Viking Cruise to the British Isles Day 11

August 26, 2024

Greetings from Portsmouth.  This little add on turned out to be a winner.  First off, the sun was shining and it was in the low 60s.  It made everything better.  We took a motor coach to the wharf area where they have many old ships.  We chose the Mary Rose, a Tudor vessel that sank in 1545  They found and raised it up in 1982.  There were over 400 seamen that drowned, along with their possessions.  Gives one a great look into the Tudor times.  I found the requirement for surgeons very interesting.  The on board doc was a barber surgeon but not allowed to practice his barbering.  I'm sure he had plenty of other things to do.  

We then took a shuttle to city centre which were some nice shops and fast food outlets _ McDonalds, Burger King, Wendys.  We went to a coffee shop (there are as many coffee shops in the UK as there are in the States) This one had some snacks, so I chose a toastie from a list of about 10 different kinds.  It is a toasted cheese sandwich.  Mine had Brie cheese and cranberry sauce.  Total Yum.  

A Clay water bottle

The outside of the restored Mary Rose

I have more photos which haven't caught up yet, but these are a start.

The White Cliffs of Dover