Maison Dieu Guest House

20/03/2023

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21/02/2022

Maison Dieu Guest House has been recognized in the KAYAK Travel Awards 2021. The award is based on guest reviews so a special thanks to our guests ✨❤️

30/11/2021

The greatest harmony of muscle, mind and mechanics.

Four of our fighters in close formation earlier this year.

Image taken by the very talented

30/11/2021

The very beautiful stained-glass window at St Paul’s Catholic Church Dover ❤️

27/11/2021

They’re under starters orders, as one of my favourites is set to return to Dover….

Let’s have a bit of fun with this one, the Irish Ferries Triple Crown!

Cenargo’s “Racehorse” quartet, three of which, in the past, operated from Dover, in the form of the Dawn, Midnight and Northern Merchant, all named after thoroughbred horses, were always my favourites, mainly because I used to deliver stores to them. One of them, I am delighted to say, is set to return.

It’s a pretty impressive start for Irish Ferries. Just three months ago, this relative dark horse commenced operations on the short sea route from Dover to Calais with a single ship, the Isle of Inishmore. At the time, there were some who doubted the company would be on the Straits furlong… But, next month, Calais Seaways will be added to the roster, as the Isle of Innisfree and in the first few months of the New Year, a third will join the fleet, Northern Merchant, acquired from Trasmediterránea. Currently, as Ciudad De Mahon, the vessel is operating on the Valencia to Palma De Mallorca service.

A sizeable chunk of the market potentially, if they go the distance, as the company goes head-to-head with the competition, proving that they are not destined to be an also ran. Quite whether the existing operators have got the breeze-up, remains to be seen, but Irish Ferries is most certainly in the running., overcoming the hurdles on the way.

It’s odds-on then, that there will be some great photo opportunities as it has turned out and it is a sure thing that I’ll be there with the camera pointing out across the bay, irrespective of the forecast. I doubt the Irish will be yielding to the existing names, they do seem to have the bit between their teeth and haven’t been brought down so far.

Anyway, I’m heading for the finishing line with this one. I bet that some will consider this post a bit over the top, but how many horse racing terms did you manage to spot in the end ?!

I reckon I went through the card with this one. On good form today, almost a classic, in fact….!

A fine shot from the FotoFlite library, at any rate.

Nige

27/11/2021

27/11/2021

The county ranks alongside Australian coastlines, African nature reserves and South American rainforests

20/11/2021

We made the most of the last of the recent unusually warm weather this week. Absolutely glorious at Samphire Hoe Official. Our coast here is fascinating - cob pebbles turn to chalk pebble, then flint and chalk down to small pebble and shingle - and by the time you get to Folkestone, it’s fine sand - a truly wonderful walk (tide permitting of course).

16/11/2021

14/11/2021

14/11/2021

We will remember them ❤️

11/11/2021

A composite I have created using a few of my images.

Lest we forget.