Flying High

Stood here looking across the St Marys River towards the USA a french speaking couple asked if I knew what the building on the far side was. At the time I had no idea, there was a large old sailing ship moored nearby and I wondered if it had a military function. There is also a large freighter and so I wondered if together it was a maritime museum. 

It turns out that the freighter the SS Valley Camp is a museum but the building is actually St Marys Falls Hydro Power Plant. The river has been diverted from above the locks via the Edison Sault Electric Company Canal.

However it wasn't the building that caught my attention I was really more interested in the way the early evening sunlight lit up the fountain giving it a warm glow. 

Lymington

I went to Lymington twice last year, once in June and later in August on a cycle ride with my youngest son.  On the second occasion it absolutely poured with rain and we had to shelter against a wall while the rain bounced off the ground and everything it touched.

The first visit in June was however much more enjoyable, with fish and chips and New Forest Ice Cream down by the harbour (watched closely by the seagull on the post). I liked the harbour with the mix of working vessels and pleasure boats.  A great place to sit on a summer's day.