Walking along the Itchen River guess what I found. Swans. I took lots of pictures that I new Mary would enjoy. There weren’t just a couple of them, there were scores of them. I’ve never seen more than one or two at a time before. There feathers were pretty in the sunset. They weren’t very [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2006’
The Isle of Wight
So, I decided to go to the Isle of Wight to se the sights. Although I had checked out a couple of B&Bs I decided to do the trip in one day. The plan was to catch a bus to the train station; take the train to Lymington; catch a ferry to Yarmouth on the [...]
More from the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a bit touresty in places. Along the beachs they have lots of these little huts. People pile their beach gear in them and lock them up over night. Most of the huts aren’t as nice as these. They grow lots of daisies on the Isle of Wight. They also grow [...]
Southampton ruins
I visited some of the old ruins in Southampton. Pictured here are the remenants of a thousand year old church that was bombed out in WWII. You can walk around town following the city wall remnants. I came across this monument to the Mayflower. It seems American History books have not given Southampton here due. [...]
Odds and Ends from Portsmouth Harbor
Bow of the HMS Victory Another picture of HMS Warriors wheel. A part of some ships crest. The anchor retirement yard.
