stupid comment number 2

[low_delta]

person 1: These following photos are from Holy Island, also known as Lindisfarne. You can reach that island only when the tide is low..

person 2: Why can you only reach it in low tide?

Comments

[dwivian]

It is an odd statement.... the questioner knows of these things called 'boats', I bet.... :)

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

:-) I thought of that, but it seemed more like he wanted to blame it on some local laws or customs.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I wonder what person 1 said.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

She was nice about it, and explained, It was accessable always only at low tide, if the water rises you don't get on or of the island again - at least not on foot or by car. The road gets flooded then. The tide times vary very much from day to day and often tourist who don't read the timetable or don't believe that the water comes so fast get stuck and have to get saved in rescue boxes! She was talking about Lindisfarne.

[banana.livejournal.com]

I've been to Lindisfarne. Obviously you can't get there at high tide because,er, the boat house is under water.

Tangentially, before 1937 you could only fly to Jersey at low tide because the airport was a beach (http://www.airportguides.co.uk/guides/jersey/history.html).