The Victorian Internet

This is apparently the last remaining cable hut anywhere- where undersea cables come ashore from foreign climes. (Although not trans-atlantic, being south of Lands End, these ones go to places like Portugal, Gibraltar & Bilbao). It is a unique relic of the Cable Museum at Porthcurno.

Despite both Karen and myself being steeped in Telecommunications heritage, the museum wasn’t quite as interesting as we were expecting it to be. It does have some interesting wartime tunnels though.

 

 

 

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Back from the west country

We have just spent a very pleasant week down in Cornwall, staying on a small, quiet caravan site.

Reviewing my photos, I was bemused to see that visitors to St. Michael’s Mount were happy to paddle across the still covered causeway rather than queue up for the little boats.

(We caught the boat going, walked across a dry causeway returning).

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Tools of the trade

A very clever collage leaving present to colleague Brian by his Boss Graham…

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Not The Royal Wedding Video

(This is based on an American wedding walkdown seen on Youtube a while back).

Hat tip Ken Frost…

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Spot the horse

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