What a great card from a friend in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Thank you so much Kathy for this great swap card..I love it!..The card shows the "Noon Day Gun "at Castle Cornet. that is fired off noon.so from the end of March till the end of October, The noon day gun is fired off everyday at noon.(midday ). This of course catches many people unawares as the loud boom of the gun sounds, as many tourists are unaware of the activity..A lovely card and a strong local tradition..When I was in Fremantle Western Australia there was a "noon day gun" there as well that had been traditionally fired off...and this was to notify all sailing ships in the Harbour of the correct time to set their ships clocks for correct navigation.When the gun fired, a black ball was then raised on the Forts Flagpole..
Thank you again Kathy for this lovely card and of course the stamp with local postmark..
Posted Guernsey: 23 March 2015: Arrived Sydney: 02 April: Traveled 10 days...
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