20 Feb 10 – Stanley

By Lou: Sam and I did school this morning and then we headed for a drive to Stanley. It’s a very quaint seaside town in the north-west famous for “The Nut”, a table-topped knoll left over from some ancient volcanic activity. Sam thinks they should have called it “The Table” because it’s flat. Too true.
We thought fish and chips would be great for lunch but we over-ordered (large chips could have fed a football team) over-paid and over-ate so spent the afternoon feeling over-dosed on oil.
I could blame that for the reason we took the chairlift up The Nut instead of walking but on the More Fun Scale the chairlift way trumped an uphill slog and in fact was the highlight of Sam’s day. Beautiful views from there even though the sky was overcast


By Craig: Stanley, quaint & famous for 'The Nut' and on the road in Stanley appears tucked in at the bottom of a mountain nickednamed the nut. I'm not convinced 'The Nut'as a name suits see for yourself (Link). The main street with some original buildings demands a look and the view from 'The Nut' in particular out over the town when returning on the chair lift is spectacular,
certainly captured my attention but at the end of the day the excessive amount of chips I ate with my oil, oh! I mean fish spoilt the overall experience and left me feeling a little sorry for myself.