I don’t know about anybody else out there but life here in Frampton has gradually got into some sort of rhythm. Our debate in the evening here is what are we eating tomorrow? Have to say we are eating well and being imaginative with things we find in the freezer and those lost items lurking in the back of the cupboard! The morning debate is when to fit in our exercise. I vary my exercise from a walk one day with my binoculars round my neck to a vigorous cycle usually involving at least one Cotswold Hill. My only new migrant today was on my ride was a pair of swifts (seems early for them) . Amazing, awesome, aviators who spend almost all their time in the air only landing to nest.
Thanks for the comments on my St Helena ramblings. So today I thought I would continue with roads so there is a little repetition from last time. This is what I wrote while I was on the island about roads.
“All the roads are narrow more like our country lanes apart from it is flax that swarms along the roadside. There are very few flat bits on the whole island. Like in Jamestown the roads bend back on themselves tightly as they ascend or descend quickly. You do need your wits about you and the power assisted steering is a great asset! The secret is not to drive quickly, try where possible to think ahead and anticipate! The road down to Sandy Bay is incredible-you are turning the steering wheel at speed frequently in both directions as you descend and you pray nothing is coming up-the thought of reversing up is daunting.
I achieved a notable success on my third weekend while driving up from Sandy Bay. I came across a car that had stalled and the battery was flat. I end up taking control after several of us huff and puff turning the car around so it is facing down. the hill. I bump start the car down this dramatic, twisting and potentially dangerous road. My heart is racing and I feel the butterflies dancing round my stomach. Once the engine is roaring my next problem is I have to turn the car around! How? I boldly attempt my tightest ever 3 point turn (this is what I failed on in my first driving test). If I misjudge this the drop is considerable (an understatement!) What a star, what a hero1 I am smirking with pride as I deliver the car back to the owner watched by Mike Clancy the Deputy Governor.”
The picture below isn’t what happened to my vehicle but shows how vehicles were brought to the island because the ship anchors in the bay and everything is listed onto types of barges.There is more on my driving experiences on the island which I might write about later. Tomorrow I will write something about the “Saints”.
Yesterday’s quiz answers I think they may of been fairly straightforward although the “Burnley Lara” would need some cricket knowledge!
a) Boz is Charles Dickens b) Eric Blair is better known as George Orwell c) J.K. Rowling is Robert Galbraith d) Lewis Carroll is Charles Dodgson e) Jimmy Anderson is Burnley’s finest!
Today’s questions are all about speed as I watched those swifts today!
a) What is the fastest fish in the world? b) What do 9.58 seconds and 10.49 seconds have in common? c)How quick was the fastest goal in professional soccer? d) How many balls did it take Brendon McCullum to score the fastest Test Match Hundred? What steam engine holds the world speed record for steam engines and what year was this achieved?
