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It has been owned by the National Trust since 1994. With views across to Yr Eifl and Snowdonia, Porthdinllaen, with Nefyn and Morfa Nefyn, form a magnificent two miles , [3.2 km ] of sweepinbg bay.
There are only about two dozen buildings in Porthdinllaen, with the Ty Coch pub in the centre of the village.
I’ve always wondered why this sign is here. High up by the Cat & Fiddle it stands like a headstone in a really bleak location, but appears to be an ancient marker sign to the capital, London. That’s fine. I can imagine that a couple of hundred years ago, if you were walking or riding south it might be reassuring to know you are going the right way. But even with much faster modern travel, they don’t bother showing signs for ‘London’ on the M6 when you are still 190 miles away. And despite Google suggesting from here to there will take 53 hours if you walk, I think that’s a wee bit optimistic.
Having said that I am an optimist, and my eldest son will need to get to London a bit quicker tomorrow, before embarking on a flight to New Zealand. His young family of five are emigrating and will have to endure 24 hours in the same plane seat before arriving into 14 days quarantine in Auckland. Trying to emigrate during a pandemic has been a fraught time, jumping through all sorts of hoops for this and that, but finally they almost seem to be there, having had cancelled flights and health, and negative Covid checks to contend with too.
Who knows who the travellers were who passed this stone signpost a couple of hundred years ago. They might have been people turfed out of their homes during the Scottish Highland Clearances working their way south to a port to take them to a new life in Nova Scotia, or Newfoundland, Canada. A fair few went that way and virtually starved due to crop failures in the New World. Some chose to build a wooden ship, which they named “The Margaret” and sailed to the south of Australia, and then on to New Zealand settling in a little place called Waipu. I can’t imagine having the guts to make such a journey at such personal risk. We had taken modern travel for granted prior to Covid. But I’m glad my son with our young grandkids are not going by wooden ship. They will have enough challenges ahead as it is.
They'll be 11,250 miles away. I hope they find their paradise.
I was delighted to find two signposts that had been yarn bombed down a little side street in the city yesterday. Here is a view of both looking down the street.
Whilst everyone on the beach were taking photos of the sunset I decided to take a photo of this little group - wondered if they were lost or just enjoying the view:))
Have a good weekend everyone.
ps everyone - would be commenting and catching up this evening but I have had terrible problems with my server cutting off all the time and sooooooooo slow- so will visit soon when I get this sorted.
Taken at the crossing between Iron Mountain Pump Plant Rd. and Rice Rd. near the Joshua Tree NP in California.
Also called "Iron Mountain Signpost"
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Japanese Maple @ Showa Commemorative National Government Park
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Spotted when walking Ross in Mad Bess Wood this morning, There two sets of signposts are 50 years apart. The older metal ones on the right look out of place in the woods, unlike the were ones which have been upcycled from fallen trees in the woods.
The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination.
- Louis Kronenberger
Thanks alot for the latest explores! It's absolutely awesome:)
We could see our mountain hut for hours. We were so close and yet so far :D
The Sigma 35mm 1.4 did a really good job, it's now one of my favourite lenses:)
Thanks for your support! Have a great week:)
Map detail from one of the many signposts throughout the centre of Bristol.
This one is at Lawrence Hill.