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From: Glennis <>
Subject: Re: [GEN-TRIVIA-UNIVERSAL] Penal Settlement on Norfolk Island
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 13:22:36 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <001901c79504$4414a540$3a6336d2@Abyssinian>
Sorry Stan, I've been a bit quiet on the lists lately as I'm getting ready for a trip to England for my mother's 90th birthday! I'll ask her a few more questions :-)
Glennis
stan bayne <> wrote:
Three cheers for Peggy! You were the only one to reply to my message -
are the rest of the list members suffering from paralysis? It wouldn't be
writers' cramp at all events.
As a dedicated historian I'll be most interested to know about the Castillo
de San Marcos. I assume that it's a relic from the days when Florida was
a Spanish colony, and the Spanish were not noted for gentle treatment of
prisoners.
So how about the rest of you on this list putting finger to keyboard?
Stan
New Zealand
----- Original Message -----
> Thanks, Stan! And congratulations...we'll hit our 50th in December but
> haven't decided yet how to celebrate. The balloon ride sounds like great
> fun. I want to do a Mediterranean cruise but hubby hates to fly.
>
> On this side of the world we, of course, have different kinds of prisons.
I
> want to pile my 6 oldest grandchildren (the youngest is only 7 mos) into
a
> van & take them to St Augustine to see the Castillo de San Marcos
National
> Monument. Eight year old Sean is dying to see the dungeons, even though I
> warned him that they smell really BAD!
>
> Peggy in FL
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