Saturday, 6 July 2019

As far as the eye can see


I somehow ended up "by the tide of Humber" once again, so I thought I'd show some of the delights that can be spotted hereabouts. On a clear day you can just about make out a tiny bump on the horizon way away to the south-east that is the water tower of Grimsby dock, it's 200 feet tall and from this distance (15 miles, give or take) looks not unlike a mini-Nelson's column. This is one of those place's where you can check the curvature of the earth as tops of ships peek over the horizon, last time I looked the earth was still roundish ...


Off to the east and on the north bank is the village of Paull with its stumpy white lighthouse,


south has the oil refineries and chemical works of north Lincolnshire and the little red buoy that shows which way the current's running,


and off to the west the familiar Humber bridge, the beginnings of the Lincolnshire Wolds and the delightful cement works in the background,


while northwards lurk untold dangers.

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