CASTLE IN THE SEA: THE LEGEND
"...It seems that a local king had a very beautiful and much loved daughter. Unfortunately, a soothsayer visiting the court one day foretold that this attractive girl would die tragically young -- after being bitten by a venomous snake. In an attempt to thwart destiny, the king ordered a castle to be built out to sea. Once the castle was completed the king sent his daughter off to live there -- protected from serpents by the natural barrier of the sea and castle’s ramparts. The girl passed her time quite happily until her 16th birthday. Unfortunately, as a gift the king decided to send his daughter a present -- a basket of figs. Excitedly the girl uncovered her treat -- only to reveal a deadly viper hidden amongst the delicious fruit. Destiny was not to be averted and the girl succumbed to its deadly bite. Locals claim the castle is still inhabited by venomous snakes -- descendents of the lethal viper..."
Borrowed from the following website:
Kids playing at the beach
Rick & Kim
A tourboat with visitors docking on the small island
"...It seems that a local king had a very beautiful and much loved daughter. Unfortunately, a soothsayer visiting the court one day foretold that this attractive girl would die tragically young -- after being bitten by a venomous snake. In an attempt to thwart destiny, the king ordered a castle to be built out to sea. Once the castle was completed the king sent his daughter off to live there -- protected from serpents by the natural barrier of the sea and castle’s ramparts. The girl passed her time quite happily until her 16th birthday. Unfortunately, as a gift the king decided to send his daughter a present -- a basket of figs. Excitedly the girl uncovered her treat -- only to reveal a deadly viper hidden amongst the delicious fruit. Destiny was not to be averted and the girl succumbed to its deadly bite. Locals claim the castle is still inhabited by venomous snakes -- descendents of the lethal viper..."
Borrowed from the following website:
Kids playing at the beachSavannah enjoys the paddleboat ride out to the castle. She rode with our neighbors, Dwayne and Kerry.
Almost there
Looking up from inside a room of sorts within the castle walls
Exploring the castle grounds
Kids looking through the "window"
Rick & KimA tourboat with visitors docking on the small island
Climbing the stairs
Inside one of the towers, Dwayne is explaining how the archers used to use the small window to shoot at their enemies.
They also used to pour hot liquids down the carved out stone to defend against enemies trying to scale the tower.
The family photo...minus Danielle who chose to sleep in our hotel room through all this excitement.
Back in the boat and dry land
I've still got more pics to post from this trip. Maybe I'll send them all next time around.
No comments:
Post a Comment