Portland's ongoing work to replace the old tankers, which have now all been removed.
The place looks better without the tankers but the old pictures showing the tanks make me think of how it used to be here.
In some ways for me the port still seems "out of bounds" due to the navy being here during my whole childhood. It just feels off at times. Very strange and no idea if other locals still get that odd feeling?
Turning around from the same point of the above picture shows you the sailing academy, like below, where the 2012 Olympics will be held... NO-WHERE near Weymouth. It's 100% in Portland water.
It's even inside our old naval "breakwater" boundary.
In the picture here you can also see the new additions to Portland... namely the 3 wind turbines.
This part of Portland is improving fast, just hope that more money will be used to improve more of Portland in time for 2012, this place will be on the TV shown worldwide.
NOT Weymouth, which is hellbent on grabbing any publicity and benefit it can from Portland. They are very slow to share the other way though.
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