With a group of Ramblers from Benfleet to Southend, along the trodden path, with views of muddy marshes and Thames Estuary. And that huge Essex sky!
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| ... based on the tradition of leaving old boats in the marshes to rot away |
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The culmination of research on 'lost species' is now imprinted on the boat...
In the summer of 2015 the vessel was floated to dock and the artists routered the
names of the species into the hull and deck. The vessel was then
returned to the marsh. |
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| These are the real thing |
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| Soon you start |
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| to see these wrecks everywhere |
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| The signage had an organic, ephemeral feel, too |
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| hmm, maybe not this one! |
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| and, hmm again, maybe not these either... |
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Food experience #1 - ripe fruit of the passion-flower vine - tastes good!
(lots of pips, though, if that sort of thing bothers you...) |
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Food experience #2 - Illy coffee at the seaside - would you
expect it to be instant coffee in a little sachet? Well, maybe
you would, actually... Upside is the price, only £1.20 for a
big (weak) cup. And the sea in the distance. |
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| Horizons and a group of swimmers |
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| Unusually fuzzy lamp post |
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| And a building going the way of those abandoned boats |
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| Taken from the train back to London |
An easy 7 miles along a well-trodden path and seawall. With good company. I hope to do it again before too long.
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