Around the World Holiday Photo Gallery by Rene Little at pbase.com

Around the World Holiday

Eclipse; Canaries; Gallipoli Cruises: Car tour of Britain: Queen Mary 175th Anniversary Cruise from Southampton to New York via Halifax and Boston from 6 March to 22 July, 2015

Tower Bridge 7 Mar, 2015	Dave standing in front of Tower Bridge London	Perched on a post in the Thames River	Welcome to the Tower of London
These wire statures are dotted all around the Tower of London	Tower of London 7 Mar, 2015	Tower of London 7 Mar, 2015	Beefeater conducting a tour
A piece of chainmail 7 Mar, 2015	A model of the Tower of London and surrounding grounds	These wire statures are dotted all around the Tower of London	Beautiful sundial
One of the many towers making up the Tower of London	There are many gargoyles decorating the tower	London skyliine from the Tower of London	Grenadier guards bearskin hat 7 Mar, 2015
Tower of London	Two Beefeaters at Tower of London	The iconic blackbirds at the Tower of London	The iconic blackbirds at the Tower of London
These guys roam over most of the Tower grounds	Exhibits in The Armoury	Exhibits in The Armoury	Exhibits in The Armoury 7 Mar, 15
Exhibits in The Armoury	Exhibits in The Armoury	Exhibits in The Armoury	Exhibits in The Armoury
Monster exhibit	Monster exhibit 7 Mar, 15	Tower Bridge taken from the Tower	A few canons
Information sign for the Guilded Statue of a Winged Lion	Guilded Winged Lion	Exhibits in The Armoury	Exhibits in The Armoury 7 Mar, 15
Coat of Arms	Chainmail	Our local pub in Aldwych The Wellington	Our home for a few days the Waldorf Hotel
Lunch with Jacqui and Izzy 8 Mar 2015	Lunch with Jacqui and Izzy 8 Mar, 2015	Dave enjoying the company 8 Mar, 15	Temple Church in London 9 Mar, 2015
Knights Templar statue at Temple Church	Temple Church on a dreary cold London morning	Johannes Hiccocks one of the many statues in London	Information on Johannes Hiccocks a statue behind Temple Church
11-12 Century tombs - Knights Templar inside Temple Church	Ancient Tomb inside the church 9 Mar, 15	Gilbert Marshall 4th Earl of Pembroke died 1241 - Knight	Gilbert Marshall 4th Earl of Pembroke died 1241 - Knight
A member of de Ros Family 14th Century - Knight	Church interior 9 Mar, 2015	Church organ	Looking at the tombs from above
Church interior 9 Mar, 2015	Church alter	Churchs stained glass window	Church's stained glass window
Church's stained glass window	Church interior 9 Mar, 2015	Seagul perched on a rock in the Thames	Tower of London 9 Mar, 15
Archer at the Tower of London 9 Mar, 15	Archer at the Tower of London 9 Mar, 15	Tower Bridge	Playing tourist inside Tower Bridge - London
Views of London from Tower Bridge on a dull cold winter's day	Views of London from Tower Bridge on a dull cold winter's day	Tower of London taken from Tower Bridge	The inner workings of the drawbridge
The inner workings of the drawbridge	The inner workings of the drawbridge	Dave inspecting the inner workings of the drawbridge	One of the pubs we visited 9 Mar, 15
The Banker pub	St Paul's Cathedral 9 Mar, 15	The Prince of Wales another pub we visited	Marble Arch 10 Mar, 2015
Decoration on Marble Arch 10 Mar, 15	Decoration on Marble Arch 10 Mar, 15	The history of Marble Arch	Spot the tourist 10 Mar, 2015
A memorial to animals in war	A memorial to animals in war	Beautiful clock at Fortnum and Mason	Piccadilly Circuis 10 Mar, 15
Crowded Piccadilly Circuis 10 Mar, 15	Florence Nightingale and the Crimea War Memorial	Crimea War Memorial	Due of York statue in Waterloo Place London
Trafalgar Square Statue	Nelson's Column Trafalgar Square	Bergen at dawn 14 Mar, 15	Our first glimpses of Bergen Norway 14 Mar, 15
The moon and Bergen	Bergen at dawn	Bergen at dawn	Bergen at dawn
The water is so clear the reflections are amazing	Castle in Bergen	Dave fending off the cold	Stavkirk, site of a 11th century church14 Mar, 15
Fantoft Stave - 11th Century Church	Fantoft Stave - 11th Century Church	Information about the church	Church interior
Church grounds	Stavkirke	Cable car to the top of Mt Ulriken 2,000m	Views as we ascend the mountain
Shadow of a cable car	View of the ship from the cable car	Bergen from the top of Mt Ulriken	View from the top of Mt Ulriken
View from the top of Mt Ulriken	Map of the Old Gamel Museum consisting of 40 wooden houses	One of the famous 40 wooden houses	Colourful sping flowers
Mallard duck - quack quack	A few of the famous 40 wooden houses	Museum grounds	Another 'touristy' moment
More of the 40 houses	More of the 40 houses	Saga Sapphire moored in Bergen	Sailing ship from early last century
Colourful Bergen	Dave's new beer holder - its so cold	Leaving Bergen 14 Mar, 2015	Leaving Bergen 14 Mar, 2015
Sailing to Geiranger Norway 15 Mar, 2015	Sailing to Geiranger Norway 15 Mar, 15	Dave rugged up for the arrival into Geiranger	Geiranger look at the icy water
Captain steering the ship	Cruising to Geiranger Norway 15 Mar, 2015	Cruising to Geiranger Norway 15 Mar, 2015	The Sapphire Saga anchored in Geiranger
Our ship in the fjord	Stunning country surrounding Geiranger	There's a few sharp bends in this road	A tourist's moment 15 Mar, 15
Grass and plants growing on the rooftop	Car Museum exhibits - 1932 Studebaker	Car Museum exhibits - 1932 Buick	Car Museum exhibits - 1931 Nash
Car Museum exhibits - 1931 Buick Touring	Car Museum exhibits - 1918 Mercer Touring	Car's interior	Car's engine
Information on the Mercer	Condition of car before restoration	Condition of car before restoration	Graveyard Geiranger Kyrkje Church1842 and the Saga Sapphire
Out on deck enjoying a glass of bubbles	Rugged up for the freezing temperatures	Sailing into Andalsnes, Norway 16 Mar, 15	Sailing into Andalsnes, Norway 16 Mar, 15
Sailing into Andalsnes	Sailing into Andalsnes	Saga Sapphire	Troll Wall, a famous cliff wall
Troll Wall, a famous cliff wall	Views on the way to Bjorli	Weve arrived in Bjorli	Our train for the trip back to Andalsnes
Ski slopes	Lots of snow	Lots of snow	Photos taken from the train on our way back to Andalsnes
Photos taken from the train on our way back to Andalsnes	Photos taken from the train on our way back to Andalsnes	Photos taken from the train on our way back to Andalsnes	Opera on the Saga Sapphire
Opera on the Saga Sapphire	Opera on the Saga Sapphire	Leaving Andalsnes at sunset	Leaving Andalsnes at sunset
Leaving Andalsnes at sunset	Leaving Andalsnes at sunset	Leaving Andalsnes at sunset	Information sign Jarlshof Prehistoria and Norse Settlement 18 Mar 15
Information sign - The Earliest Houses	The Earliest Houses at Jarlshof, Shetland Islands	Information sign - Bronze Age Smithy	Bronze Age Smithy
More buildings in the Jarlshof Prehistoria and Norse Settlement 18 Mar 15	More buildings in the Jarlshof Prehistoria and Norse Settlement 18 Mar 15	More buildings in the Jarlshof Prehistoria and Norse Settlement 18 Mar 15	Iron Age Broch
Iron Age Broch	Iron Age Broch	Information sign - Wheel House	Wheel House
Spot the tourist	Wheel House	Shetland Islands	Shetland Islands
Leaving Lerwick Shetland Islands	Sailing into Torshavn, Faroe Islands 19 Mar, 15	Sailing into Torshavn Faroe Islands 19 Mar, 2015	Sailing into Torshavn, Faroe Islands 19 Mar, 15
Sailing into Torshavn, Faroe Islands 19 Mar, 15	Our excursion to Leynar	Village of Leyman population 113 on a foggy afternoon	Salmon ladder
Village of Leyman population 113 on a foggy afternoon	Village of Leyman population 113 on a foggy afternoon	Dave flinching because of the cold 19 Mar, 15	Overlooking Torshavn
Overlooking Torshavn and the Saga Sapphire	Dave getting ready for the eclipse 20 Mar, 15	Looking glamorous in protective goggles	The eclipse has started
The eclipse has started	About halfway through the eclipse	Almost there	Photo taken without the protective glasses
Total eclipse	Total eclipse 20 Mar, 2015	Total eclipse 20 Mar, 2015	People watching the eclipse at 9:41 in the morning
People watching the eclipse at 9:41 in the morning	Minutes after the total eclipse	Minutes after the total eclipse	Arriving in the Orkney Islands 21 Mar, 2015
Stately mansion	The start of my bus tour an old church - Orkney Islands 21 Mar 15	A seal relaxing in the water	Information sign - Standing Stones of Stenness
Standing Stones of Stenness	The stones are a Neolithic stone circle dated from at least 3100BC standing six metres	The stones are a Neolithic stone circle dated from at least 3100BC standing six metres	The stones are a Neolithic stone circle dated from at least 3100BC standing six metres
Seal is still relaxing	Smithfield Hotel in Dounby our stop for morning tea 21 Mar 15	Orkney countryside	Orkney countryside
Brough of Birsay lighthouse	Information sign - Brough of Birsay lighthouse	Rugged countryside	Brough of Birsay lighthouse
Information sign - Brough of Birsay	Crashing waves	Local ruins	Cliffs of Marwick
Cliffs of Marwick through the haze	Cliffs of Marwick	Cliffs of Marwick	Cliffs of Marwick
Our first glimpse of the little Shetland ponies on the way back to the ship	Back on the ship - passing oil rigs 21 Mar, 15	Passing oil rigs at sunset 21 Mar, 2015	Passing oil rigs at sunset 21 Mar, 2015
Passing oil rigs at sunset 21 Mar, 15	Sailing into Dover England 23 Mar, 15	Sailing into Dover England 23 Mar, 15	Those wonderful white cliffs of Dover
Dover Castle on the hill	Dover Castle	Leaving England after a day in Dover 23 Mar, 15	Leaving the white cliffs of Dover
Leaving England after a day in Dover 23 Mar, 15	Special airshow for us a Spitfire and Hurricane from World War 2	Special airshow for us a Spitfire and Hurricane from World War 2	Special airshow for us a Spitfire and Hurricane from World War 2
Special airshow for us a Spitfire and Hurricane from World War 2	The airshow is almost finished	The airshow is almost finished	The airshow is almost finished
Almost over	Docked in Lisbon 26 Mar, 15	Docked in Lisbon 26 Mar, 15	Street art in Lisbon
Views of Lisbon from the bus 26 Mar, 15	Views of Lisbon from the bus 26 Mar, 15	Views of Lisbon from the bus 26 Mar, 15	Views of Lisbon from the bus 26 Mar, 15
Views of Lisbon from the bus 26 Mar, 15	Eden Teatro building	Views of Lisbon from the bus 26 Mar, 15	Lisbon on a winter's day
Marques de Pombal Square monument	Views from Eduardo VII Park Lisbon	Dave admiring the sculpture at the north end of the park	Views of Lisbon from the bus
Statue of Christ the Redeemer	Statue of Christ the Redeemer	Statue of Christ the Redeemer	Dave in front of the suspension bridge
Little me standing in front of this huge statue	Inside the Sanctuary	Inside the Sanctuary	History of the Sanctuary
Lisbon on a winter's day	Views of Lisbon from the bus	Our afternoon tea venue	Local beer
Belem Tower	Information sign - Belem Tower	Spot the tourist in front of Belem Tower 26 Mar 15	Belem Tower
Leaving Lisbon	Leaving Lisbon	Leaving Lisbon	Arriving in Morocco 28 Mar, 15
Local fishermen welcoming us to Agadir Morocco	Photos taken from the bus - The Kasbah which means fort	Photos taken from the bus - Camel waiting for the tourists	Photos taken from the bus - Camel waiting for the tourists
Views from the kasbah - fishing boats	Views from the kasbah - fishing boats	There is not much left of the kasbar built in the 6th century	Boat construction
Boat construction	Photos taken from the bus - winding our way down the hill	Photos taken from the bus - Agadir Morocco	Photos taken from the bus - Saga Sapphire in port
Agadir on a misty morning	Beautiful Moroccan architecture	Beautiful Moroccan architecture	Entering Fantasia Inezgane for a folk show
Entering Fantasia Inezgane for a folk show	Our welcoming party at Fantasia Inezgane	Ornate lounging area	The show begins
The show begins	The show - the horsemen	The show - the horsemen	Beautiful costume for the horse
The show - waiting for my turn to dance, I was very reluctant but it was fun	The show - here I am doing a bit of a shimmy	The show - the horsemen	The show - the acrobats
The show - the acrobats	The show - the acrobats	The show - the acrobats	The show - the acrobats
The show - the acrobats	The show - the acrobats	The show - the acrobats	The show - the horsemen
The show - the horsemen	The show - the horseman showing his riding skills	The show - guns blazing	The show - the singer
The show - the singers	The show - the singer	The show - the horsemen	The show - the snake charmer
The show - the snake charmer	The show - the snake	The show - the snake	The show - the snake charmer
The show - the snake charmer	The show - the snake charmer	The show - the snake charmer finale	The show - guns blazing
The show - guns blazing	The show - the horsemen	Spot the tourist	Here I am with the girls
The souk (market)	Inside the souk	Inside the souk 28 Mar, 2015	Inside the souk - dates and biscuits
Inside the souk - dates and biscuits	Inside the souk - so many oranges	Inside the souk	Inside the souk - amazing strawberries
Inside the souk - colourful array of spices	Inside the souk - children's clothes	Inside the souk - this machine makes a paste out of almonds	Inside the souk - colourful carpets
The Moroccan flag	A massive complex in the caves and tunnels of Jameos del Agua 29 Mar 15	Information sign - Jameos del Agua	Map of the area
One of the caves 29 Mar, 2015	A cave restaurant at the Jameos del Agua complex	The white specks are little crabs in the underground pools	One of the little crabs
Reflections at the entrance to the cave	Restaurant in the cave	Jameos del Agua - the swimming pool	But you cant swim in the pool
Jameos del Agua - the swimming pool	Beautiful cactus	A theatre in a cave	Dave exploring the complex 29 Mar, 15
Cave and tunnel from above ground	Our morning tea venue	Our morning tea venue	Beautiful flowers - Sudum Adolphii
Cactus garden	Spot the tourist	Haria Village	White buildings in Haria
White buildings in Haria	White buildings in Haria	On the road to the Bandama Crater	Countryside on the road to the Bandama Crater
Countryside on the road to the Bandama Crater	Countryside on the road to the Bandama Crater	Countryside on the road to the Bandama Crater	Countryside on the road to the Bandama Crater
Bandama Crater 1900 ft above sea level	Countryside near the crater	Beautiful views	Dave enjoying the views
Beautiful views	Yellow peaking through the cactus	Beautiful cactus	The town of Ferreteria
The town of Ferreteria	Linked tree branches	The town of Ferreteria	The town of Ferreteria
A little bit of natures perfection	Main street of Ferreteria	Town square	Church of The Lady of Pines
Church of The Lady of Pines	Beautiful daisies	Church's interior	Church's interior
Church's interior	Church's interior	Church's interior	Grass growing on the roof
Steep steps	The town of Ferreteria	The town of Ferreteria	Cactus garden
A little unusual	We are now in Arucas 30 Mar 15	Gothic style church Inglesia de San Juan Bautista	Church's interior
Church's interior	St Therese - The Little Flower	Gothic style church Inglesia de San Juan Bautista	A local resident of Arucas
A perfect hibiscus	Pink perfection	Pink perfection - Bougainvillea	La Hacienda del Buen our lunch venue
Sailing into Santa Cruz, Tenerife 31 Mar, 15	Sailing into Santa Cruz, Tenerife 31 Mar, 15	Sailing into Santa Cruz, Tenerife 31 Mar, 15	Santa Cruz port at sunrise
Santa Cruz at sunrise	Santa Cruz at sunrise	Beautiful day in Santa Cruz 31 Mar, 15	Real Santuario del Santisimo Christo de La Laguna
Inside Real Santuario del Santisimo Christo de La Laguna	Inside Real Santuario del Santisimo Christo de La Laguna	Beautiful silver altar	Beautiful silver altar
Dave inside Real Santuario del Santisimo Christo de La Laguna	Real Santuario del Santisimo Christo de La Laguna	Passing through San Cristobel La Laguna 31 Mar 15	Above the clouds Anaga Mountains
Stunning Anaga Mountains	Stunning Anaga Mountains	Stunning Anaga Mountains	Stunning Anaga Mountains
Stunning Anaga Mountains	The look-out spot	Stunning Anaga Mountains	A blanket of cloud in the distance
A blanket of cloud	Views from the bus - clouds rolling down the hill	Views from the bus - clouds rolling down the hill	Views from the bus - clouds rolling down the hill
Views from the bus - clouds rolling down the hill	Almost engulfed	On the way to Taganana	Another view of the rolling clouds as we wind down the mountain
Views en route to Taganana	Views en route to Taganana	Anaga Mountains	Anaga Mountains
Rugged coastline	Rugged coastline	Anaga Mountains	Rugged coastline
Spot the tourist 31 Mar, 2015	Lunch at the Restaurante Xiomara	Views from the Restaurante Xiomara	The top of this mountain looks like a head
Views from the Restaurante Xiomara	Views from the Restaurante Xiomara	Views from the Restaurante Xiomara	Strange rock formations
San Andres beach	Cluster of houses on the hill	Cementerio de San Andres	Cementerio de San Andres
Botanical Gardens Funchal, Medeira 1 Apr, 15	Statue of Christovao Colombo (Christopher Columbus)	Cactus up close and personal very sharp needles	Unusual shaped cactus
Flowering cactus	The weird and the wonderful	A resident at the botanical gardens	Botanical Gardens Funchal Medeira 1 Apr 15
Bird of Paradise	Flowers in the botanical gardens	Mountain top views of Funchal and surrounding countryside 1 Apr 15	Mountain top views of Funchal and surrounding countryside 1 Apr 15
Trying to have an artistic moment 1 Apr, 15	Sao Martinho Church	Sao Martinho Church	Our lunch venue - Cafes Tofa
Lunch with Dave, Jiim and Rianna	Views from the Cafe Tofa	Views from the Cafe Tofa	Views from the Cafe Tofa
Outside Cafes Tofa	Back to the ship	Madeira's flag	El Ferrol Spain - leaving port for Santiago de Compostela
Countryside on the way to Santiago de Compostela	Countryside on the way to Santiago de Compostela	Weve arrived in Santiago 7 Apr, 15	Church of Sanfrisco - Santiago
Tourist tram in Santiago	Beautiful buildings in Santiago	Beautiful buildings in Santiago	Front facade of the Cathedral Santiago de Compostela under renovation
Inside the Cathedral	This painted ceiling is fabulous	Inside the Cathedral	Inside the Cathedral
Ornate ceiling	Ornate organ	One of the many altars	Organ and altar
Ornate altar	Ornate altar	The courtyard outside the cathedral	The courtyard outside the cathedral
The courtyard outside the cathedral	Climbing the stairs to the roof	The strange things you see on the way to the roof	The strange things you see on the way to the roof
Views from the rooftop of the cathedral	Views from the rooftop of the cathedral	Views from the rooftop of the cathedral	Views from the rooftop of the cathedral
Views from the rooftop of the cathedral	Views from the rooftop of the cathedral	Cathedral's rooftop	Flowers or weeds growing on the cathedral rooftop
Inside the Cathedral	Inside the Cathedral	Our lunch entertainment	Our lunch entertainment
Our lunch entertainment	Colourful costume	Santiago	Santiago
Spring flowers	Spring flowers	Beautiful day in Santiago	Spring flowers
Spring flowers	Spanish flag	Heading back to the ship	Heading back to the ship
Our group of friends on board 7 Apr, 15	Leaving El Ferrol, Spain	Leaving El Ferrol, Spain	Leaving El Ferrol, Spain
Passing one of the forts at the mouth of the bay	Passing one of the forts at the mouth of the bay	Goodbye El Ferrol	The Saga Saphire moored at Cartagena Port 10 Apr 15
Cartagena Port	Cartagena Port	Cartagena Port	El Zulo Statue a tribute to victims of terror
Cartagena Port	Cartagena Port	Cartagena Port	Cartagena Port
Cartagena	Cartagena	Remarkable tree	War Memorial
War Memorial	Cartagena	Town Hall	Map of Roman Theatre
Roman artifacts	Roman artifacts	Roman artifacts	Roman artifacts 1st century AD
Roman artifacts	Roman artifacts	Apolo	Rea Silvia
Information sign - Rea Silvia	Remains of a Roman column	Remains of a Roman column	Roman Theatre
Roman Theatre	Roman Theatre	Roman Theatre.	Spot the tourist at Roman Theatre 10 Apr, 15
Roman Theatre	Roman Theatre	Roman Theatre	Roman Theatre
Corinthian column	Plants grow in amazing places	Plants grow in amazing places	Spot the tourist at Roman Theatre 10 Apr, 15
Cartagena	Ornate buildings in Cartagena	Ornate buildings in Cartagena	Ornate buildings in Cartagena
Ornate buildings in Cartagena	Information sign for statues	Statues	Ornate buildings in Cartagena
Amazing trees	Ornate buildings in Cartagena	Cartagena	Fishing boat attracting the birds
Birds in flight	Palma Majorca 11 Apr, 15	Palma Majorca 11 Apr, 15	Palma Majorca 11 Apr, 2015
Views on the way to Soll�r	Enjoying ourselves on the train to Soll�r	Views on the way to Soll�r	Views on the way to Soller
Outside the train on the way to Soll�r	Views on the way to Soll�r	Soll�r from a distance	Soll�r from the train
We have arrived	Dog on a roof top	Dog on a roof top	Our little train
Our little carriage	Church in Soll�r	Church in the clouds - trying to have an artistic moment	Church in the clouds
Soll�r street	Soll�r street	Street Vendor	Humerous tiles
House proud	Artistic moment	Lollies that look like fried eggs and vegetables	Dave enjoying a beer and sunshine
Lunch time entertainment	Here comes the tram	Watch out for the tram	Honey (including bees) for sale
Working Bee :-)	Leaving Palma, Majorca 11 Apr, 15	Leaving Palma, Majorca 11 Apr, 2015	Leaving Palma, Majorca 11 Apr 2015
Leaving Majorca	Leaving Palma, Majorca	Leaving Majorca	Cagliari, Italy13 Apr, 2015
Cagliari, Italy 13 Apr, 15	Cagliari, Italy 13 Apr, 15	Views from the bus - flamingos	Views from the bus on the way to Villasimius
Views from the bus on our way to Villasimius	Spring flowers in Villasimius	Spring flowers in Villasimius	Views on our walk to the beach in Villasimius a village a few hours from Cagliari
Views on our walk to the beach in Villasimius a village a few hours from Cagliari	Zebra crossing to a dead end (lead into the bush)	Perfect place for a rock in the middle of a footpath	Views on the way to the beach at Villasimius
Views on the way to the beach at Villasimius	The beach	The beach	Villasimus countryside
Villasimus countryside	Villasimus countryside	Strange cottom type flower	Spring flowers in Villasimius
Views from the bus on the way back to the ship	Views from the bus on our way back to the ship	Views from the bus on our way back to the ship	The grandeur of Delphi Greece
The Roman Agora	The Roman Agora	The grandeur of Delphi	The grandeur of Delphi
The grandeur of Mount Parnassus	The lonely poppy	Information sign - Treasury of the Athenians	Treasury of the Athenians
The grandeur of Mount Parnassus	Information sign - Treasury of the Athenians	Treasury of the Athenians	Treasury of the Athenians
Treasury of the Athenians	The grandeur of Delphi	The grandeur of Mount Parnassus	Part of a Ionic column
Altar of Apolo 17 Apr, 2015	The original building	Standing near the Altar of Apolo	Standing near the Altar of Apolo
Dave mooching with the cat	Ecstasy, he's loving this	Greak Theatre	Nature at its best
Jetstream	Artifacts laying around	Greak Stadium	Museum artifacts and statues
Museum artifacts and statues	Museum artifacts and statues	Museum artifacts and statues	Museum artifacts and statues
A model of The Oracle of Delphi	Dave and Gary enjoying lunch and a beer	Monument on the way back to the ship	Goodbye Piraeus 17 Apr, 15
Hello Mykonos, Greece 18 Apr, 2015	White houses in Mykonos 18 Apr, 15	Colourful boats	Water taxi is arriving
White houses in Mykonos	The Sapphire in Mykonos	White houses in Mykonos	White houses in Mykonos
Arriving in Mykonos	Beautiful Mykonos	Beautiful Mykonos	Beautiful Mykonos
Beautiful Mykonos	Beautiful Mykonos	Little chapel on the waterfront	Inside the chapel
Little boat keeping to the town's theme of blue and white	Buildings in Mykonos	Beautiful Mykonos	Quaint narrow streets
Steve enjoying a few hours off the ship	Shells for sale	Shells for sale	Colourful streets
Quaint Mykonos	Dave enjoying a break from sightseeing	These little guys outside a bakery	Loving Mykonos
Local taxi	Quaint narrow streets	Narrow streets	Narrow streets
Local beer with Claire and Gary in the background	The perfect passenger	How cute is this, what are they looking at?	Goodbye Mykonos 18 Apr, 2015
Goodbye Mykonos 18 Apr, 2015	Simpson's Grave in Gallopoli 19 Apr, 15	Graves at Gallipoli	Graves at Gallipoli
Information sign - Shrapnel Valley	Shrapnel Valley	Pine trees	This little songbird was a noisy little thing
ANZAC Cove	ANZAC Cove	Information sign - ANZAC Cove	Memorial to the ANZACS wonderful words from the Turkish leader Ataturk
The ANZACs called this cliff face the Sphinx 19 Apr 15	The ANZAC War Correspondent Charles Bean name this the Sphinx	Memorial in Gallipoli	ANZAC grave simple but meaningful
ANZAC Cove	The Sphinx	Memorial at Lone Pine	The 'Lone Pine'
Memorial at Lone Pine	Beautiful and rugged countryside - Gallipoli	Memorial at Quinn's Post - Gallipoli	The trenches, each side's trenches were only a few metres apart
The trenches	A statue of the Turkish leader Ataturk a truly amazing man	Beautiful and rugged countryside - Gallipoli	The trenches
Views from the bus - Gallipoli Memorial	Views from the bus - Gallipoli Memorial	Views from the bus - Gallipoli Memorial	Map of Ancient Troy
Ruins of Ancient Troy 19 Apr, 15	Ruins of Ancient Troy 19 Apr, 2015.	Ruins of Ancient Troy 19 Apr, 15	Ruins of Ancient Troy
Ruins of Ancient Troy	Information sign - Citadel Wall	Citadel Wall	Citadel Wall
Squirrel at Troy	Squirrel at Troy	Ruins of Ancient Troy	Information sign - The Ramp
The ancient ramp still in good condition	Ruins of Ancient Troy 19 Apr, 15	Sheep dog tending to the flock	Shepherd and his flock
Ruins of Ancient Troy	Replica of the Trojan Horse, it really dwarfs me	Turkish War Memorial	Leaving Canakkale, Turkey
White Tower (112ft high) Thessaloniki, Greece	Information sign - British Miliitary Cemetery 21 Apr 15	So many graves	So many graves
Gravestone emblem	Gravestone emblem	Gravestone emblem	Gravestone emblem
Memorial at the cemetery	One of the Jewish graves	So many graves	So many graves
Gertrude Lawrence Nurse - the only Aussie in this cemetery	Exhibits at the Archaelogical Museum of Thessaloniki 21 Apr 15	Information sign - Pointed Bottom Amphoras	Pointed Bottom Amphoras
Statues depicting elaborate hairstyles	Information sign - Funerary relief	Funerary relief	Information sign - Funerary relief
Funerary relief	Gravestone dated 300 BC	Gravestone dated 30 BC	Relief dated mid 4th century BC
Head of Asclepius dated late 4th century BC	Statue dated 1st century BC	Statue dated early 1st century BC	Clay bust of a goddess late 5th century BC
Statues and artifacts at the Thessaloniki Museum	Statue dated late 4th century AD	Dionysiac composition mosiac tiled floor	Dionysiac composition mosiac tiled floor
Statues and artifacts at the Thessaloniki Museum	Fountain statue Circa 150 AD	Mosiacs	Mosiacs
Funerary relief	Statues and artifacts at the Thessaloniki Museum	Statue of Atlas Circa 150 BC	Statue of Octavian Augustus 1st Emperor of Rome 14-37 AD
Gold wreath dated 350-300 BC	Church of St Demetrius 7th Century	Church of St Demetrius 7th Century	Inside St Demetrius
Inside St Demetrius	Inside St Demetrius	Inside St Demetrius	Inside St Demetrius
Inside St Demetrius	Inside St Demetrius	Inside St Demetrius	Inside St Demetrius
Inside St Demetrius	Ruins under St Demetrius 21 Apr 15	Ruins under St Demetrius 21 Apr, 2015	Ruins under St Demetrius
Ruins (the fountain) under St Demetrius	Ruins under St Demetrius	Ruins (Saint's Chapel) under St Demetrius	Ruins under St Demetrius
Thessaloniki from the bus	Thessaloniki from the bus	Thessalonika from the bus	Thessaloniki from the bus
Boarding our tour boat in Lemnos, Greece 22 Apr 15	Views from the boat	Views from the boat - church on the hill	Views from the boat
The Sapphire with a tender alongside 22 Apr, 15	Views from the boat	Our ship again	Views from the boat
Views from the boat	Views from the boat - sheep on the side of a cliff	Views from the boat	Views from the boat
Feeding the birds	Feeding the birds	Feeding the birds	Feeding the birds
Feeding the birds	Sailing into Istanbul Turkey 23 Apr, 2015	Hagia Sophia Istanbul 23 Apr 2015	Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque	The Blue Mosque Istanbul	The Blue Mosque Istanbul	Inside the Blue Mosque
Inside the Blue Mosque	Model of the Blue Mosque	Women's Prayer area	Information sign - The Obelisk of Theodosius
The Obelisk of Theodosius	Hieroglyphs on the Obelisk of Theodosius	The Obelisk of Theodosius	Istanbul is full of amazing tulips
Istanbul is full of amazing tulips	Afternoon nap	Pigeons feeding	Ornate structure in the public gardens
Young girl weaving a carpet	Grand Bazaar and Hagia Sophia	Stalls in the Grand Bazaar	Stalls in the Grand Bazaar
Stalls in the Grand Bazaar	Outside the Grand Bazaar	Drinking a terrible glass of wine outside the Grand Bazaar 23 Apr 15	Tulips in the Topkapi Palace
Gold crescent moon and sun	Views of the Bosphorus from the palace	Views of the Bosphorus from the palace	Palace grounds
Palace grounds	Views from the Palace	Ornate ceiling in the palace	Ornate ceiling in the palace
'Confictionery' Kitchen	Floral display	The Blue Mosque	Views from one of Istanbuls 7 Hills 24 Apr, 15
Dave and Enver 24 Apr 15	Dave and Rene	Istanbul is certainly the city of tulips	The tulips are too beautiful not to photograph
Garden at the top of the hill	The Turkish flag	The tulips are too beautiful not to photograph	Lunch at the marina with Elif and Enver
Boats moored at the marina	10 Dave drinking a glass of Raki aTurkish drink.jpg	Wrapped in blankets it was a pretty cool day	A beautiful lunch
Istanbul from the ship 24 Apr, 2015	The Queen Elizabeth sailing into Istanbul	Our group together on ANZAC Day 25 Apr, 15	Dave and Garry in the Aviator's Bar
One of our favourite barmen	ANZAC Day in the Aviator's Bar	ANZAC Day in the Aviator's Bar	Two-up coins are important on ANZAC Day
First throw of the day 25 Apr, 15	Not a bad technique	Dave's turn to throw the coins	Fabulous action
Heads or tails?	Spectators looking on	Bernie taking bets	The Turkish navy keeping an eye on things
Turkish War Memorial	Views of ANZAC Cove from the ship	The Turkish navy keeping an eye on things	Views of ANZAC Cove from the ship
Views of ANZAC Cove from the ship	Beautiful Iraklion Crete 27 Apr, 2015	Beautiful Iraklion Crete 27 Apr, 2015	Island of Spinalonga former leper colony
Island of Spinalonga former leper colony	Island of Spinalonga	Tourist tram	Coastal town of Agios Nikolaos
Coastal town of Agios Nikolaos	Beautiful Iraklion Crete	Island of Spinalonga former leper colony	Island of Spinalonga former leper colony
Island of Spinalonga	Tourist tram	Costal town of Agios Nikolaos	Costal town of Agios Nikolaos
Beautiful Iraklion Crete	On the ferry travelling to Island of Gozo near Valetta, Malta	Gozo from the ferry	Gozo from the ferry
Gozo from the ferry	Azure Window of Dwejra 29 Apr, 2015	Dave at the Azure Window of Dwejra	Azure Window of Dwejra
Countryside around Dwejra	Countryside around Dwejra	Countryside around Dwejra	Rene at the Azure Window of Dwejra
Ta' Savina church in Victoria Gozo	Building in Victoria	Information sign - Ic-Citadella	The Cathedral of the Assumption in the Ciittadella
Ic-Citadella	Ic-Citadella	Ic-Citadella	Views from Ic-Citadella
Views from Ic-Citadella	St George's Basillica	Narrow streets in Victoria	Victoria
Interior of St George's Basillica	Interior of St George's Basillica	Church interior	Church interior
Church interior	Church interior	Narrow streets in Victoria	Victoria, Gozo Island
Valletta, Malta	Valletta, Malta	Valletta, Malta	Valletta
Boatmen practising in the afternoon	Valletta	Leaving Valletta to a canon salute 29 Apr, 15	Leaving Valletta to a canon salute 15
Leaving Valletta to a canon salute	Leaving Valletta	Leaving Valletta	Moon shot
Mountain surrounded by cloud on the way to Gibraltar 2 May 15	Mountain surrounded by cloud on the way to Gibraltar	Sailing to Gibraltar	Mountain surrounded by cloud on the way to Gibraltar
Sailing into Gibraltar 2 May, 2015	A stowaway on the ship	A stowaway on the ship	The Sapphire moored in Gibraltar
Our excursion started at the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens	Trees and plants at the gardens	Purple daisies	Pink daisies
Dave inspecting the statue of General Eliot	Trees and plants at the gardens	Trees and plants at the gardens	Trees and plants at the gardens
Trees and plants at the gardens	Trees and plants at the gardens	Headstones in the gardens	Turtles in the pond
Turtles in the pond	Turtles in the pond	Trees and plants at the gardens	Trees and plants at the gardens
Gibraltar's monkeys	Monkeys at the Rock of Gibraltar	Snoozing on the step	He's trying to unpeel the wrapper from a sweet
It looks like hes succeeding	It looks like hes succeeding	What a beautiful face	What a beautiful face
Views from the Rock 2 May, 2015	Views from the Rock 2 May, 15	Views from the Rock 2 May, 2015	Views from the Rock
Sleeping monkey	Playing tourist on the Rock	The Rock	Contemplation
He's about to jump	Back to the ship	The visit is over	Ferry to the Isle of Wight 8 May 2015
Countryside near the ferry terminal	Wildlife near the ferry terminal	Waiting for the ferry to dock.	On the ferry heading to the Isle of Wight
On the ferry heading to the Isle of Wight	Isle of Wight - Osmond House	Isle of Wight - Osmond House	Garden at Osmond House
Garden at Osmond House	Garden at Osmond House	Garden at Osmond House	Garden at Osmond House
Garden at Osmond House	Garden at Osmond House	Beautiful tulips	Garden at Osmond House
Garden at Osmond House	Garden at Osmond House	Garden at Osmond House	We called into the Swan pub on the way home
Inside the Swan 8 May, 2015	Inside the Swan	Inside the Swan	Enjoying a wine at the pub
Playing tourist at the Historic Dockyards Portsmouth 9 May 2015	Nelson's ship the Victory	Stairway to Nelson's history	Drydock at the Dockyards 9 May, 2015
Low doorways watchout for your head	Canons on the ship.	Captain's cabin	Guns on display
Sick berth	Berth	Canons on the deck	Up on deck
Up on deck	Up on deck	Information sign - Belfry and ship's bell	Belfry and ship's bell
Ship's galley	Crew's quarters	Ornate sign board	Grand Magazine
Information sign - Hold	Sleeping quarters	The Hold	Information sign - Death of Nelson
Painting - Nelson's death	Inside the ship	Ruins of the Mary Rose at the museum	Canons from the Mary Rose which was King Henry VIII ship
Canons from the Mary Rose which was King Henry VIII ship	Ruins of the Mary Rose at the museum	The front of the Victory	The back of the Victory
Driving through Lyndhurst on the way home 9 May 15	Horses run free in the New Forest	Horses run free in the New Forest	England's Jurassic Coast
England's Jurassic Coast	Information sign - Durdle Door 10 May, 2015	Durdle Door, Dorset	Jurassic Coast
Dave at Durdle Door, Dorset	Durdle Door	Rene at Durdle Door	Amazing cliffs
Cerne Abbey in the village of Cerne Abbas 11 May 2015	Cerne Abbey in the village of Cerne Abbas 11 May 2015	Cerne Abbey in the village of Cerne Abbas	Cerne Abbey in the village of Cerne Abbas
Cerne Abbey on a wet cold day	Information sign - Cerne Abbey	Cerne Abbey on a wet cold day	The grave yard
St Mary's Church Cerne Abbas	Cerne Abbas Giant	Cerne Abbas Giant	Sherborne Abbey, Dorset
Sherborne Abbey, Dorset	A drink at the Plume and Feathers 11 May, 2015	Lunch before visiting the abbey	Inside the abbey
Inside the abbey	Inside the abbey	Inside the abbey	Inside the abbey
Inside the abbey	Inside the abbey	Sir John Horsey father and son Circa1565	Inside the abbey
English countryside on the way to Moreton	English countryside on the way to Moreton	St Nocholas Church 1776	Inside the church
Beautiful windows	Beautiful windows	Grave of Lawrence of Arabia	Grave of Lawrence of Arabia
Yacht out on the bay off Weymouth	Views of Weymouth from Barb and Grahams house 12 May 15	Views of Weymouth from Barb and Grahams house 12 May 15	Information sign - Abbotsbury Swannery
Views while walking through the paddocks to the swannery	Views while walking through the paddocks to the swannery	Swans and cygnets	Cygnets
Swan sitting on her eggs	Beautiful colours on this bird	Beautiful colours on this bird	Swans and cygnets
Cygnets	The swan posing beautifully for the camera	Nesting swan	Swan with her eggs
The eggs	The eggs	Swans swimming	Swans swimming
The eggs	Swans swimming	Reflections	Swimming through the bulrush
Nesting swan	Delightful little balls of fluff	Swans and cygnets	Beautiful little balls of fluff
A couple of 'quackers'	Nesting swan	Information sign - Dambusting bomb	Dambusting bomb
Views while walking through the paddocks back to the car	Sweet face	Information sign - how the land for the swannery was formed by nature	Dorset countryside
Dorset counryside	Dorset countryside	Beach at Lyme Regis, Dorset	The famour Cobb
Pano shot	Bathing sheds on the beach	Seagulls perched on rocks	We couldn't resist this photo opportunity
Dorset countryside	Cattle have right of way	Cattle have right of way	A feeding frenzie
A feeding frenzie	Noticed a strange blanket of clouds on our way to Redruth 13 May 2015	Information on the Highwayman Inn	Information on the Highwayman Inn
Dave having a beer at the Highwayman Inn	Inside the Highwayman Inn	Inside this uniquely bizzare hotel	Inside this unique hotel
Inside this uniquely bizzare hotel	Inside this unique hotel	Inside this unique hotel	Inside this unique hotel
Inside this unique hotel	The Highwayman Inns exterior 13 May 2015	The Highwayman Inns exterior 13 May, 2015	The Highwayman Inns exterior 13 May, 2015
Standing in front of Old Mother Hubbards shoe	The Highwayman Inns exterior 13 May, 2015	Lizard Point Cornwall the most southerly part of Britain 14 May 2015	Lizard Point Cornwall the most southerly part of Britain 14 May 2015
Seagull perched on a rock	Lizard Point	Rugged Cornwall	Dave has been dwarfed by the cliffs
Resting after walking down from the top of the cliff	Information sign - shipwrecks in the area	Old boathouse	Information sign - Lizard Point
Seagull	Colourful and rugged cliffs	Curious looking flowers	English wildliife
Lighthouse sign posts	Mousehole an unusual name for a town.	Weve arrived in Land's End 15 May, 2015	Rugged coastline at Land's End
Beautiful and rugged	Beautiful and rugged	Beautiful and rugged	Beautiful and rugged
Rene at Land's End	Beautiful and rugged.	Beautiful and rugged	Beautiful and rugged
Beautiful and rugged Cornwall	Beautiful and rugged Cornwall	Beautiful and rugged Cornwall	Busy bee
Dave walking the cliffs	The boulders - an amazing balancing act	The sheep is watching the rabbit through the fence	Beautiful Shetland pony
The pony has his eye on the rabbit	Relaxing bunny	Beautiful and rugged Cornwall	Information sign - Land's End
Rugged cliffs	Destinations	Playing tourist at Land's End 15 May, 2015	Dave at Land's End
On the little boat heading for St Michael's Mount 15 May 2015	Leaving Marazion	On the little boat heading for St Michael's Mount	St Michael's Mount
St Michael's Mount	St Michael's Mount	St Michael's Mount	Information sign The Dairy 15 May, 2015
The Dairy 15 May, 2015	The start of our long climb up to the castle	Views along the way	Views along the way
Views along the way	Almost to the top of the cliff and the caste	Almost to the top of the cliff and the caste	Views through the castle arrowslit
Canons protecting the castle	Canons airmed at Marazion	Rear view of the castle	Views from the castle
Views from the castle	Views from the castle	Views from the castle	Views from the castle
Garden on the side of the cliff	Door to the castles roof top	Castle rooftop	A long way down from the castle top
Gardens on the side of the cliff	Views from the castle	Views from the castle	Castle rooftop
Views from the castle	The castle	Views from the castle	Ancient statue
Castle gardens	One of the many rooms inside the castle 15 May, 2015	Medieval bow and arrow	One of the many rooms inside the castle 15 May, 2015
One of the many rooms inside the castle	One of the many rooms inside the castle	One of the many rooms inside the castle	One of the many rooms inside the castle
Ornate ceiling	Insde the castle	Castle's chapel	Inside the chapel
Inside the chapel	Inside the chapel	Inside the chapel	Dave inside the chapel
One of the many rooms inside the castle	Vase inside the castle	Model of the castle	Inside the castle
Inside the castle	St Michael's Mount Castle	Unusual plants on St Michael's Mount	Castle and plants
Castle and the cliff	Views while descending the cliff	Descending the cliff	The path we used to descend the cliff
Unusual plants on St Michael's Mount	Unusual plants on St Michael's Mount	Descending the cliff	Picturesque path
Unusual plants on St Michael's Mount	Beautifull plants on St Michael's Mount	Unusual plants on St Michael's Mount	The Castle
Spot the tourist	Our ride to the castle	Crowned bird crest	Cliffs at North Cliffs Cornwall
Cliffs at North Cliffs Cornwall 16 May, 15	Information sign	Passing through a quaint Cornwall village	Information sign - Porthcurno
Views from the Minack Theatre near Porthcurno Cornwall	Views from the Minack Theatre near Porthcurno Cornwall	Rowena Cade the person who built the Minack Theatre	Rowena Cade the person who built the Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre	The Minack Theatre	Views from the Minack Theatre near Porthcurno Cornwall	The Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre built on the side of a cliff	The Minack Theatre built on the side of a cliff	The Minack Theatre built on the side of a cliff	Stone seats
Views from the Minack Theatre near Porthcurno Cornwall	Views from the Minack Theatre near Porthcurno Cornwall	The Cornish Seal Sanctuary 17 May, 15	One of the rescued seals
One of the rescued seals	About to go in for a swim	In for a swim	In for a swim 17 May, 2015
One of the rescued seals enjoying life again	The seals enjoying the pool	The seals enjoying the pool	One of the rescued seals
In for a swim 17 May, 2015	One of the rescued seals	Sleeping on the sail	Playing on the surfboard
Playing on the surfboard	Playing on the surfboard	Playing on the surfboard	The seal is trying to climb onto the sail
The seal is trying to climb onto the sail	The seal is trying to eat the sail	The seal is trying to climb onto the sail	Almost there
One of the rescued seals	One of the rescued seals enjoying a swim	Penguins are also part of the rescue scheme	Penguins coming out for a feed
He's thinking about going for a swim	Information sign - Otter Creek	Otter feeding 17 May, 2015	Otters feeding
Otter feeding	Otter going in for a swim	Penguins are also part of the rescue scheme	Penguins swimming
Penguins swimming	Penguins are also part of the rescue scheme	Penguins waiting around for a feed	Penguins being fed
Penguins being fed	Penguin supervising the cleaning	Asleep by the pool	Beautiful flowers
Our boating tour to the Isles of Scilly	Approaching St Mary's Scilly 18 May, 2015	Sailing into St Mary's	Sailing into St Mary's
Sailing into St Mary's	Information sign - St Mary's	Walking into St Mary's	Walking into St Mary's
Walking into St Mary's	Walking into St Mary's	Isle of Scilly	Isle of Scilly
Inside the Mermaid Inn	Dave looking at the pubs decorations 18 May, 2015	Busy bee	Beautiful flowers
Guesthouse we stayed in while in St Mary's 19 May, 2015	Guesthouse we stayed in while in St Mary's 19 May, 2015	Breakfast room at the guesthouse	Leaving St Mary's for Tresco
Our ride to Tresco	Information sign - Tresco	Windy Tresco	Wind sock in tatters
Unusual plants on Tresco	Dave inspecting the unusual plants on Tresco	Views while walking around Tresco 19 May, 2015	Unusual plants on Tresco
Views while walking around Tresco	Views while walking around Tresco	Views while walking around Tresco	Colourful bird on Tresco
Views while walking around Tresco	Views while walking around Tresco	Views while walking around Tresco	Views while walking around Tresco
Views while walking around Tresco	Views while walking around Tresco	A sign post to remind us where weve been	Vies of the lighthouse
Colour in the grass	Ship sailing past the island	Our ride back because we were left behind	Speeding our way back to the ferry because our original boat left us behind
Arriving back at St Mary's	Leaving the Isles of Scilly	Back in Redruth 19 May, 2015	Views from New Quay while waiting for Dave to get back from the bank 20 May, 2015
Views from New Quay while waiting for Dave to get back from the bank	Doc Martin territory - Port Isaac	Walking to see Doc Martin's cottage	Views while walking to see Doc Martin's cottage
Cattle feeding trough	Narrow streets of Port Isaac 20 May, 2015	Port Isaac	Port Isaac
Port Isaac	Information sign - Doc Martin's Cottage	Doc Martins Cottage	Port Isaac
Port Isaac	Been there got the T-Shirt - Doc Martin	Views from the pub in Bude 20 May, 2015	Leaving Bideford for Lundy Island 21 May 2015
Leaving Bideford for Lundy Island	Leaving Bideford for Lundy Island	Were now on Lundy Island	Our ride to Lundy 21 May 2015
Our ride to Lundy	Lundy Island	Lundy Island	St Helenas Church
Animals on the island	Animals on the island	Soay Sheep	Highland Cattle
Highland Cattle	Highland Cattle	Soay Sheep 21 May, 15	Lundy Island
Here we are on a cliff looking for puffins	Hard to see puffins	Trek back to the boat	Views on way back to boat - view of old dwelling from land
View of old dwelling from the sea	Happy Family	Views on way back to boat	Views on way back to boat
Lundy Lighthouse	St Helena's church - Lundy Island	Church interior	The start of our boat trip around Lundy Island
Seals on Lundy Island	Seals on Lundy Island	Views of Lundy Island from the boat	Lundy Lighthouse
Coastal caves	Lighthouse	After spending an age lining up this photo a bird flew into the picture	Seals on a rock
Dave standing in front of the SS Britain in Bristol 22 May 15	Duck under the SS Britain	Duck under the ship 22 May, 15	Information sign - Iron Maiden
The Iron Maiden 22 May, 15	Information sign - Trotman Anchor.jpg	Trotman Anchor	Information sign - Brunels Balanced Rudder
Brunels Balanced Rudder	Model of the Iron Maiden	Brunels Great Britain	Clothes of the day
Clothes of the day	Ships paraphernalia	Ships bell 22 May, 15	Inside the Victory
Inside the Victory 22 May, 15	Inside the Victory	Door to a first class cabin	Doctors surgery on the ship 22 May, 15
Cabins in the ship	The Galley	The Galley 22 May, 15	The Galley
Ships pantry	Butcher 22 May, 15	Cabins in the ship	Storage below decks
First Class Dining Room 22 May, 15	First Class Dining Room	Ornate door to 1st class cabin	Dave looking at the exhibit
Model of Brunels Great Britain 22 May, 15	Brunels Great Britain	Models of animals that would have travelled on the ship	Cargo exhibit
Horse and cart 22 May, 15	Avon River - Bristol 22 May, 15	Info Sign - Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015	Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015
Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015	Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015	Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015	Trying to be arty at Tinturn Abbey
Trying to be arty at Tinturn Abbey	Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015	Statue in church	Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015
Church interior	Church interior 23 May, 2015	Church interior	Church interior
Trying to be arty at Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 2015	Jet flying over Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 15	Tinturn Abbey 23 May, 15	St David in Wales 24 May, 15
Lord Nelson Milford Haven 24 May, 15	Ferry Terminal Milford Haven 24 May, 15	Ferry Terminal Milford Haven 24, May 15	View from Fishguard Fort 24 May, 15
Information sign - Fishguard Fort	Fishguard Fort - not much of the fort left	View from Fishguard Fort 25 May, 15	Canons at the fort
Information sign - Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber	Information sign - Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber	Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber 25 May, 15	Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber - Wales 25 May, 15
Wales countryside	Beautiful wild flowers in Wales 25 May, 15	Dave inspecting the chamber 25 May, 15	Photo from the pub waiting for the ferry to Ireland 25 May, 15
Johnstown Castle - Wexford - Ireland 26 May, 15	Johnstown Castle - Wexford - Ireland 26 May, 15	Castle grounds 26 May, 15	Castle grounds 26 May, 15
Castle grounds 26 May, 15	Castle grounds 26 May, 15	Reflections 26 May, 15	Reflections
Beautiful Rhododendrons 26 May, 15	We've arrived in Kilkenny in Ireland 26 May, 15	Langton's Pub the first we visited in Kilkenny	Dave enjoying a beer, but not Fosters 26 May, 15
Dave enjoying a Kilkenny 26 May, 15	Information sign - Hook Lighthouse 26 May, 15	Dave standing in front of Hook Lighthouse	Hook Lighthouse - Hook Point - Wexford - Ireland
Hook Lighthouse - Ireland 26 May, 15	Beautiful wildflowers at the lighthouse 26 May, 15	Waterford Ireland 27 May, 2015	Inside the Waterford crystal factory 27 May, 2015
Inside the Waterford crystal factory - crystal grandfather clock	Irish Open Trophy mould 27 May, 2015	Making Waterford crystal	Making Waterford crystal
Making Waterford crystal 27 May, 2015	Making Waterford crystal	Making Waterford crystal 27 May, 2015	Waterford factory
Creating the pattern on the crystal	Precision work 27 May, 2015	Precision work	Precision work 27 May, 2015
Dave holding the crystal football	My turn to hold the footy	Holding a bigger footy 27 May, 2015	Holding a bigger footy
A work in progress	Works in progress 27 May, 2015	Crystal grand piano	The finished products
The Ashes Trophy 27 May, 2015	The Waterford Crystal Shop	Our encounter with a steam engine on the way to Tipperary	Arriving in Tipperary 27 May, 2015
Main street of Tipperary 27 May, 2015	Dave outside the pub in Tipperary	Dave inside the pub enjoying a beer in Tipperary	Our encounter with a steam engine on the way out of Tipperary 27 May, 2015
Walking to Blarney Castle 28 May, 2015	Rhododendrons in castle grounds	Babbling brook 28 May, 2015	Coins in the stream
Blarney Castle 28 May, 2015	Blarney Castle 28 May, 2015	Castle grounds	Castle gardens - Rhododendrons
Blarney Castle	Castle grounds 28 May, 2015	Blarney Castle	Agapanthus
Information sign - Blarney Castle	Information sign - Blarney Castle	Views on the way to the top of Blarney Castle	Views from the top of Blarney Castle
Views from the top of Blarney Castle	From the top looking down 28 May, 2015	One of the signs dotted around the castle walls	Bell Tower 28 May, 2015
One of the signs dotted around the castle walls	One of the signs dotted around the castle walls	Dave kissing the Blarney Stone 28 May, 2015	Rene kissing the Blarney Stone 28 May, 2015
Dave freezing at the top of Blarney Castle	Rene freezing at the top of Blarney Castle	Views from the top of Blarney Castle	Information sign Blarney Castle
Banqueting Hall 28 May, 2015	Information sign - Murder Hole	Murder Hole 28 May, 2015	The Blarney Stone is at the very top above the windows
The Castle's Poison Garden	The first poison plant - Iris	Iris 28 May, 2015	6Information sign - Marijuana
Marijuana 28 May, 2015	Opium	Here I am standing under the beautiful arbour	Dave holding a shamrock
What a tree 28 May, 2015	Beautiful azaleas	Beautiful azaleas a joy to photograph	Beautiful colours
Castle grounds 28 May, 2015	Castle grounds	Beautiful azaleas	Building on the castle grounds 28 May, 2015
Pink foxglove	Rose	Kniphofia 28 May, 2015	Clematis
Hiding in the hedge at Blarney Castle 28 May, 2015	Back in Cork - Ireland 28 May, 2015	Annie Moore Statue Cobh 29 May, 2015	Memorabilia at the Titanic Museum Cobh
My ticket on the Titanic - my new name Margaret Rice an actual passenger who died	Margaret Rice and her 5 children	Information sign - The Rice Family	Exhibits at the Titanic Museum in Cobh
Exhibits at the Titanic Museum in Cobh	Information sign 29 May, 2015	Conditions on board - seasick passengers	Menu on the Titanic
A Tall Ship in town 29 May, 2015	The crew 29 May, 2015	Information sign - The original wharf where the Titanic sailed	What is left of the original wharf
Cobh or Cove 29 May, 2015	Cobh or Cove as it was called for many years	Cobh or Cove a very beautiful city	Enjoying a drink at the Sine Pub in Cork 29 May, 2015
The Irish band playing tonight	Dave enjoying the band 29 May, 2015	The Irish band playing tonight 29 May, 2015	Driving to the Ring of Kerry 30 May, 2015
Views while driving the Ring of Kerry	Driving through Killorglin 30 May, 2015	Driving the Ring of Kerry near Portmagee	Driving the Ring of Kerry near Portmagee
Deviated from Ring of Kerry to Skellig Ring	Views on Skellig Ring on a cold, rainy, overcast day	Views on Skellig Ring on a cold, rainy, overcast day	Information sign - Beehive Village
Beehive Village 30 May, 2015	Even though these are statues it's the closest we come to seeing puffins	Views on Skellig Ring 30 May, 2015	Amazing cliffs on Skellig Ring 30 May, 2015
Amazing cliffs on Skellig Ring	Amazing cliffs on Skellig Ring	A sign we havent come across before today 30 May, 2015	Bunratty Castle 31 May, 2015
36Animals belonging to the castle	Dave in front of Bunratty Castle 31 May, 2015	Information sign - Bunratty Castle	Information sign - Bunratty Castle
Castle entrance 31 May, 2015	Castle interior - Dungeon	Climbing the castle stairs to the roof	Castle interior - The Great Hall
Castle interior - The Great Hall	Castle interior - Dining Area	Castle interior - Chapel	Standing on the rooftop of the castle
Castle grounds and buildings 31 May, 2015	Castle grounds - haystacks on wooden posts	Castle grounds and buildings	Town area which contains a pub, post office, general store
Gypsy wagons on the property 31 May, 2015	Mac's Pub	Enjoying the fire in Mac's Pub	Cliffs of Moher 31 May, 2015
We discovered the Cliffs of Moher by chance	We discovered the Cliffs of Moher by chance	Trying to spot puffins, but alas there were none	Playing tourist at the Cliffs of Moher
At last - puffins	Puffins you can tell by their orange feet	Puffins you can tell by their orange feet	Amazing mountain range after leaving Moher
Amazing mountain range after leaving Moher	Amazing mountain range after leaving Moher	Driving to Londondery on a very wet day 1 June, 2015	Driving to Londondery on a very wet day 1 June 2015
Londonderry, Northern Ireland bit of sunshine makes a difference	Londonderry Northern Ireland 1 June, 2015	Countryside on the way to Belfast 2 June, 2015.	Countryside on the way to Belfast 2, June 2015
Strange cloud formation	Grounds of Downhill Demesne 2, June 2015	Grounds of Downhill Demesne 2 June, 2015	Mussenden Temple on the grounds of Downhill Demesne
Downhill Demesne an 18th century mansion	Views from the temple	Views of the coast from the temple	Grounds of Downhill Demesne 2 June, 2015
Information sign - Downhill Demesne an 18th century mansion	Downhill Demesne 2 June, 2015	Downhill Demesne - experimenting with the camera	Downhill Demesne - experimenting with the camera
Grounds of Downhill Demesne 2 June, 2015	Information sign - Downhill Demesne an 18th century mansion	Downhill Demesne an 18th century mansion	22 Downhill Demesne an 18th century mansion
Front gates	Sheep grazing near the mansion house	Sheep with an itchy backside	Grazing
Giant's Causeway	Cliffs at the Giant's Causeway 2 June, 2015	Giant's Causeway - renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt	Playing tourist at the Giant's Causeway
Cliffs at the Giant's Causeway 2 June 2015	Unique rock formations	Unique rock formations	Dave about to scale the rocks
Giant's Causeway	Dave admiring the view	Giant's Causeway	Playing tourist at the Giant's Causeway
Dave's time to play tourist	Dave playing tourist	Information sign	Information sign - The Camel
The Camel	Humphrey the camel	Bushmills for lunch	Bushmills for lunch
Information sign - White Park Bay Viewpoint	White Park Bay 2 June, 2015	White Park Bay 2 June, 2015	White Park Bay
Information sign - Carrick-a-Rede	Carrick-a-Rede	The famous rope bridge - Carrick-a-Rede	Larrybane Bay 2 June, 2015
Information sign - Carrick-a-Rede	Walking to the rope bridge	On the rope bridge 2 June, 2015	View from the rope bridge
Larrybane Bay	Playing tourist 2 June, 2015	Beautiful cliffs	Rope bridge 2 June, 2015
Titanic Museum Belfast 3 June, 2015	Exhibit in the Titanic Museum Belfast 3 June, 2015	Original building from the Titanic period	Photos of the workers at the shipyards
The spot where the Titanic was built 3 June, 2015	Titanic Museum 3 June, 2015	Standing in the Titanics bow	The sign says Titanic 3 June, 2015
Information sign - Dwelling house of Arthur Guinness 4 June, 2015	House of Arthur Guinness 4 June, 2015	The Indenture - legal contract	Standing in front of the Guinness fountain
Beer barrels with video screens telling the Guinnes story	Model of a beer barge 4 May, 2015	Artistic light in the foyer of the Guinness factory 4 May, 2015	Playing tourist at the Guinness factory 4 June, 15
Dave enjoying a Guinness 4 May, 2015	Views from the Guiness factory	Views from the Guiness factory 4 June, 15	Address of the Guiness factory
Playing tourist at the Guinness factory 4 June, 15	1 Oscar Wildes house in London 5 June 2015.jpg	Oscar Wildes house in Dublin 5 June, 2015	Brunels mosiac at Bray station
Lunch at Dalkey in Ireland 5 June,15	Loreto Abbey in Dalkey 5 June,15	Leaving Belfast for Hollyhead in Wales 6 June, 15	Leaving Ireland for Hollyhead in Wales 6 June, 15
Travelling to Hollyhead 6 June, 15	Passing traffic travelling to Hollyhead	Scenery on the way to Hollyhead 6 June, 2015	Arriving at Hollyhead 6 June, 15
Arriving at Hollyhead 6 June, 15	Driving to Liverpool 6 June, 15	The Menai Suspension Bridge, Anglesea, North Wales	Town with the longest name in the world situated in Wales
Approaching Menai Suspension Bridge built by Telford	Driving across the bridge 6 June, 15	Information sign - Pont Waterloo Bridge	Pont Waterloo another Telford bridge 6 June, 15
Pont Waterloo another Telford bridge	Views from the bridge 6 June, 15	Playing tourist in Liverpool 6 June, 15	Bill Shankly - Liverpool 7 June, 15
Home of the Liverpool Footy Club	Home of the Liverpool Footy Club	Club's logo 7 June, 15	Reflections
Anfield football ground 7 June, 15	Anfield football ground 7 June, 15	Dave at Anfield 7 June, 15	Trophies won over the years
Trophies won over the years	Trophies won over the years 7 June, 15	Hillsborough Memorial Mosiac 7 June, 15	Dave at the famous gates
Names of the people who died on that tragic day	Memorial	A visit to the famous Cavern in Liverpool 7 June, 15	A visit to the famous Cavern in Liverpool
A visit to the famous Cavern in Liverpool	A visit to the famous Cavern in Liverpool	A visit to the famous Cavern in Liverpool	If you close your eyes and listen it could be the beatles
If you close your eyes and listen it could be the beatles 7 June, 15	Driving to Scotland 9 June, 15	Driving to Scotland 9 June, 15	Driving to Scotland 9 June, 15
Driving to Scotland 9 June, 15	Driving to Scotland	Driving to Scotland 9 June, 15	Information sign for Crichton Memorial Church 10 June, 15
University grounds in Dumphries	Crichton Memorial Church 10 June, 15	University grounds in Dumphries	Information sign - Elizebeth Crichton 10 June, 15
University grounds in Dumphries	Lunch at the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel 10 June, 15	Playing tourist in Loch Lomond 10 June, 15	Beautiful Loch Lomond 10 June, 15
Luss Parish Church	Luss Parish Church grounds	Swan stealing the rolls 10 June, 15	Dave playin at being touist at Loch Lomond 10 June, 15
Views on the way to Campbelltown	Dave in our B and B in Campbelltown planning our drive to Mull of Kintyre	Views on the way to Mull of Kintyre	We're hee - Mull of Kintyre10 June, 15
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse 10 June, 15	Views around Mull of Kintyre 10 June, 15	Views around Mull of Kintyre	Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse 10 June, 15
Playing tourist 10 June, 15	The Royal Hotel our venue for dinner in Campbelltown 10 June, 15	Campbelltown Scotland	Information sign - Saddell in Kintyre Scotland 11 June, 15
Information sign - Saddel Abbey in Kintyre, Scotland	Information sign - Saddell Abbey Stones	Information sign - Saddell Abbey Stones	Saddell Abbey Stones 11 June, 15
Saddell Abbey Stones 11 June, 15	Information sign - Saddell Abbey in Kintyre, Scotland	Abbey graveyard	Abbey graveyard 11 June, 15
Abbey graveyard	Countryside on the drive to Fort William, Scotland 11 June, 15	Countryside on the drive to Fort William, Scotland 11 June, 15	Countryside on the drive to Fort William, Scotland 11 June, 15
Countryside on the drive to Fort William, Scotland 11 June, 15	Countryside on the drive to Fort William	Oban meaning 'Little Bay' a resort town in Scotland	Oban on the way to Fort William
Crossing on Clachan Bridge 11 June, 15	Oban on the way to Fort William	The Cruachan Hotel in Fort Worth our accommodation for the night 11 June, 15	The Cruachan Hotel in Fort Worth our accommodation for the night 11 June, 15
Views from our hotel room	Driving to Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the British Isles	Driving to Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the British Isles	Dave in the chairlift 11 June, 15
Travelling up the mountain 11 June, 15	Views from the chairlift	Views from the chairlift 11 June, 15	Information sign - Nevis Range
A glimpse of Ben Nevis	A glimpse of Ben Nevis from the chairlift	A glimpse of Ben Neis	Ben Nevis 11 June, 2015
Morning mist 12 June, 15	Driving to the Skye ferry 12 June, 15	Mallaig ferry port	Mallaig ferry port 12 June, 15
Driving onto the Skye ferry 12 June, 15	Leaving Mallaig	Leaving Mallaig 12 June, 15	Dave on the Skye ferry 12 June, 15
Leaving Mallaig on a freezing day	Views on the way to Skye 12 June, 2015	Views on the way to Skye 12 June, 2015	Views of countryside on the way to Skye 12 June, 2015
Views of countryside on the way to Skye 12 June, 2015	Skye countryside	Skye countryside	Skye countryside 12 June, 15
Skye countryside 12 June, 2015	Information on Uig Tower or Captain Fraser's Folly, Skye	Uig Tower or Captain Fraser's Folly, Skye	Uig Tower or Captain Fraser's Folly, Skye
Skye countryside	Scotch Eggs for lunch 12 June, 15	Uig Hotel	Uig countryside
Uig countryside - cute lambs	Beautiful countryside 12 June, 15	Amazing rock formations through the mist	View from the Tingle Creek Hotel in Skye 13 June, 15
Views while driving to Applecross, Scotland	Views while driving to Applecross, Scotland	A photo stop at Applecross Pass 13 June, 15	Bealach na B� is a historic pass through the mountains of the Applecross peninsula
Bealach na B� is a historic pass through the mountains of the Applecross peninsula	Dave looking at the view	Rocks marking the road through the mist	Wild deer in the highlands of Scotland 13 June, 15
Driving the Applecoss Pass road 13 June, 2015	Dave at Loch Ness, Scotland 13 June, 2015	Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland	Information sign - Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland
Urquhart Castle 13 June, 2015	Urquhart Castle 13 June, 2015	Playing tourist in front of Urquhart Castle	Playing tourist in front of Urquhart Castle
Information sign - Ardvreck Castle 14 June, 2015	Remains of Ardvreck Castle 14 June, 2015	Remains of Ardvreck Castle 14 June, 2015	Wild deer in Scotland
Wild deer in Scotland	Beautiful Scotland 14 June, 2015	Beautiful Scotland 14 June, 2015	We stopped the car to take photo of the wild deer on the side of the road
We stopped the car to take photo of the wild deer on the side of the road	Magnificent creatures 14 June, 15	Magnificent creatures running up the hill	Magnificent creatures 14 June, 15
Magnificent creatures	Magnificent creatures 14 June, 15	Magnificent creature 14 June, 15	Northwest highlands of Scotland
61 Northwest highlands of Scotland	Northwest highlands of Scotland	Information sign - Perking up the Peat	19th century kilns
Ard Neakie headland	Views on the way to John OGroats Scotland 14 June, 15	Views on the way to John OGroats Scotland 14 June, 15	Views on the way to John O'Groats, Scotland
Views while driving to John O'Groats, Scotland	Views while driving to John O'Groats, Scotland	Views while driving to John O'Groats, Scotland	Dunnet Head - Britain's northernmost bastion
Dunnet Head - Britain's northernmost bastion	Dave at Dunnet Head 14 June 15	Rene at Dunnet Head	Information sign - Dunnet Head
Cruise ship sailing past Dunnet Head lighthouse	Cruise ship sailing past Dunnet Head lighthouse	Swans and signets	Swans and signets
Birds following the tractor for grubs	Birds following the tractor for grubs	We've finally arrived at John O'Groats northernmost corner of Scotland	We've finally arrived at John O'Groats northernmost corner of Scotland
Flash hotel at John O'Groats that didnt appear to be open	Rugged landscape at the top of Scotland 14 June, 15	Information sign - Nybster Broch	Caithness countryside
Caithness countryside	Path to Nybster Broch	Nybster Broch 14 June, 15	Standing in Nybster Broch 14 June, 15
Dave standing in the broch	Colouful Oystercatcher 14 June, 15	Driving to Kinnaird Head 15 June, 15	Driving to Kinnaird Head 15 June, 15
Driving to Kinnaird Head	Lunch at the Old Moray 15 June, 15	Dave at Kinnaird Head 15 June, 15	Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
Infomation on Kinnaird Head	Dave standing in front of the Kinnaird Head lighthouse	Welcome to Peterhead 15 June, 15	Commerial Hotel last nights accommodation 16 June, 15
Dunnottar Castle Stonehaven 16 June, 15	Dunnottar Castle Stonehaven 16 June, 15	Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven	Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven
Stonehaven cliffs	Panaramic view of Dunnottar Castle Stonehaven 16 June, 15	Playing tourist at Dunnottar Castle	Dave at St Andrews Golf Course
Dave at St Andrews Golf Course 16 June, 15	Dave at the 18th hole	Playing tourist at St Andrews	The Hamilton Grand at St Andrews 16 June, 15
St Andrews Clubhouse	Information St Andrews Links	'The Old Jug' 16 June, 15	Dave with 'The Old Jug'
A lunch of shepherds pie at the pub was bautiul 16 June, 15	Passing squirrel 16 June, 2015	The Oystercatcher red eyes and red beak 16 June, 2015	Wallace Monument standing on the summit of Abbey Craig near Stirling Scotland 17 June, 15
Views from Stirling Castle 17 June, 15	Views from Stirling Castle 17 June, 15	Views from Stirling Castle 17 June, 15	Viewing the Wallace Monument from Stirling Castle
Views from Stirling Castle 17 June, 15	Statue of King Robert the Bruce 17 June, 15	Map of Stirling Castle	Stirling Castle
Views from Stirling Castle 17 June, 15	Information sign - Wallace Monument 17 June, 15	Wallace Monument	Inside Wallace Monument
Bust of King Robert the Bruce 17 June, 15	Stained glass windows inside Wallace Monument	Views from the top of the monument	The top of the monument
The Kelpies a sculpture by Andy Scott	Rear of Edinburgh Castle 17 June, 15	Front of Edinburgh Castle 17 June, 15	Playing tourist in front of Edinburgh Castle 17 June, 15
Playing tourist in a phone box in Edinburgh	Our lunch venue Deacon Brodies Tavern 17 June, 15	Deacon Brodies Tavern sign	Lone Piper
Back in England 17 June,15	We happened upon Banburg Castle in Northumberland, England	We happened upon Banburg Castle in Northumberland, England	Perching bird
Banburg Castle in Northumberland, England	Banburg Castle in Northumberland, England	Seals on the way to Farne Island England 18 June, 15	Seals on the way to Farne Island England 18 June, 15
All alone	Common Guillemots on Farne Island 18 June, 15.	Farne Island England	After searching the UK we finally found puffins
Looking looking looking 18 June, 15	Puffins 18 June, 15	9 Puffins.jpg	Puffins and a tourist boat in the background
Puffins because of their colouring are known as 'the clowns' of the bird world	Farne Island lighthouse	Puffin with a mouth full of sand eels	Puffin - one of Nature's miracles
European Shag and chicks	Beautiful couple 18 June, 15	Puffin	European Shag and chicks
Chic wanting a feed	Whoops this isn't my family	Puffins	Farne Island cliffs
Dave freezing on Farne Island 18 June, 15	Dave freezing on Farne Island 18 June, 15	Freezing on Farne Island 18 June, 15	Heres my money shot, puffin with sand eels
Puffin coming out of its burrow	Bookends	Puffin	Rugged Farne Island
Rugged Farne Island	Puffin perched on a cliff	Puffin perched on a cliff	Puffins and boats 18 June, 15
Puffins perched on a cliff	Artic Tern and chic	Artic Tern chics	Artic Tern protecting its chic
Shag on a rock	Birds and boats	Seagull protecing the chics	Seagull protecing the chics
Puffin collecting material for its nest 18 June,15	Puffin coming out of his burrow	Nesting bird 18 June, 15	Chic and egg
Going home 18 June, 15	Castle and poppies	Picturesque flower lined road	Exhibits from Chesters Roman Fort Museum 19 June, 15
Information sign - Juno Regina	Syrian statue of Juno Regina	Relief of War God Mars	Remains of Roman fort
Remains of Roman fort	Remains of Roman fort 19 June, 15	Remains of Roman fort	Dave sitting on a Roman loo 19 June, 15
Rave sitting on a Roman loo	Information sign - Cold Rooms 19 June, 15	Remains of Roman fort	Information sign - Bath House
Remains of Roman fort	Information sign - Steel Rigg 19 June, 15	Steel Rigg	Information sign - Hadrians Wall 19 June, 15
A section of Hadrian's Wall	A section of Hadrians Wall	Information sign - Caulfields Quarry 19 June, 15	Caulfields Quarry 19 June, 15
Dave on Hadrian's Wall	Hadrian's Wall	Hadrian's Wall	Freezing at Hadrian's Wall
Views of Douglas, Isle of Man from the Hydro 20 June, 15	Douglas tram stop 20 June, 15	Douglas tram	Our accommodation for the night Hydro Hotel
Douglas, Isle of Man 20 June, 15	Pleasant park in the middle of town	Colourful sweet pea flowers in the park	Colourful sweet pea flowers in the park
Small tower building in the park	Colourful flowers in the park 20 June, 15	Castle of Refuge - Douglas- Isle of Man 20 June, 15	Horse drawn tram
Horse drawn tram	Vintage buses 20 June, 15	Off on another excursion this time to Port Erin 21 June, 15	On the train destined for Port Erin, Isle of Man
On the train destined for Port Erin, Isle of Man	Train destined for Port Erin, Isle of Man	Old steam engine being polished	Travelling to Port Erin 21 June, 15
Travelling to Port Erin	Port Erin countryside 21 June, 15	Port Erin	Port Erin, Isle of Man
Our lunch venue in Port Erin	Isle of Man emblem	Views from the beach at Port Erin 21 June, 15	The beach at Port Erin
Port Erin countryside 21 June, 15	Passing trains	The journey back to Douglas	The journey back to Douglas
The journey back to Douglas 21 June, 15	Back in Douglas 21 June, 15	Point of Ayre Station 21 June, 15	West coast Isle of Man 21 June, 15
Information sign - Peel Castle 22 June, 15	Peel Castle	1Information sign - Fennella	Fennella Statue 22 June, 15
Peel Castle	Views from Peel Castle 22 June, 15	Views from Peel Castle	Dave at Peel Castle 22 June, 15
Views from Peel Castle 22 June, 15	Leaving Isle of Man	Leaving Isle of Man 22 June, 15	Leaving Isle of Man
Leaving Isle of Man	Leaving Isle of Man 22 June, 15	Bletchely Park grounds 23 June, 15	Reflections: 'Swans'
Beautiful flowers 23 June, 15	Dispatch rider's bike	Information sign - Bletchley Mansion	Bletchley Mansion
Inside Bletchley Park mansion 23 June, 15	A German code breaking machine	A larger code breaking machine	Ornate ceiling 23 June, 15
Newspaper of the day - World War 2	Dress of the day - WW2 23 June, 15	Bletchley Park grounds 23 June, 15	Bletchley Park grounds
Bletchley Park grounds	1940's push bikes	Inside one of the decoding huts	Inside one of the decoding huts 23 June, 15
Inside one of the decoding huts	Inside one of the decoding huts	Inside one of the decoding huts	Bletchley Park grounds 23 June, 15
War memorial to honour the code breakers	Buildings in the Bletchley Park complex 23 June, 15	Information sign - 1940 Packard Six	1940 Packard Six
Information sign - 1938 Austin 18	1938 Austin 18	1938 Austin 18 23 June, 15	29 Information sign - 1947 Sunbeam Talbort.jpg
1947 Sunbeam Talbort	Reflections: Graceful swan	Reflections: Graceful swan	Museum exhibit - large decoding machine
Museum exhibit - stature of Alan Turing	Museum exhibit - German decoding machine - Enigma 23 June, 15	Our first sighting of Dover Castle 24 June, 15	Entering Dover Castle 25 June, 15
Information sign - Roman Lighthouse	Roman Lighthouse situated in the Dover Castle complex	Inside the Roman Lighthouse 25 June, 15	Roman Lighthouse
Information sign - Medieval Dover	Union Jack 25 June, 15	Dover Castle	Views from Dover Castle
Views from Dover Castle	Views from Dover Castle	Castle rooftop 25 June, 15	Castles kitchen
World War 2 lookout	World War 2 lookout 25 June, 15	Dave inspecting the instruments	A glimpse of the White Cliffs of Dover from Dover Castle
Manor House in the Dover Castle complex	Dave leaning on a WW2 shell	Drain pipes make good planters 25 June, 15	Castle walls 25 June, 15
Views from Dover Castle	Fitzwilliam Gate 1,227AD 25 June, 15	Wild flowers on Fitzwilliam Gate	Information sign - Medieval Tunnels
Medieval Tunnels 25 June, 15	Medieval Tunnels	Caponier Dover Castle	Medieval Tunnels 25 June, 15
Protruding canon	Sheep roaming the castle grounds	An attempt at being artistic	Information sign - White Cliffs of Dover
White Cliffs of Dover 25 June 15	Wild flowers growing on the cliffs	Playing tourist at the White Cliffs of Dover	Playing tourist at the White Cliffs of Dover
Exquisite roses 25 June, 15	The perfect rose the perfect flower 26 June, 15	A family of ducks swimming on the Thames	Tower Bridge opening
Tower Bridge opening	Tower Bridge opening	Dave in front of Tower Bridge	Posing in front of Tower Bridge
Information sign - The Monument London	The Monument, London	Views from the top of The Monument, London.	Dave at the top of The Monument
Lunch with the Kerrigans in London 29 June, 15	Jacqui and Rene in London	Dinner with the Malones at the Duke of Wellington in London	Welcome champage in our cabin on the Queen Mary 2 July 2, 2015.
Our cabin on the Mary 2 July, 2015	Front door and bar	9Dressing room and bathroom	Walk-in robe
Bathroom 2 July, 2015	Lounge area	Our balcony	Views from our cabin while leaving Southampton
Views from our cabin while leaving Southampton	Views from our cabin while leaving Southampton 2 July, 2015	Sunset on the Queen Mary 2	Sunset on the Queen Mary 2 July 2, 2015
Windfarm in UK waters on the way to Liverpool 3 July 2015	Windfarm in UK waters on the way to Liverpool	Windfarm in UK waters on the way to Liverpool	Arrival in Liverpool 3 July, 2015
Arrival in Liverpool 3 July, 2015	Check-in for Halifax - Boston and New York 4 July, 2015	Liverpool Cathedral	Liverpool Cathedral 4 July, 2015
Robbie carrying the Curnard Cup at the 175th Anniversary celebrations at the cathedral	The Lone Piper at the celebrations 4 July, 2015	The Cunard Cup	A bust of Sir Samuel Cunard
Festivities around the ship	Festivities around the ship 4 July, 2015	Viewing 175th Anniversary fireworks from the QM2	Viewing 175th Anniversary fireworks from the QM2
Viewing 175th Anniversary fireworks from the QM2	Viewing 175th Anniversary fireworks from the QM2 - 4 July, 2015	We came across a shipwreck while sailing to Halifax 5 July, 2015	Derelict boat
Derelict boat 5 July, 2015	Sailing into Halifax Nova Scotia at dawn 10 July, 2015.	Sailing into Halifax Nova Scotia at dawn 10 July, 2015.	Dave in the yellow shirt enjoying the music
Our entertainment for the voyage	We sailed past the Mary 10 July, 2015.	The crew hoisting the sail	The crew hoisting the sail
Chopper coming into land 10 July, 2015.	Chopper coming into land	Television journalist reporting on the QM2 being in port	Our balcony taken from the excursion sailing boat
Halifax, Nova Scotia at dawn 10 July, 2015	Halifax, Nova Scotia at dawn 10 July, 2015	Miniature sailing boats	Theodore the tugboat
The QM2 docked in Halifax	Posing in front of our excursion boat	Information sign - Statue of Emigrants	Statue of Emigrants
Dave standing in front of the statue of Sir Samuel Cunard	Beautiful yellow flower	Beautiful pink flower	Our excursion yacht 10 July, 2015.
A cultural show in the theatre	A cultural show in the theatre 10 July, 2015.	A cultural show in the theatre	Robbie on the bridge 10 July, 2015.
Sailaway party on deck 8	Sailaway party on deck 8	Dave flying the Liverpool flag at the sailaway party	Sailing out of Halifax, Canada
Sailing out of Halifax	Sailing out of Halifax	Sailing out of Halifax 10 July, 2015	Sailing out of Halifax
Sailing out of Halifax 10 July, 2015	Arriving at Fenway Park for the baseball 12 July, 2015	Playing tourist at Fenway Park	168 The famous Fenway Park home of the Boston Red Sox
Red Sox player warming up before the game	QM2 captain getting ready to throw the ball	The big throw 12 July, 2015	Mission occomplished
Standing for the national anthem 12 July, 2015	In the dugout	The game 12 July, 2015	Enjoying a hotdog as you do
A hotdog and a beer in a plastic cup a must at the baseball	Ed and Tommy enjoying the game	Ed enjoying the restaurant after the game	If they like you the staff give you a non-flattering named paper hat
Miss London drinking a huge beer- which she didnt finish	Smile Davo 12 July, 2015	Oh Tommy!!!!	Small plate of Nachos - NOT 12 July, 2015
Boston sunset 12 July, 2015	Boston at night	Boston at night 12 July, 2015	Boston at night 12 July, 2015
175th Anniversary fireworks in Boston	175th Anniversary fireworks in Boston	175th Anniversary fireworks in Boston	175th Anniversary fireworks in Boston
Cunard's175th Anniversary banner	Dolphins following the ship 13 July, 2015	Dolphins following the ship	Dolphins following the ship
Dolphins following the ship 13 July, 2015	Dolphins following the ship	Dolphins following the ship 13 July, 2015	Sailing into New York sailing under the Verrazano Bridge 14 July, 2015
Sailing into New York sailing under the Verrazano Bridge 14 July, 2015	Chopper flying under the bridge	The Coast Guard watching the boat	Sailing past the Statue of Liberty
Sailing past the Statue of Liberty 14 July, 2015	Sailing past the Statue of Liberty	Chopper flying past the Statue of Liberty	Statue of Liberty and the Staten Island ferry two New York icons 14 July, 2015
Water boat putting on a show for us on the ship	Water boat and Coast Guard 14 July, 2015	Standing on the Queen Mary sailing past the Statue of Liberty	Information sign - Christopher Columbus 16 July, 2015
Statue of Christopher Columbus	One of the many skyscrapers in New York	The Globe 16 July, 2015	Squirrel climbing the tree 16 July, 2015
Squirrel climbing the tree 16 July, 2015	The little guy enjoying lunch	The little guy enjoying lunch	The little guy enjoying lunch
Nature at its best a New York Squirrel 16 July, 2015	The Star Dust Diner a great dining experience if you like Rock and Roll music 20 July, 2015	Dave enjoying the experience	Singing waiters entertaining us while having breakfast
Singing waitress entertaining us while having breakfast 20 July, 2015	Playing tourist at the Star Dust Diner 20 July, 2015