More presents
Tommy made a sculpture out of sheet metal which is a replica of the tatoo which Katie has on her foot.
Matt Boat made a jewellry box for Ruth which is perfect as she makes jewellry it is lined with old South Georgia charts.
Believe it or not this was completely made by hand by Rob. He is very talented and made his own guitar at Rothera when working there. The ukelali (spelling!) was made for Tommy and sounds absolutely beautiful.
Matt Mech made Robert a hip flask with shot glasses and a funnel from shell casings recovered from the Falklands and off the HMS York.
Ruth made a collage for Ali with lots of pictures of South Georgia etc.
Katie made Rob two presents – a pin mug with reindeer antler as a handle and this cut out of South Georgia which must have taken quite a bit of patience to cut and sand.
Ali’s present to Sam – the hinges were beautifully made out of ebony and welding rod and inside are many pages to mount some of Sam’s stunning photos
I made Kieron two presents. Tommy is sitting in the chair – it was made from mahogony that washed up on the beach from the fishing wrecks on the Greene. Being beach timber it took a while to mill to the correct size pieces of wood. The second present was a wind scoop for his yacht to draw in fresh air while at the dock.
The present Sam made for Matt is stunning but unfortunately I dont have a picture it is a beautifully presented journal with her photos of time on base.