It was an early morning walk through a
completely dank cemetery this morning and onward, via the back-water, to
catch the X53 Poole bus. I must be asked by one person or another, more
or less on a weekly basis, if the
HOODED
MERGANSER is still in residence at Radipole, which today it most
certainly was. As the bus pull away, the visibility across Weymouth Bay
must have been about 3 - 4 miles, but the further east we went more
reduced became the outlook. The weather didn't brighten at all during
the day, but for me all else was bright as I arrived at the home of my
old shipmate John (Ginger) Prince and his lovely wife Val for something
of a bon voyage lunch. Ginge and I have known each other since he
was effectively my 'boss' on HMS Undaunted in 1967, and have remained
firm friends ever since. All else was 'pulling up a bollard' and
'swinging the lamp', returning home late afternoon.
For the sake of a little more 'eye-candy' I can continue the South American journey, calling in at Caracas, Venezuela.
In
the heart of the city lies the Parqu del Este, which on the face of it
looks like any other provincial park, except that this one holds
'dozens' of exotic bird species such as:-
There could be some more tomorrow from the Parqu and elsewhere.
