A union jack hoisted above a flagpole higher than any of the small huts on an island may seem over-patriotic or even jingoistic, but there are two good reasons for this one on the tiny island of Marmotiere. Firstly the flagpole has been used as a transit marker to help with pilotage for boats navigating the treacherous and rock littered approaches to the island. Secondly, the Norman French, who are only six miles away, actually attempted an invasion of the Ecrehou islands in 1993. No shots were fired and the land remains in the parish of St Martins in Jersey. The white paint below the flag remains the foremost of the current transit markers.
The natural Navigation: The Right Course, Naturally
Les Ecrehou
20 August 2009 by Tristan Gooley
Staying in Touch
13 August 2009 by Tristan Gooley
Apologies all blog readers. Firstly the last post wasn’t really fair. The picture quality isn’t good enough to be able to tell that the grasses have been blown in the direction that the picture is being taken or that the distant horizon is bright. The photo was taken a few weeks ago in Wensleydale looking ENE towards the dawn light.
Secondly, I’ve been out of touch longer than hoped for as I’ve been travelling in some nearby, but strangely wild places recently with limited options for internet access, including deepest darkest Brittany and a hut on some rocks in the Channel Islands called Les Ecrehou . Back soon and normal service will resume hopefully!
Welcome to the home of natural navigation on the Internet.
Natural navigation is the art of being able to find your way solely by using nature. It encompasses using the sun, moon, stars, weather, water, land, sea, plants and animals.
The Natural Navigator is the school set up by Tristan Gooley to research and teach natural navigation. It is also the title of his book on the subject.
If you would like to know more about natural navigation you can browse the website, read about Tristan’s natural navigation book, or listen to a BBC Radio 4 interview with Tristan.
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