Autoglass Automaton

 

I was minding my own business concentrating on driving my car to the supermarket, when the windscreen was struck with gravel that had been thrown up from the road by a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. At first I did not think there had been any damage, and it wasn’t until the following day that I noticed a 30 centimetre crack in the offside, lower corner of the windscreen. A closer inspection revealed two small pits in the glass, and three in the adjacent alloy frame. One piece of gravel had hit the screen with such force that it had caused the crack.

I looked at the policy document of my car insurance and found to my relief that the screen could be repaired for £10 or be replaced for £75, providing it was done by Autoglass. I telephoned them and made an appointment for the work to be carried out at my home. A description of the damage confirmed my suspicion that the windscreen would have to be replaced.

The day of the repair was last Wednesday, when the temperature was below freezing. I was expecting the technician to arrive mid-afternoon, because the timeslot given was between 12.00 and 16.00. At 15.30 there was no sign of him. Ten minutes later I received a call to say he was finishing a repair nearby and he would be with me shortly. At 15.55 his van reversed into my drive, but I had my doubts he could complete the task before dark.

Within seconds he set up his bench, extracted a windscreen from his van and thoroughly cleaned it. He continued working like a speedy automaton that had been programmed with the actions of skilful technician. Darkness fell, and I thought that was it, but he set up a floodlight and continued working at a phenomenal rate. By 16.55 a new windscreen was securely in place.

I asked this remarkable automaton how long he had been doing the job.  Without a trace of Dalekese he replied, “Twenty-five years.”  I praised and thanked him for his labour, whereupon he smiled, as humans do. Truly he was one of those rare workers who earn their keep.

Oh, that there were more like him, because this Country would be Great Britain again.

Links

Autoglass

http://www.autoglass.co.uk/  

Dalek

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek

Automaton

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/automaton

Titmouse Day Sailer by Sam Rabl

 

Here are a number of photos of ‘Puddleduck’ built in 1961.  She’s a 15’ x 6’ 6” day sailer designed by Sam Rabl. If her bowsprit is included, her length overall is 17’ 6”. Her carvel hull has been strip-planked and splined. For a boat over 50 years old she would appear to be in good nick. An attractive and useful feature is her furling headsail. Her auxiliary power is a 3 HP Seagull outboard. Her mainsail is gaff rigged and she has a topsail. Her lifting centreplate and kick-up rudder make her ideal for shallow water sailing.

Links

Homebuilt Titmouse by Sam Rabl

http://www45.pair.com/michaele/boat.htm

Photos of a Sam Rabl Titmouse

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26687363@N05/sets/72157627556698553/  

Images of a Titmouse and Others

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sam+rabl+titmouse&qpvt=sam+rabl+titmouse&FORM=IGRE

‘Meadowbird’  - 16’ version

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/projects/meadowbird/index.cfm

‘Precious’, a Sam Rabl designed Picaroon

http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/precious-a-sam-rabl-designed-picaroon.html

'Precious', a Sam Rabl Picaroon for sale in San Diego

http://70point8percent.blogspot.fr/2010/02/precious-sam-rabl-picaroon-for-sale-in.html

‘Skylark’ Again

 

In August, 2010 I featured an unusual junk-rigged yacht at Titchmarsh Marina, Essex. Her name was ‘Skylark’, and she was obviously a one-off. I was vaguely attracted to her, despite certain shortcomings. In December of 2011 I saw her again and she was looking really neglected. I made a tentative enquiry to find out if she was for sale. Initially, the owner could not be contacted, but in February of last year I was told he would accept an offer. I returned to ‘Skylark’ for another look and I was sorely tempted. I thought she would be far more expensive than my budget; nevertheless, I made a ridiculously low offer. Needless to say, it was rejected.

Over two months later the owner contacted me and said he would accept my offer!! By then it was too late. The deadline for a project I had intended doing if I had bought her, had passed and I was on a completely different tack. I was looking for a much smaller boat, one that I could keep in my garage - Those who follow this blog will know that I bought ‘Sandpiper’, a ‘C’ Type West Wight Potter. I spent the first half of the summer doing her up.

Anyway, I was at Titchmarsh Marina on Monday, and out of curiosity I had another peep at ‘Skylark’. She was even more neglected. Most of her running rigging had perished and her paintwork was in need of urgent attention. She had a wonderful crop of weeds below the waterline. One thing I will say in her favour is that her interior is first-class, and she has 7 foot headroom. However, I’m relieved I did not buy her because I believe she will not sail well. She has far too much windage and she rolls very easily. I could get her moving like a pendulum by repeatedly pressing the side deck with my fingertips. I do not like her twin rudders. She does not have an engine, which would make manoeuvring in confined spaces difficult.

Links

‘Skylark’ – an unusual junk-rigged Yacht

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/skylark-unusual-junk-rigged-yacht.html

Varnishing ‘Sandpiper’

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/varnishing-sandpiper.html

Titchmarsh Marina

http://www.titchmarshmarina.co.uk/  

Ship’s Battery

 

The forecast for tonight is very cold with a widespread sharp frost and risk of ice on untreated surfaces. The BBC weather map for my area shows minus 2 degrees Celsius. In view of the longer range forecast predicting colder weather to come, I thought it would be wise to bring ‘Sandpiper’s’ battery into the house. There I can more conveniently charge and discharge it periodically until the spring when I’m hoping I’ll embark on a cruise to the West Country.

Links

Battery Maintenance – ‘Sandpiper’

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/battery-maintenance-sandpiper.html

A Ship’s Battery for ‘Sandpiper’

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/ships-battery-for-sandpiper.html

• This Evening and Tonight

Scattered light wintry showers across Norfolk and Suffolk. Overnight showers are expected to become mainly confined to the coast. Very cold with a widespread sharp frost and a risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Areas of freezing fog may develop.

 

‘Constance’, a Badger Class Junk Yacht

 

Last February I did an article about a ‘Badger’ class yacht that was moored at Walton Yacht Basin by Walton and Frinton Yacht Club. (See link below) Well, she’s still there, looking just as smart as when I first saw her. Today I took new photos, and from one of them I’ve discovered her name is ‘Constance’.

When boats are moored in places like Walton Basin, tucked away behind lock gates, I suspect they are very seldom taken for a sail. Because of tidal constraints they can only escape at or near high-water. Walton Yacht Basin has no freshwater source for topping it up, which means the depth of water within the basin is determined by the height of the sill. There’s about six feet clearance at high water springs. At neaps, only shallow draught yachts can come and go. Therefore I wasn’t surprised when I saw yachts in the basin that I had seen before.

It isn’t my concern what owners do with their yachts, but I am amazed that many of them are happy to let their expensive vessels sit year after year in a marina or a canal, very seldom taking them to sea. I will confess, however, that after owning and sailing boats for many years, I no longer want to get into situations that end up becoming commando exercises. On that score it’s far better to sit and stare while dreaming.

 When I was younger I quite often found myself being challenged physically and mentally, because of being over ambitious. Those days when I extensively cruised my boats, irrespective of conditions, are gone. Now, I have a maxim that sailing should be first and foremost pleasurable, an activity done at my leisure and for my enjoyment. Unless the weather is fine I have no desire to put to sea; if the distance is far, I do it only of necessity, hoping the journey will be accomplished without trauma.

 Other things have changed. Competitiveness has gone. Racing is of no interest to me, except as a spectator. Large boats are out, because they ‘are’ hassle and expensive. Small boats are in, because they bring most fun and they are cheap. I can be happiest when sat in the cockpit of my 14’ West Wight Potter after a non-arduous day; the sun is setting, a meal is on my lap. While eating I take in new surroundings that are being transformed into wonderful shades of purple darkness until they become phantoms in the silence of a starlit night.

‘Constance’, lovely as she is, could never outshine  my tiny gem.

Links

‘Badger’

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/badger.html

‘Badger’ Class Yacht

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/badger-class-yacht.html

Exterior Lighting and Global Warming

 

I normally take my daily walk during the hours of daylight, but today there were visitors at the house; therefore I postponed my walk until after they had gone. By that time it was dark. About halfway through, with another mile-and-a-half to go, I became aware of porch lights being activated by my movement. Then I became conscious that there were many houses with exterior lights permanently on. Perhaps they were illuminating pathways or steps for safety reasons; maybe they were there to give peace of mind by eliminating dark shadows. It was obvious that some were to show off property. They were trained on buildings to reveal architectural features, such as pseudo Tudor boarding, decorative brickwork, exterior rendering and wrought ironwork.

In all, within a mile-and-a-half, I counted more than a hundred and fifty lights permanently on. I suppose the amount of electricity consumed by them in comparison to street lights was but a tiny fraction. Nevertheless they added to the whole light emission from Planet Earth. When seen from outer space, the shape of continents can be deciphered by the glow of lights, all of them adding to global warming and light pollution.

Somehow we are not getting the picture. We do not care. We are not bothered about the future. We won’t be around to suffer the consequences, but we cannot deny that the activity of humans has changed the face of our planet more than any animal species. That is not a premise; it is a fact. Those changes are particularly evident when measured in terms of destruction to the world’s forests and jungles. They are also seen in the expanse of habitations, cities, towns and villages that cover large areas of land. Pollution and heat emission caused by industrial activity has reached an all time high, and there is abundant evidence of man’s adverse affect upon marine animals.

On Wednesday, 9^th January, Prince Charles, speaking at a European Union conference on global warming, warned of the consequences of not tackling the problem by reducing emissions. We can turn a blind eye and not care about generations to come, or we can each do our part. Those parts need not be great, because many small parts can make a great difference.

Do we really need to keep our porch light on?

All Links relate to Prince Charles, and they are in chronological order, the most recent first.

Prince of Wales: climate change sceptics 'playing a reckless game of roulette' (13^th January, 2013)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/8314052/Prince-of-Wales-climate-change-sceptics-playing-a-reckless-game-of-roulette.html

PRINCE CHARLES ON CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL WARMING SCEPTICS ARE ALL LIARS (4^th February, 2010)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4980347/Global-warming-has-reached-a-defining-moment-Prince-Charles-warns.html

The Green Hypocrites: Prince Charles and Gordon Brown take separate jets... to lecture the world on global warming (16^th December, 2009)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1236249/The-Green-Hypocrites-Prince-Charles-Gordon-Brown-separate-jets--lecture-world-global-warming.html

Global warming has reached a 'defining moment,' Prince Charles warns (12^th March, 2009)

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/156294

Prince's plea over climate change (27^th October, 2005)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4380658.stm

Blogspot and Google

 



'Faith', my old Paradox sailboat caught on Google Street View

As you may know, blogging with Blogspot is entirely free. That is the main reason I gave up making and maintaining my own websites. I’ve been with Blogspot for 7 years and altogether I have uploaded 1,497 articles, and at least three times as many photographs. Until about a fortnight ago photos could be uploaded directly from my computer’s hard drive, but without warning this method was rescinded. The remaining options for uploading photos are from Picassa Web Albums, mobile phones, webcams or URLs.

It seems to me that Google is seeking more and more control over those who use their programs. Their aim is to increase their assets for financial gain. The more they learn about us the more they can assert their power and influence upon us. If we are not vigilant, their vigorous marketing of Google Chrome will have us accepting it as our main browser. What we see through the screen of our computer, tablet or mobile phone, will to a certain extent be channelled to where Google wants to take us, whether it is social networking sites, blogs or comparison supermarkets like their ‘Beat that Quote.com’.

Google has the world’s biggest search engine, earning billions, reaping revenue from the clicking of mice throughout the Planet. Google has mapped the Earth in great detail and has photographed the streets of cities and towns for Google Earth’s Street View. My old Paradox sailboat 'Faith', was caught on Google Street View. (See first link below)

I could go on and on about Google manipulation, but the upshot is that when I want to upload photos to my Google owned blog I have to do it from my mobile. If I had not opted out from having every photo I take on my mobile from being automatically uploaded to Blogspot I would have had to pay the bill for being online during the process. There would be no extra bill if my phone was connected by WIFI, but more often than not, I take photos out of doors where the only connection is GSM which would be slow and very expensive.

Every photo you see on my blog from a week or so ago has been uploaded from my phone. I am not  happy with this new restriction. If there are any Blogspot bloggers who can still upload photos from the hard drive of their computer, please let me know, because it could be a glitch affecting my computer’s Blogger application.

Links

My old Paradox ‘Faith’ caught on Google Street View!!

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=50.678689,-2.090422&panoid=MCiD9O3yW0cdR2NxVKaOtQ&cbp=12,51.23,,1,10.38&ll=50.678622,-2.090492&spn=0,359.862671&t=h&z=13

List of mergers and acquisitions by Google

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Google_Inc

Google Chrome

https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/chrome/browser/?installdataindex=nosearch&hl=en-GB&brand=CHFX&utm_campaign=en-GB&utm_source=en-GB-oa-emea-uk-bk-bing&utm_medium=oa

Google News

https://news.google.com/ 

Google Maps

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=nl

Google Earth

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/index.html

Google Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth

Blogger.com

http://www.blogger.com/

Google Official Blog

http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Google Investment in Green Power Sources

 http://www.google.com/green/energy/investments/ 

Beat that Quote.com

http://www.beatthatquote.com/  

Leftovers

 

I don’t know about you, but the amount of food that is wasted is beyond belief, and it has come to light that between 30% and 50% of purchased food is never consumed! Considering the shortage of food in many parts of the world, such wastage is criminal. Wasting food on this scale causes damage to the environment and the loss of diminishing resources. The more food we purchase the more expensive it becomes for those who live in developing countries.

I feel ashamed that I am British, because on average every year each one of us wastes 112 kilograms of food. If only we could be less choosy about the quality of the food we eat and purchase less of it, research shows that we could save ourselves as much as £50 a month. Now £600 pounds a year credited to our bank account is worth more than just thinking about it.

Action is required to limit the amount of food we eat, but supermarkets are partly to be blamed for us purchasing more food than we need. They offer for sale only fruit and vegetables that meet a test of near perfection. Beans must be straight, apples must be uniformly large and slight imperfections of shape or quality are not acceptable. Offers of two for one tempt us to buy more food than we can consume. Sealed packing often prevents us from selecting smaller quantities. Production of ready-to- cook meals entails enormous losses through selective trimming for achieving aesthetically pleasing presentation and standard unity. Much food is lost between the time of harvesting and the time of arrival at markets and processing plants.

Christmas is a particularly bad time for food waste on account of people buying more than they require. Using leftovers for the main meal on Boxing Day does not make up for all the mince pies, Christmas puddings, nuts, chocolates, dates, cream and fudge that remain uneaten. Then we wonder why there is an obesity epidemic in our Country.

Links

How to cut food waste

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/11/how-cut-down-food-waste

Scots households throw away 600,000 tonnes in food waste every year

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/209287-scots-households-throw-away-600000-tonnes-in-food-waste-every-year/  

Love Food, Hate Waste

http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/

Food Waste in the United Kingdom

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_waste_in_the_United_Kingdom

Supermarket Landfills

http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/yorkslincs/series7/supermarket_landfills.shtml

Brownfield Site

 

I often walk between my home and the centre of the village, and as I do, I notice changes to the landscape. There used to be a bungalow at a corner by a mini-roundabout. The property was allowed to deteriorate until it was in danger of falling down. The only reason it didn’t collapse was because there was a covering of ivy and other growth holding it together. Within the hedged and fenced perimeter there were several dilapidated, rusted cars and vans.

Without warning, a time came when the vehicles were speedily removed and bulldozers flattened the unsightly landmark. It was a shock to me, as I was accustomed to the ugly feature that had often caused me to ponder how the couple who lived there could accept their situation. That part of the village was vastly changed by the demolition. Instead of dense foliage and an umbrella of trees there was an open space. A place of shadow was transformed into a place of light - not that it was wonderfully attractive, because of rubble, twisted pipes and conduit littering the ground.

Curiosity caused me to speculate what might happen to the land classified as ‘brownfield’, i.e., a site previously built on, often industrial, ready for redevelopment. Rumours were ripe in the village for another mini market. In competition with the Co-op a new Sainsbury's convenience store recently opened, and a Costcutter, too.  What next? Surely, the Council would not give permission for yet another store!

Today I walked to the village, and to my surprise, there was a drilling rig in operation at the corner site. They couldn’t be drilling for oil, could they?  Out of curiosity I took note of the wording on the side of the rig: ‘Cannon Piling’. Immediately, things were put into perspective. Work had begun on building a new property, most likely a large house, as is the norm these days. Small houses are seldom built, because there's less profit to be made from them.

Time will tell, but I feel sure it will not be a TESCO superstore.

Links

Cannon Piling

http://cannonpiling.co.uk/

Brownfield Sites

 http://www.sustainablebuild.co.uk/BrownfieldSites.html

Costcutter

http://www.costcutter.co.uk/

Sainsbury’s Convenience Stores

 http://www.sainsburys-convenience.co.uk/index.html

Evidence before a Court

 

Evidence being collated

Have you ever had to prepare evidence before a court or an employment tribunal? On behalf of a friend I am compiling evidence and making a case in support of that person’s claims. I am not a lawyer, nor have I received training in law. The language spoken and procedures followed in a court or tribunal are well understood by experienced solicitors and barristers. They have the advantage when opposing unqualified and untrained people, particularly those representing themselves.

Fairness, impartiality and justice are the cornerstones of our judicial system. However, when it comes to the poor and uneducated of our Land, they have a distinct disadvantage, because they find themselves completely overwhelmed within an alien environment that is beyond their comprehension. Unable to lucidly express truths of their pleas they are nonplussed. To make matters worse, they have few resources for obtaining professional help for presenting their case. Many of them wouldn’t have a clue as to how to obtain Legal Aid, and going to a Citizen’s Advice Bureau would be a daunting experience.

Legal Aid is a means-tested benefit given to those who are eligible for it, but for those with finances marginally above the limit, the cost of employing a solicitor or a barrister is often beyond them. If they were claiming money owed, the cost of employing professional representation before and in court could be more than what is rightfully theirs! Worse still, if their case is thrown out, they could be required to pay costs.

The moral of the story for the poor and disadvantaged is to avoid going to court, for there they may not find justice unless they can be well represented by solicitors or barristers. Where is the justice in this? My friend will be self-represented; therefore the evidence I am collating has to be clearly seen as the truth and nothing but the truth, but will there be justice? I sincerely hope so.

Links

Legal Aid

 http://www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid

Importing a Paradox to the UK from the US East Coast

 

Leslie's 'Tardis'

I discovered that Lezlie Henson’s Paradox was for sale at Kema, Houston, Texas, USA, and I contacted her to explore the possibility of buying and importing the boat. She made enquiries regarding the costs of shipping and came back with the sad news that it would be as much or more than she wants for the boat, that’s in the region of 3,000 US dollars or £1,861.00. I decided to do my own estimate of how much it would cost to become the owner with the boat sitting in my garage.

I started my research by contacting a local shipping agent based at Felixstowe, Essex, England.

They came up with the following figures: Freight, in a sealed 20’ container from Houston to Felixstowe 2,100 dollars (£1,309); Transmission Handling fee at Felixstowe £125.00; Import Service payment £25.00; Port Security charge £35.00; Custom’s Clearance £55.00; LOL (Lift on lift off) £60.00; and RHD (Removing boat and trailer from container) £155.00. The total of these amounts come to £1,764.00. To this must be added UK VAT and import duty, plus the cost of handling the boat before and after she has been shipped. I don’t know for sure the VAT rate for the boat and trailer, but they are both likely to be in the region of 17.5% which works out at £326.00 approximately. I think import duty is 1.7% which equals about £28.00

Furthermore, one must add the price of the boat and trailer, bringing the grand total to £3,979.00 (6,390 UD dollars).

To learn more about VAT and import duty I did an in-depth study of the UK Customs and Excise website, but I could not find the answers. After phoning them I discovered that it would be necessary to know the correct Commodity Code, without which the correct VAT and import duty cannot be ascertained. Because ‘Tardis’ is an unfinished, amateur built boat she has be assigned a particular Commodity Code. After spending several minutes waiting on the phone I was told I would need to speak to guys at a different department which would not be open until tomorrow.

The issue is further complicated because the boat comes with a second-hand trailer which has its own VAT code. This means that both the trailer and the boat must have separate invoices to determine how much VAT must be paid. The total figure for buying and importing Lezlie’s Paradox, including the trailer to the UK would be in the region of £4,000.00.

Remember, ‘Tardis’ is unfinished; hardware and materials for her windows must be purchased. Shaping and fitting them and finishing the boom have to be done. That is not the end of expenses and labour, because I believe she lacks a yuloh, anchors, fenders and the usual cruising gear, but I think she has a single burner Coleman stove fitted to gimbals.

If I lived near Houston I would be there in a flash to hand over the money Leslie wants in exchange. I believe‘Tardis’ must be exceedingly good value for money.

That’s life!

Links

Leslie’s World (Where details of ‘Tardis’ can be found)

http://lezliesworld.blogspot.co.uk/  

HM Revenue and Customs - Imports and purchases from abroad: paying and reclaiming VAT

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/international/imports/importing.htm



Boat Chitchat

Vestas Sailrocket

Time allows for change, and nothing stays the same. Over the past month or so I’ve touched on a few topical boating stories: There have been Vestas Sailrocket’s world speed record successes; the Vendée Globe single-handed yacht race around the world, and Charlie Pitcher’s commitment to rowing alone across the North Atlantic in an effort to gain the world record for the shortest time to do it. Charlie hopes to complete the 3,000 mile crossing in less than 40 days.

Charlie Pitcher

 

Vendée Globe

Since posting the above blogs (See links below) Vestas Sailrocket has broken her own records for being the fastest sailing vessel over a distance of 500 metres and one nautical mile. In the Vendée Globe only 13 competitors remain in the Race, the leader at this time, Francois Gabart sailing ‘Macif’, will shortly enter the doldrums in the Southern Atlantic after having passed south of the Great Capes. Charlie Pitcher arrived at La Gomera yesterday, 7^th January for final sea trials before setting off on his attempt.

All in all, this amounts to quite a bit of excitement. For me, the Vendée Globe has been the most entertaining to follow at its official website. Placings are updated every few hours, and an interactive map showing the relative positions of the yachts help one to have a better understanding of what’s going on. This has been an unusual race because the leading boats have only been miles apart from the start.

Vestas Sailrocket 2 achieved an official world sailing speed record for 500 metres at 65.45 knots!! Vestas Sailrocket 2 also holds the nautical mile record at 55.32 mph. 

Links

‘Vestas Sailrocket 2’ Breaks Speed Sailing Records!

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/vestas-sailrocket-2-breaks-speed.html

Sailing Speed Records

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/sailing-speed-records.html

Vendée Globe - Around the World Race – Part 2

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/vendee-globe-around-world-race-part-2.html

Vendée Globe - Around the World Race

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/vendee-globe-around-world-race.html

Charlie Pitcher to Row the Atlantic Again!

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/charlie-pitcher-to-row-atlantic-again.html

Vestas Sailrocket breaks the world speed record over 500 metres

http://sailrocket.com/blogs  

World Sailing Speed Record Council

http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/  

Vendée Globe

http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/  

Charlie Pitcher

http://transatlanticsolo.com/

Charlie Pitcher at Twitter

 https://twitter.com/charliepitcher

La Gomera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gomera