tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post8659189407067199476..comments2024-03-28T22:13:17.139+00:00Comments on Stonehenge and the Ice Age: Isles of Scilly on the agendaBRIAN JOHNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-58729147152645289862016-04-19T10:54:40.539+01:002016-04-19T10:54:40.539+01:00PS. Yes, I do use Facebook, but not for this sort...PS. Yes, I do use Facebook, but not for this sort of stuff. Mostly in connection with my novels:<br />www.marthamorgan.co.uk<br />https://www.facebook.com/mistressmarthamorgan/BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-79003201968579453822016-04-19T10:51:55.997+01:002016-04-19T10:51:55.997+01:00Nikki -- good to make contact. I have put quite a...Nikki -- good to make contact. I have put quite a few posts about the Scillies onto the blog now -- more to come. We had a fabulous time -- although I still regret not getting to Samson, Annet and the Eastern Isles. But in 8 days we did cover a lot of territory, and I clambered round the main islands, much to the irritation of my wife and other colleagues, looking at coastal exposures. But in the end we all did what we wanted to do, and met up for vast and exotic dinners in the Star Castle Hotel every evening. Your islands are VERY beautiful -- everybody should go there....BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-54031016472540913072016-04-19T10:28:31.098+01:002016-04-19T10:28:31.098+01:00Hi Brian!
I hope you had a lovely time in Scilly ...Hi Brian!<br /><br />I hope you had a lovely time in Scilly - I've found your blog really interesting. I hope you don't mind but I've shared it via the Isles of Scilly AONB FaceBook Page and our Community Archaeology Group. Do you use FaceBook at all?<br /><br />Many thanks & keep blogging!<br /><br />Nikki (IOS Wildlife Trust Communications Officer)Nikkihttp://www.ios-wildlifetrust.org.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-4311549467598694662016-04-06T18:59:50.420+01:002016-04-06T18:59:50.420+01:00Oh dear! I suspected as much, Caught only the last...Oh dear! I suspected as much, Caught only the last 15 minutes, so at least got to the essential nitty - gritty. At least we have lived through the Vinland discoveries.... shame about Columbus.TonyHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-89248499039533943412016-04-06T18:55:19.021+01:002016-04-06T18:55:19.021+01:00Thanks Tony -- yes, looks as if it will be rather ...Thanks Tony -- yes, looks as if it will be rather cold and windy......but at least we've got a nice warm hotel to stay in! Yes, I saw the Viking prog and was very disappointed. Dan has made some great programmes in the past, but this one was turgid and contrived. Could all have been said without all the drama and CGI in about ten minutes! Instead, they stretched it out over a full hour and bored the socks off both my wife and me.BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-27530796015756501662016-04-06T18:01:38.284+01:002016-04-06T18:01:38.284+01:00Apparently, we're currently generally experien...Apparently, we're currently generally experiencing cold winds originating from Arctic Canada last week, so hope it's not too blustery in The Scillies.<br /><br /> Incidentally, a very interesting programme presented by Dan Snow the other night (4th April) on BBC1, "The Vikings Uncovered", featuring "space archaeologist" Dr Sarah Parcak. Sarah uses satellites 383 miles above earth to spot ruins as small as 30cms buried beneath its surface. They ended up convinced they'd located and excavated in Newfoundland the most westerly Viking settlement ever discovered.<br /><br />Hope you have a stimulating time in The Scillies.TonyHnoreply@blogger.com