Portsmouth was a huge naval base for the UK Navy and it was a busy port city over the centuries. We took the train down to do a bit of exploration around this town. There was a large museum complex with a submarine, several old war ships and even an explosion museum detailing naval firepower. We wanted to se more of the area so we first walked to the east. Here was the Spinnaker tower, a large mall area with benches on the waterfront. We sat here and ate our picnic and then wandered about a bit looking for a hat and some clothing items to replace the worn out stuff. Leslie found some sneakers and I was told once again that my size is not available in stores. We struck out towards the north towards city center, but the heat of the day is not the time for a long expedition. After 20 minutes of walking on the uneven surfaces so we headed back to the relative cool of Netley. On the trip back the tide had turned and we could see landscape in a much different way
This beetle is so big that we saw it from inside the house
A very delicate flower
One big clump of blooms
Rubber cones?
Off we go
The Great Western Railroad has the noisiest trains
Tide is out on the way down
Tide is in on the way back
All the sails are up
The HMS Warrior a steam ship built around 1860
A fierce man on the front
Meow!
The iconic Spinnaker Tower
Dominating the skyline
Sumo wrestlers!
We are under the Spinnaker tower
The car Ferry to the Isle of Wight
Seagulls in the wake of the ferry
Behold the Isle of Wight
We chose not to visit the top
A new shopping mall on the waterfront, our picnic location
A brassy lad
Think pink
Anchors aweigh!
Back on the GWR on the hottest day since we arrived in the UK
The old and the new
Half and half houses
A wet lands
Rows and rows of little gardens, allotments are what they ae called
So much revolves around access to the water
This is Farnham with the tide in
Back home and cooling off
A snack
And a sip
The birds have not discovered our birdfeeder. Maybe it is too camouflaged
A whole lot of squawking
It has been 1 year and 4 days since we began our Migration
