I just agreed to write an article for Paddle World magazine, an annually published touring/sea kayaking publication with international content and circulation. I suggested writing about the Isles of Scilly. The editor, a Frenchman, had never heard of them, so I sent him some photos. His response made me laugh out loud …
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Mark, just checked all the shots, and we should be good to go!
Great news. These places sounds really amazing AND unexpected (England is for most people is known as the “mud island…”). That is what I like most! Perfect!
Philippe.
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Well, we do have our fair share of mud, but the name ‘Scilly’ derives from ‘Sun’. The article will be called ‘The Sun Isles’.
Incidentally, I have just this moment completed an extremely busy week, in which I’ve sorted out numerous invites to the Book Launch, finally completed all the draft maps for the book and still pulled off the day job. I think I’ve sat at a desk for at least 75 hours since Monday morning. The good news is that tomorrow my wife and I fly to Singapore for a much needed holiday!
Scary ! The editor of a magazine called “Paddle World” knowing so little about this great paddling place England is. Is it a joke ? Except the guy being a frenchman, I don’t think of any reasonable explanation. However many people in France would say the same about Brittany …