Britannia set off to look for a letterbox that is sited near an oil refinery where the oil tankers unload their cargo. It doesn't sound a very nice place for a letterbox, but it is in keeping with the rest of the series which of course is about pollution in general. In fact the area does have it's own charm. It is beside the Humbar Estuary and the mudflats are home to many specialised birds. It is a wonder any birds survive with all the oil drippings polluting the water, but they seem to love these mudflats. From here it is possible to walk on the bank edge as far east as you like to go until you reach the sea. Thank goodness we didn't have to go that far today.
Eventually we found the box we were looking for, nice and dry despite the recent rain/floods — thank you Lock n'Locks! I have warned Britannia before not to jump up and down on top of stiles. They are not all built to take her weight, but she didn't head my words and look what happened! 
Happy boxing,
The Yorkshire Tortoise
1 comment:
well, chalk it up to the excitement of letterboxing!
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