YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE, NO LESS THAN THE TREES AND THE STARS, YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HERE. AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS CLEAR TO YOU, NO DOUBT THE UNIVERSE IS UNFOLDING AS IT SHOULD. THEREFORE BE AT PEACE WITH GOD WHATEVER YOU CONCIEVE HIM TO BE. AND WHATEVER YOUR LABOURS AND ASPIRATIONS, IN THE NOISY CONFUSION OF LIFE KEEP PEACE WITH YOUR SOUL. WITH ALL ITS SHAM, DRUDGERY AND BROKEN DREAMS, IT IS STILL A BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

BE CHEERFUL.

STRIVE TO BE HAPPY .



Thursday, August 09, 2007

And then some




More photos from Portavogie

PORTAVOGIE

A couple of weeks ago I decided to have a bottle of wine as I had a few days off and Hell bells it was the weekend anyway. So rather than go to my usual off in Ballywalter I decided that I'd give the Quays Restaurant/Pub/Offiein Portavogie a go.
Portavogie is a small very old fishing village about 4 miles from where we live now and even has it's own Fish Festival. saying that when we went down to the Festival there was only the one stall selling fresh fish though there were other stalls selling very tasty local produce and if course the obligitory cheap tools and crappy toys - even one selling replica guns oh joy.
However back to my wine quest it was a really mad foggy day and the whole place took on an eerie feel with shadowy figures of the odd fisherman and the dozens of trawlers clustered together in the harbour without a soul aboard that you could see and in the distance the fog horn muffled out its warning.




It was very cool altogether and was glad I happened to have my camera on me at the time. It's possible to arrange with the local fish monger types to order fish and get it directly from here but I haven't got round to it yet but I will.