people whose living is made from the sea, and the entire population of south-west England. The custom at Mousehole itself has been, on the evening of 19th December every year, to extinguish all lights in the village as a mark of respect.
A local appeal raised three million pounds to support the families of the crew and provide fitting memorials, although many contributions came from well beyond the local area.
There are always “might have beens” that are asked on such occasions. Should Henry Morton have been required to take a tow from the Noord Holland? One consequence of the disaster has been that, in similar circumstances, today’s regulations demand exactly that. Had Morton’s three family members not been on board, would Solomon Browne have needed to make another attempt to get alongside? Perhaps so, given that only four people had been rescued and not five, but would it have been easier to rescue five seafarers rather than eight people who included two teenage girls? Such questions can be asked, but probably not answered.
There is still a Penlee lifeboat today, although the old lifeboat station is no longer used, being instead preserved as a memorial to Solomon Browne and her crew. In 1983, an Arun class lifeboat, the Mabel Alice, came into service, based at Newlyn. In 2003, a Severn class boat, the Ivan Ellen, came into service. Both boats have made many lifesaving rescues in recent years, including some that have earned awards for courage and outstanding service.
The full list of the lost crew of Solomon Browne, all of whom received posthumous awards, is as follows:
William Trevelyan Richards (age 56) (Coxswain)
James Madron (35) (2nd Coxswain)
Nigel Brockman (43)
John Blewett (43)
Kevin Smith (23)
Barrie Torrie (33)
Charles Greenhaugh (46)
Gary Wallis (23)
In 1992, Neil Brockman, who at 17 was refused a place aboard Solomon Browne on the night that his father lost his life, was appointed Coxswain of the Penlee lifeboat.
I grew up in Poole, which is where the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has its headquarters. I have known many men and women who have gained their living or recreation from the sea, and some who have been members of lifeboat crews. I am delighted to have this opportunity to pay my own tribute to the selfless dedication of these volunteers who put their lives at risk to help save others.
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