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Tagalong Caitlin
(Paperback)
Katie Lang-Slattery; Illustrated by Ron Whitacre
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'Armed with this intrepid survey, we can see a brave new world down
there on the beach ... Exquisite revelation, of the most wonderful,
watery kind.' - Philip Hoare For many, the highlights of seaside
holidays are rockpooling and gathering the glorious array of shells
left strewn on the beach after the receding tide. Attracted by the
infinite variety of shapes and colours, visitors can never resist
making a souvenir collection of their own - but little do they
suspect the fascinating lives of the animals who once occupied
them. What if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only
we knew the language? Mr Street's delightful, informative guide
uncovers the secret history of each common shell, revealing not
only which marine creature once inhabited it but the unique
challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve. From barnacles to
oysters, cockles to sea slugs, winkles to carnivorous snails,
molluscs and lesser-known members of the octopus family, Shell Life
on the Seashore is the essential primer for recognising and
collecting both these curious specimens and the 'empties' they
leave behind - and will greatly increase the old-fashioned
pleasures of a coastal holiday for all the family.
In 2003 we went climbing with Muni and Rose to Varasova, a
limestone cliff in Greece east of Missolonghi. This 900m high
promontory that drops into the Ionian Sea is the home of Greek
climbing. There are over 200 routes, some sports routes of 3-4
pitches on the south face near the sea and some much longer trad
climbs of up to 18 pitches on the south-west face. The rock is very
solid, relatively sharp, mostly gray or yellow limestone of
outstanding quality. We climbed a lot of routes at VS standard with
a couple of longer more serious climbs. Scharlie also had an
adventure climbing the mountain to the summit on her own one day,
We visited Missolonghi where Byron had died of a fever fighting for
Greek independence, and Nafpaktos where Cervantes had lost an arm
fighting in the sea battle of Lepanto in the Gulf of Corinth, We
also went to Delphi where Rose and Scharlie had a race around the
400 m stadium.
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