6th February
February 6th
We had the privilege of hosting one of our favourite presenters, John Archer Thompson. This was the second session of this presentation, following on from October’s talk. He has a fascinating knowledge of Pembrokeshire through the eyes of it’s geology, geography, history, myths & legends.
The starting point this time was St.Brides’s Bay, gradually moving round the West and South coast. Pembrokeshire was a very different land mass 600 million years ago where movement of the land created mountain ranges and flat plateaux. John’s talk was bought to life with his excellent photography, illustrating curvatures of rocks on the cliffs and the general flatness of the Pembrokeshire countryside. The diversity of flowers and animal life which have adapted to the environment were shown too. The weather has had its effect too, so images of the frozen Gain, winter stormy seas, snowy cliffs, and beaches were lovely to see.
The journey took us down to Stack Rocks on the Castlemartin peninsular, a dark skies location, with an amazing image of the Milky Way. Then we had to go home - to await patiently for part three next season!
It was a very enjoyable evening because John is an interesting speaker, full of anecdotes, local tales and an impressive knowledge of geology, plant & animal life, all delivered in a jovial style.
There was news too that one of Tenby’s members has gained his ARPS . Congratulations John Slater.
We had the privilege of hosting one of our favourite presenters, John Archer Thompson. This was the second session of this presentation, following on from October’s talk. He has a fascinating knowledge of Pembrokeshire through the eyes of it’s geology, geography, history, myths & legends.
The starting point this time was St.Brides’s Bay, gradually moving round the West and South coast. Pembrokeshire was a very different land mass 600 million years ago where movement of the land created mountain ranges and flat plateaux. John’s talk was bought to life with his excellent photography, illustrating curvatures of rocks on the cliffs and the general flatness of the Pembrokeshire countryside. The diversity of flowers and animal life which have adapted to the environment were shown too. The weather has had its effect too, so images of the frozen Gain, winter stormy seas, snowy cliffs, and beaches were lovely to see.
The journey took us down to Stack Rocks on the Castlemartin peninsular, a dark skies location, with an amazing image of the Milky Way. Then we had to go home - to await patiently for part three next season!
It was a very enjoyable evening because John is an interesting speaker, full of anecdotes, local tales and an impressive knowledge of geology, plant & animal life, all delivered in a jovial style.
There was news too that one of Tenby’s members has gained his ARPS . Congratulations John Slater.