Monday September 11 Brighton to Portsmouth
Mick came out by train to Brighton where we met him at the station. We'd hoped to get to Land's End and St Ives, and may have been able to if we stayed on the Motorway. The trouble is you drive along at 70 or 80 MPH getting there fast, but seeing nothing. We decided after day 1 to avoid the larger places like Brigton, Bristol, Manchester, travel the tiny back roads and do the south as well as we could. I would have liked to see the Lakes disrict and get into Scotland, but they should still be there for another holiday.
We stopped in Chichester for lunch in a tiny pub that has had a building on the site since the 13th century. The last facade was added in the 17th. The beer garden was surrounded by crooked old tiled and shingled building-it was a lovely place to sit and eat our lunch. Before we went to lunch we had to buy a parking ticket which was available from a store with a green sign with a big tick. After wandering up and down "High" st, we finally found it on a handbag and luggage store. We should have realised.....
After lunch we travelled to Portsmouth where we'd decided to spend the night. Before deciding on a place to stay we took a harbour cruise to look at all the navy frigates, destroyers and aircraft carrier. We saw The Warrior which was the Navy's first steel hulled sailing ship and is beautifully restored and Nelson's ship The Victory (not a replica, but the real thing). Next we went to the observation deck of The Spinnaker Tower for another view of Portsmouth. It's a really impressive looking building and was great to visit after being out on the waterways we were now looking down on. The tower has a glass floor in the centre and although we all stood to take photo of our feet and the view downwards, Mick was the only one of us that could actually walk across it !
We found B&B and were shocked when Mick suggested it would be good to have Indian for dinner. Any of you who know him would be shocked to see how much he enjoyed it too.
I forgot my camera on the harbour and up the Spinnaker tower so I'm waiting for Mick to send me a few photos to post.
We stopped in Chichester for lunch in a tiny pub that has had a building on the site since the 13th century. The last facade was added in the 17th. The beer garden was surrounded by crooked old tiled and shingled building-it was a lovely place to sit and eat our lunch. Before we went to lunch we had to buy a parking ticket which was available from a store with a green sign with a big tick. After wandering up and down "High" st, we finally found it on a handbag and luggage store. We should have realised.....
After lunch we travelled to Portsmouth where we'd decided to spend the night. Before deciding on a place to stay we took a harbour cruise to look at all the navy frigates, destroyers and aircraft carrier. We saw The Warrior which was the Navy's first steel hulled sailing ship and is beautifully restored and Nelson's ship The Victory (not a replica, but the real thing). Next we went to the observation deck of The Spinnaker Tower for another view of Portsmouth. It's a really impressive looking building and was great to visit after being out on the waterways we were now looking down on. The tower has a glass floor in the centre and although we all stood to take photo of our feet and the view downwards, Mick was the only one of us that could actually walk across it !
We found B&B and were shocked when Mick suggested it would be good to have Indian for dinner. Any of you who know him would be shocked to see how much he enjoyed it too.
I forgot my camera on the harbour and up the Spinnaker tower so I'm waiting for Mick to send me a few photos to post.
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