Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: boat

A sailing boat passing the lighthouse near the mouth of Sydney bay. We spent a week in Sydney back in 1979 en route to Medan in Sumatra. Having said that I'm not sure which lighthouse this is. Any ideas? Thanks to Graham I now realise this is Hornby lighthouse and the pic was taken from the harbour cruise ship.

The Barbican was the original dock area of Plymouth but is now a bustling tourist destination. Many Americans visit Plymouth to see The Mayflower Steps where the Pilgrims set sail for North America to found the new colony. HBM to everyone.

Taken from the train (GWR 2C77 the 16.18 from Plymouth) while crossing the River Tamar on Brunel's fabulous Royal Albert railway bridge. Riverside on the left was the site of the Saltash Ferry which was had been in operation since Norman times and was the only crossing of the Tamar here until the railway arrived. It ceased to run in 1961 when the adjacent Tamar Road Bridge opened. Devon to the left, Cornwall to the right.

A walk around the old town of Denia. Fishing boats in the port. Seen through the rigging in the distance is a Balearia ferry boat. One of the reasons for visiting Denia was to investigate the ferry service to Ibiza which is a 2 1/2 hour journey.

When the boat comes in...

Well just offshore Dover harbour actually. En route for Dunkirk on the ferry. (Belated) HBM, HWW and HFF to everyone! Three for the price of one.

A small wooden pleasure boat passing under the Old Bridge which crosses the river Neckar by the Altstadt at Heidelberg. HHH to everyone and have a great weekend.

Five years ago to the day we took a river trip along the beautiful Rhine gorge between Koblenz and Bingen/Rudesheim. This is the Burg Reichenstein in Trechtingshausen on the west bank of the river. Of course there has to be a train somewhere - just in view on the left is an electric multiple unit heading north towards Bingen with a power boat on the right seemingly racing it.... And oh yes, there is a fence so HFF everyone. Have a great weekend

It's still possible to get a virtually unspoilt view of Gas Street Basin at the junction of the Birmingham Canal Navigation & the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in the city centre of Birmingham. What was once a busy working transport hub at the heart of the city is a busy leisure hub with bars and restaurants today.

On the ferry from Ibiza to Formentera looking over the rear of the ship as we left the harbour at Eivissa. Another ferry boat is tied up at the dock.

Fishing boats in the harbour at Calpe. As always in Calpe the mass of Peñon d'Ifach dominates the skyline.

Fishermen still work on Inle lake & not just posing for the tourists. This chap is demonstrating the one-legged paddle action they adopt to move along leaving their hands free to cast the fishing net. All the while balancing on the end of that boat. Best seen large. Click Z.

As the sun sets, one man and his dog paddle across Swithland reservoir heading for Brazil Island. I'm pretty sure that boating on the res isn't really allowed. This was taken from BR Standard 5 73156 & we were running late returning to Loughborough so didn't hang about.

The preserved SS Robin moored/mothballed at the Royal Docks in East London. Built in 1890 the Robin is the only complete Victorian steam ship in existence and the only one left fitted with original steam engine and boiler, she is also the last large coastal cargo steam ship surviving of several thousand built around the world between 1850 and 1950. HFF to everyone & have a great weekend.

The view from the Esplanade in Fowey across the River Fowey to Polruan as a fishing boat departs. On the left is one of the two defensive blockhouses, one on each side of the harbour entrance, built in the 15th century. HFF (there is a fence in there!) everyone. Have a great weekend.

Mit Guter Beute Heimwarts (Homeward bound with a good catch) 1911 by Claus Friedrich Bergen (1885-1964). Claus Bergen visited Polperro in Cornwall for several months each autumn from 1908-1911 & initially made his name in Germany with his numerous paintings of Polperro subjects. Seen at Falmouth Art Gallery Cornwall.

The picture postcard scene at Mevagissey harbour.

When the tide is out at Rock/Padstow the river Camel becomes an area of wide sandbars. The famous Doom Bar at the mouth of the estuary was very dangerous to shipping in the days of sail and even today boats can come to grief on it. It's a nice pint too...