Showing posts with label Segwun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Segwun. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Deck, Cheney

Tag-Team Blogging Is A Cook's Tour

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

This great concept, ``tag-team blogging'', is the brainchild of Allan Cook, a progressive Canadian blogger. He suggested that I pose a question on my blog in Australia - and invite readers to go to his blog in Canada for the immediate answer.
So simple, yet so effective. I wish I'd thought of it.
Okay, so this is how it works. Have a look at the capstan (that's the black object that looks like a chess piece) in this photograph. I shot this about 18 months ago during a cruise on the RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Segwun at Gravenhurst, Ontario. About a week ago, Allan emailed me to see if I knew the specific purpose of the capstan. Duh, I said, not a clue.
Now comes the fun part. Just go to http://web.mac.com/allancook to check Allan's memorable explanation. I hope you enjoy his laudable concept and I'm sure you'll like his site as well.

And if you want to read my entire feature article on the Segwun, along with photographs, go to Old King Coal's Soul at Terry Fletcher's excellent Anglo-Indian Portal.

FOOTNOTE: Do leave us a comment to let us know what you think. And if anyone else would like to tag-team with Allan, you now know where to find this man of ideas.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Astern Appraisal

Everything's Shipshape Here, Cap'n

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

There is something about a steamship that I cannot resist. They capture my imagination in a way that gives many clues to my wonderful childhood beside the Calcutta docks. This shot was taken aboard the `Segwun', the oldest operating steamship in the world. For a look at more pictures and a full feature-length description of the afternoon I spent on board, go to Old King Coal's Soul.