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On Sunday morning some energetic souls choose to take the clifftop path to the Viking ship "Hugin" and beyond (photo by Heather Owen)
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The figurehead represents a dragon, but the ship was named after one of the god Odin's two ravens, Hugin and Munin (photo by Heather Owen)
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The ravens Hugin ("thought") and Munin ("memory") flew over all the world, bringing news to the Vikings' god Odin (photo by Heather Owen)
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A few yards away from the Viking ship "Hugin" is the Beacon that was lit to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee (photo by Heather Owen)
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The clifftop path brings us back to the Pegwell Bay Hotel (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Some go to explore Ramsgate town and its uniquely named Royal Harbour, granted that title by King George IV (photo by Heather Owen)
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The Steam Tug "Cervia", built in 1946 by Alexander Hall & Co of Aberdeen, is now a floating Museum in Ramsgate Royal Harbour (photo by Heather Owen)
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The Maritime Museum is housed in The Clock House, site of the Ramsgate Meridian, where Ramsgate Mean Time was calculated - 5 mins 41 secs ahead of GMT (photo by Rodw)
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Among the many exhibits in the Maritime Museum is this model of the Nore Lightship (photo by Heather Owen)
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The exhibits in the Maritime Museum include this early hygrometer, which measures the humidity in the atmosphere (photo by Heather Owen)
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Also in the Maritime Museum is this early hydrometer - not to be confused with the hygrometer; the hydrometer measures the relative density of liquids (photo by Heather Owen)
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This rare wooden-framed sextant probably dates from the 18th century. It was recovered from the Thames Estuary (photo by Heather Owen)
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This French octant dates from the early 19th century (photo by Heather Owen)
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On the Marine Parade in Ramsgate is this rare Edward VIII pillar box (photo by Heather Owen)
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Only about 130 pillar boxes cast during the short reign of King Edward VIII still bear the his cipher (photo by Heather Owen)