Rochester to Richmond
A Thames Estuary Sailor’s View
Book Signing by Nick Ardley
Saturday 11th November 2017
Aboard Edith May at Lower Halstow Dock, Lapwing
Drive, Lower Halstow
Between10:30am and 4:00pm - Parking available
Nick was brought up, afloat, on a Thames spritsail barge: his childhood life and that of the barge is told about in his first book.
Nick now sails the Thames estuary between North Kent and Snape in Suffolk. Along the way, he observes the coast and compares with the recent past: much of our coastal history of the past 150 years is fast disappearing.
While wending his way he studies the land’s often soft edges, looking at wasted marshes, at silted creeks and abundant wildlife. He wanders amongst old industries, lost barge quays, the rotting hulks of traders, wondering...
My latest book is Rochester to Richmond: A Thames Estuary Sailor’s View.
The Tea room will be open serving homemade soup and cakes
Website: www.nickardley.com
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