London Town Part 2

 

Fish and Chips at our local Pub

The famous Beatles cross walk (zebra cross walk) picture!

    

Dancers in Gosport

Even more dancers, we think, in Gosport

A nice water cannon salute to a passing cruise ship

Savannah Sky from atop her 65 foot mast

The Solent, a world famous sailing area outside Portsmouth/Gosport and the Isle of Wight.  The green ship is a former Light Ship, just adjacent to Savannah Sky.  I was at the top of the mast taking this picture.

King George III statue in Weymouth

Another King's sand statue in Weymouth; Newly crowned King Charlies III

Weymouth Beach, UK.  The sun was out but the temperature was still 68 degrees F (20C) for the high.

 

S/Y Savannah Sky – July 30, 2023 – Log #9

Savannah Sky Position: 50 degrees 47’ N, 001 degrees 06’ W

Gosport, England

 

London Town Part 2

 

Why did we walk over 60 miles in London, seeing all these sites, when there is the London Tube and local busses to take you away?

 

Well, underground Tube workers were on strike one day and buses were overly crowded for our taste.  Oh well, we’re sailors so why not just enjoy hiking around London town?

 

Abbey Road was so much fun to finally see. 

 

Ah yes, the famous Beatles cross walk where we braved traffic to have a picture taken was a highlight of another walk.

 

There are probably a lot fewer people from our generation alive when the Beatles recorded at Abbey Road Studios, but still, what a great place to see in person.

 

Then there was the Royal Palace with the new King somewhere inside, The Temple Church that the Templars built, Tower of London, River Thames, Big Ben, Admiral Nelson’s column and Westminster Abbey were just a few of the spectacular highlights we visited.

 

Taking the 2-hour train to London, instead of sailing Savannah Sky up the Thames River, relieved us from a LOT of stress, ha ha.

 

We also toured around southwest England with stops at the seaside town of Weymouth and also grocery shopping at Costco, of all places. 

 

Yes, the same Costco that we have back home but with UK brands of food, instead of US brands.  At least the labels are in English here!