January 14, 2021
Evening falls on the ruins of Tigani's mediaeval basilica .

38. Mani 3 – Ghosts And Jackals

January 7, 2021
Above olive trees, Vathia overlooks the sea.

37. Mani 2 – Walking Towards Africa

December 31, 2020
With the hospitable retired sailor and his family in Charia.

36. Mani – The End Of Europe 1

December 24, 2020
Detail of a 1737 map showing a sailing vessel approaching Chapmans Pool. On the flag is 'Rum Tea', both important smuggled goods. (courtesy Dorset History Centre)

35. Powder House

December 17, 2020
From the west side of St Aldhelms Head (left) runs a steep-sided valley called Pier Bottom.

34. A Pierless Bottom

December 10, 2020
Ilay using the rotating abrasives of a 'Jenny Lind' to polish a hearth at St Aldhelm's Quarry in the late 1970s.

33. Purbeck Stone

December 3, 2020
Benjamin Jesty, Dunshay's tenant 1796-1816, was the pioneer of vaccination for smallpox.

32. Benjamin Jesty – The Modest Vaccinator

November 26, 2020
Near Encombe are eleven metres of timber joined by wooden dowels, visible at very low tide, remnants of some large, unnamed sailing vessel.

31. The Fate Of The Halsewell 2

November 19, 2020
Halsewell Quarry is the grassy ledge right of centre. The ship struck under its left end.

30. The Fate of The Halsewell 1