Papa Stronsay
has its first concrete road the Via Paparum.
A new
stairway makes communication from the cells to the rest of
the monastery a pleasure.
Each simple improvement makes a great difference to the smooth
running of the monastery.
May
2004
The
Road to the Isle
The
Lower Station Pier in Stronsay extends in a north-westerly direction
for 200ft by 40ft wide to Papa Stronsay.
The slipway will run parallel to the right hand side of this pier
which has not seen serious use
since the pre-World War II herring fishing days.
After
waiting for low tide the area is cleared, and polythene laid.
With
sunlight as his load Br Magdala mixes cement and water.
Still
waiting for low tide, several
mixes of 1 metric ton of wet cement are kept in a trailer.
The
first loads are laid.
Trenches
and shuttering are placed
as we race against the tide.
Sunset
puts an end to photographs
but not to the work.
