I know this tree pretty well, as it sits in the 'front garden' of an old farmhouse in Glen Fenzie - an area where we often walk or cycle. The now ruined house was built in 1822, and I imagine that the tree is at least that old. One can only imagine how it was to live in a place with such a magnificent view down the valley. It would have been a hard life, however, as it is very remote. This image was taken on Friday.
Qingdao had a hard won battle for first place last night - they made it by 20 minutes after having been well in the lead for about 8 days. They got into a wind hole at the end of the race into Ha Long Bay, which allowed the two yachts behind to catch them up a bit. I can only imagine that the Dragon Riders onboard the Qingdao are very happy campers. 7 races so far, and their first podium win.
What a gorgeous image. Everyone would've been happy for a podium finish. Must've been frustrating having a good lead and having the others catching up near the line.
Beautiful view- but yes it looks very remote and isolated. Congrats to Qingdao! Is your daughter still sailing with them, or am I remembering correctly that her leg of the journey is done?
@olivetreeann Yes, you're right. Our daughter just did two legs of the race (Uk to South Africa). She's back in Oslo now, but we're both still following the race tracker and hope to meet with the yacht when it has a brief stopover in Oban on the last leg of the race (July).
I am late, but this is really amazing as you well know. We have a tree in Portland Oregon in the Japanese gardens that people come from all over to photograph. I think it’s a Japanese maple. The shape of your tree reminds me of it.
Yay for Qingdao! That is a great result.
hurrah for Qingdao!
I was so delighted when I saw that they won :-)
Congratulations to the Quigdao and crews.