Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
My brother Matt has kindly sent over some more of his photos of boats from around the world – this time, from the Mumbai area of India. The shots above are from Haji Ali. The famous island mosque is visible a mile or two in the distance, but near the land-side shore, the foreground reveals what seems a pretty unpleasant way to make a living, fishing among all that rubbish. Folks eat what gets caught there, no doubt.
The photos below come from the fish docks at Chinch Bandar.
There’s a smashing set of photos of Faversham Creek over the years on the website of The Canterbury Times – the one above dates from 1905. How different it is today.
See the photos here or click on the picture above. My thanks to the very wonderful Faversham Creek Trust for linking to them via the organisation’s Facebook page.
