tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post7970402337210685357..comments2023-07-25T09:14:24.599-04:00Comments on Transit Notes: A WALK ON WYE ISLANDGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-6481010084676472412010-05-12T08:07:43.073-04:002010-05-12T08:07:43.073-04:00Mary,
What a pleasure to know that someone in New...Mary,<br /><br />What a pleasure to know that someone in New Zealand is reading my blog. I am also fascinated to learn that someone half a world away is so familiar with the history of one little corner of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Nice to have you visit my site, and I hope you find other things here that will interest you.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-53439700546537880672010-05-12T00:42:03.480-04:002010-05-12T00:42:03.480-04:00In a desperate bid to fit more books into my overf...In a desperate bid to fit more books into my overflowing bookshelves (I'm a publisher) I recently tried to dispose of some rarely if ever read books. On my travels along the shelves I came across Boyd Gibbons' book 'Wye Island', about the monumental battle that took place in the 1970s when a developer threatened to build hundreds of houses on the island. The walk you've just enjoyed was made possible by the collective opposition to this development plan from hundreds of people, from fishermen to tycoons. In 1974 the developer gave up and went away. I've been reading this book (for the first time) on my bus to work each day. It is beautifully written and highly thought-provoking. By the way, we have many of these battles out here in New Zealand. Development never sleeps, and neither do developers.Mary Varnhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-51560300890875029342010-04-29T16:23:35.589-04:002010-04-29T16:23:35.589-04:00Thanks to everyone for the thoughtful comments on ...Thanks to everyone for the thoughtful comments on this posting. Glad to have you on board, Tim. Hitch-hikers are always welcome because a summer of hitch-hiking around Europe when I was twenty-one was the most pivotal point in my life.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-29117223720669488082010-04-29T15:58:06.536-04:002010-04-29T15:58:06.536-04:00You have some really beautiful photographs and som...You have some really beautiful photographs and some great quotes on your blog.Tim Sheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931913325290043598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-13284861882614000442010-04-25T06:07:24.416-04:002010-04-25T06:07:24.416-04:00I enjoyed sharing your walk experience and I do li...I enjoyed sharing your walk experience and I do like the photographs. I see that I should be grateful to enjoy so many free paths in the Czech Republic as there aren't many private areas here where the entrance wouldn't be allowed for hikers. The main "forbidden" areas I know about are military zones but they are not that large nowadays and many areas have been re-open to public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-33711321035533174212010-04-24T17:20:09.364-04:002010-04-24T17:20:09.364-04:00I think we don't always appreciate all the foo...I think we don't always appreciate all the footpaths and rights of way that we have in England - though it is only in recent years that this has been the case, many people have fought long and hard for the right to roam that we all enjoy now. I hope you enjoy the Coast to Coast walk, a friend of mine who is 80 has just completed it, she did the first half last year and the second half earlier this month. I hope I'm that fit when I'm 80!Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-6734974243218777932010-04-24T11:48:50.187-04:002010-04-24T11:48:50.187-04:00Ahh - pure delight! The waft and weave of your wo...Ahh - pure delight! The waft and weave of your words moved me in time and space to Wye Island. Nice to be accompanied by Thoreau, Frost and Emerson - no doubt they appreciated your zen approach which makes time and measurements cease. Thank you.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-52853226963986384852010-04-24T11:44:26.747-04:002010-04-24T11:44:26.747-04:00That sounds a lovely walk. (Good idea to get in tr...That sounds a lovely walk. (Good idea to get in training for the Coast-to-Coast as the steepest hills of the entire walk come on the 2nd day!)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.com