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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 274009" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>As I type this, husband is going through photos to place them onto a flickr link. We'll have them up soon.</p><p></p><p>About the sgian dubh (pronounced "skee-an doo") - it's a ceremonial knife to be worn tucked into the top of the sock. I remember a flatmate who had the full knife in scabbard in his sock, but these days (especially with our knife laws) people just have a false knife hilt made of plastic, designed to look like the real thing. Much cheaper, too. Although we could get around the laws by claiming ceremonial dress, it does still cause trouble when officials get officious, in the same way some clubs which require headwear to be removed, will refuse entry to Sikhs unless thye take off their turbans.</p><p></p><p>The problem with the jetty - these ones were made form slats of timber, with wide spaces between just right for snagging a stiletto heel. As we walked easy child in, I snagged a heel and nearly fell, I had to stop and haul hard on the heel to wrench it loose.</p><p></p><p>I was talking to best friend (the MC) yesterday about the wedding, she mentioned how after the ceremony she and difficult child 3 were leaning on the railing overlooking the jetty, watching the sharks swimming underneath. So nephew was right to be nervous. PLus there have been shark attacks recently, under just those circumstances. It's because there have been fishing bans on sharks (and often on other fish) and this has pushed numbers up.</p><p></p><p>The water temperature - it would have been about 22 C, or 71 F.</p><p></p><p>The patch of green to the right is where we had the ceremony. The reception was in the long room right next to that area.</p><p>It's so close to the lake entrance there, that as the tide goes in and out, the current runs really fast, so fast it creates a wake on the boats which are moored. Imagine a bow wave on a moored boat! Look at the photo at the bottom of the Milanos link, you can see the way the water is swirling from the tidal flow. It's often even more obvious than that.</p><p>Fish of all sizes gather there for food and shelter, it's good fishing there. The headland just to the north of this spot is a mangrove, plus there are more mangroves nearby. Fish nurseries. Again, rich source of fishy food. easy child's place is just on the other side of the mangrove headland immediately to the north, five minutes away either by car or boat. We could have walked there, if there had been a path. It was so close, because it needed to be close for sister in law's mother who can't travel far.</p><p></p><p>I can't rest too much this weekend, husband is sick and needs a bit of TLC. It's probably the same cold difficult child 3 was fighting during the wedding, he gave it to everyone else and as husband & I were sharing a single boxy motel room with difficult child 3 and his coughing, we could hardly fail to be infected.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 274009, member: 1991"] As I type this, husband is going through photos to place them onto a flickr link. We'll have them up soon. About the sgian dubh (pronounced "skee-an doo") - it's a ceremonial knife to be worn tucked into the top of the sock. I remember a flatmate who had the full knife in scabbard in his sock, but these days (especially with our knife laws) people just have a false knife hilt made of plastic, designed to look like the real thing. Much cheaper, too. Although we could get around the laws by claiming ceremonial dress, it does still cause trouble when officials get officious, in the same way some clubs which require headwear to be removed, will refuse entry to Sikhs unless thye take off their turbans. The problem with the jetty - these ones were made form slats of timber, with wide spaces between just right for snagging a stiletto heel. As we walked easy child in, I snagged a heel and nearly fell, I had to stop and haul hard on the heel to wrench it loose. I was talking to best friend (the MC) yesterday about the wedding, she mentioned how after the ceremony she and difficult child 3 were leaning on the railing overlooking the jetty, watching the sharks swimming underneath. So nephew was right to be nervous. PLus there have been shark attacks recently, under just those circumstances. It's because there have been fishing bans on sharks (and often on other fish) and this has pushed numbers up. The water temperature - it would have been about 22 C, or 71 F. The patch of green to the right is where we had the ceremony. The reception was in the long room right next to that area. It's so close to the lake entrance there, that as the tide goes in and out, the current runs really fast, so fast it creates a wake on the boats which are moored. Imagine a bow wave on a moored boat! Look at the photo at the bottom of the Milanos link, you can see the way the water is swirling from the tidal flow. It's often even more obvious than that. Fish of all sizes gather there for food and shelter, it's good fishing there. The headland just to the north of this spot is a mangrove, plus there are more mangroves nearby. Fish nurseries. Again, rich source of fishy food. easy child's place is just on the other side of the mangrove headland immediately to the north, five minutes away either by car or boat. We could have walked there, if there had been a path. It was so close, because it needed to be close for sister in law's mother who can't travel far. I can't rest too much this weekend, husband is sick and needs a bit of TLC. It's probably the same cold difficult child 3 was fighting during the wedding, he gave it to everyone else and as husband & I were sharing a single boxy motel room with difficult child 3 and his coughing, we could hardly fail to be infected. Marg [/QUOTE]
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