Who's closest to the sea?

[Bob on Stronsay]

It's a rainy day up here and I was twiddling my thumbs to find something to do. I looked out the window to sea it was high tide and wondered if any one else on this forum lived closer to the sea than me?.

 

The white strips down the side of the picture is my front door. Just been out and measured at 36ft from door to high water mark.

 

http://www.shamrocklea.co.uk/frontview.jpg

 

Bob

[Bob on Stronsay]

PS on the last post if you want to see what the house looks like just go to:

 

http://www.shamrocklea.co.uk/

 

Bob

[Scotty T]

Jesus Bob,

 

Can't see anyone beating that!!! Do you ever get flooded?

 

Scotty

[Scotty T]

Most people find spare change down the back of their sofa, do you find codling, whiting and the occasional LSD???

[tack4]

holy sh!t Bob a bit too close for my liking i,m approx 5-600 yrds from high water mark protected by plenty of other houses lower down the slight hill on our street!

[David.W]

I thought I was doing well with a 5 minute drive to the sea (well the river Forth).

[John E Ashford]

Nice place Bob, I've min of 2 hours drive before I see the sea shore.

Years ago when I lived in Northumberland, the beach was at the back door and the big river was at the front door. I do miss it.

[Tog]

Shame about the road else you could fish from your armchair in front of the fire!

You could probably chuck one out of the vellux on the roof though & clear any buses!

[Bob on Stronsay]

Buses! What are they, I suppose you mean the ferry that calls in at the pier in the picture. There is another pier off to the left that protects us. The houses further down the village do get the odd soaking because of the wall that starts just by my house, on a good north westerly it does slop about a bit so they get wet.

 

Haven't tried fishing from my front door, there are plenty of flatties in the harbour but because our houses don't have mains sewage, just pipes under the road out to the beach I don't think anyone would eat them if we caught them.

 

It's handy in the summer because I can pull my dingy up almost as close as I can park my car!

 

Bob

[Bob on Stronsay]

Don't know about the Cod down the back of the armchair but I have seen a Killer Whale from my living room window.

 

 

Bob