It's been a rough few days at work (don't ask). I didn't really feel like going away for the weekend but we had already paid and the ferry/hotel were non-refundable. Besides, going away did help take my mind of things a little bit. On Saturday we headed down to Portsmouth to visit the Historic Dockyard. First up, we took the harbour cruise which provided fantastic views of the most powerful warship in the world, the £1 billion HMS Daring (bottom left photo) as well as the mothballed aircraft carrier HMS Invincible (bottom right photo). Following this we checked out the amazing Mary Rose - King Henry VIII's pride and joy. But the main event (for me anyway) was HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. One of my ancestors, Captain George Blagdon Westcott served on board Victory during the Second Battle of Ushant. We finished the day by catching the ferry to the Isle of Wight.
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