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Not Sure This Bunker Would Have Survived
Perched above the beach at Lepe in Hampshire, overlooking the Solent, is an old bunker. It is surrounded by fencing and there is signage about the purpose of the bunker. You can see the hatch to access the bunker as … Continue reading
Trafalgar Anchor
If you are used to a modern shape of an anchor, particularly one for a large ship, the old style of anchors in the days of the early 1800s will be rather strange looking. They look like a giant version … Continue reading
Building an America’s Cup Challenger
Ineos is a name I hadn’t heard until recently. They took over the Sky cycling team and that was the first time I became aware of them. I guess that sporting achievements are something that their management are quite focused … Continue reading
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Tagged americas cup, building, challenger, hampshire, ineos, photo, portsmouth, racing, sailing, travel, uk, yachting
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A Little Hovercraft Video
I got a few stills of the hovercraft but I also decided to film some video. For those that haven’t seen hovercraft in action, stills probably do not give a suitable impression of how they rise up above the surface … Continue reading
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Tagged ferry, hampshire, hovercraft, hovertravel, marine, southsea, transportation, travel, uk, video
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Island Flyer
Regular readers know I like the hovercraft. I didn’t make a specific visit to Ryde on our last trip to see them but I did get to see them on our two ferry crossings and we also stopped at Southsea … Continue reading
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Tagged ferry, hampshire, hovercraft, hovertravel, marine, photo, southsea, transportation, travel, uk
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Southsea Naval Memorial
The journey to Portsmouth on the ferry is one I have made more times than I can recall and one of the landmarks that is embedded in my mind is the Naval Memorial on the front at Southsea. This obelisk … Continue reading
Beaulieu
A spot of Sunday lunch with the family meant a trip out to Beaulieu. Located in the New Forest, it is well known as the home of the National Motor Museum. However, that was not our destination. Instead it was … Continue reading
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Tagged beaulieu, hampshire, Motagu Arms, new forest, photo, travel, uk
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South Coast Trains
There are a few readers of the blog that like trains so this is a quick view of some UK passenger trains. We stayed in Chichester for a while and were very close to the station. We had to walk … Continue reading
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Tagged Chichester, hampshire, photo, rail, southern, train, transit, transportation, travel, uk
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HMS Queen Elizabeth
One leg of our trip to the UK included a ferry to the Isle of Wight. We took the ferry from Portsmouth and, as we drove in to town, I thought I could see the twin islands of the HMS … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft carrier, hampshire, HMS Queen Elizabeth, military, photo, portsmouth, travel, uk, warship
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