The pace of island life changes like the weather.

But with the summer season entertainment like Survivor and Big Brother - fading, one wonders what windows on the world wide web we can gaze through to keep our interest peaked.

An online search turned up some interesting options - regarding nature, space and people online.

With Jeffry Archer's financial shenanigans just exposed to the world, what are other politicians up to? Why not check out your local MEPs who have just aired their financial laundry online.

All of Westmorland's Euro MPs have made their financial interests publicly available by authorising them to be published on the Internet.

To find the register of interests, visit the European Parliament website at www.europarl.eu.int and follow the Members of European Parliament link, then click on the Union Jack icon.

Internet giant MSN has selected a UK town for the location of the world's first internet bench.

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, celebrated the new feature, and now you can see and be seen - whilst surfing on your notebook in the park.

Up to four people at a time can sit down, roll up their sleeves, don their shades and plug their notebook computer into the bench's arm rests.

It's Microsoft's vision of bringing the internet to people wherever they are and trying to integrate it with the environment.

Check it out on www.msn.co.uk

Although designed so people can plug in their notebooks, someone powered up their phone and called Bill Gate's office! They only got as far as his secretary.

The proof is in the eating though.

And this innovation does provide the best of both worlds - the great outdoors and the World Wide Web all in one place.

Who said computers weren't environmentally friendly?

If that is too grounded, visit www.scifi.com for a space age approach to life for everything from broadcasts, daily ' spacescopes', and the inside track to what sci-fi fans are watching, listening to and partaking in these days.

Why not join in?

Speaking of taking a look - don't forget to enter your favourite pictures in the 'My Vacation in Cumbria' photo contest.

Winners will have their photo(s) posted on www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk and win a prize.

E-mail your jpg images to Web Editor at kate.harrison@notes.newsquest.co.uk.

The Westmorland Gazette is also running its annual Bonny Baby and Bonny Toddler competition.

Prizes and a donation to the Twinkle Fund charity make it all worthwhile.

Check The Westmorland Gazette for competition details.

thisis site of the week: With the final chapter on Coniston's speed hero Donald Campbell sealed after the Furness coroner identified his remains, the story once again gets local and national attention.

We have put all of this year's feature stories on one page for you on www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk , with links on the home page mini menu and in the Features section.

The story isn't over, and the page will be updated as plans for his funeral -and the possibility of a Royal family presence.

Stay tuned.