Cruising around the UK - Belfast 2

Our coach trip to the Giants Causeway took us around the route of the Giro D'Italia cycle race which had taken place in the morning.

Unlike the "Yellow" Tour de France, this one is "Pink" - very PINK

Cruising around the UK - Belfast and Giants Causeway

Moored in Belfast - not too scenic

Giants Causeway

This formation is called "The Organ Pipes"

Cruising around the UK - Stornoway

Moored offshore at Stornoway

Views from the harbour before a coach trip around Lewis

Great views as we leave Stornoway

Cruising around the UK - Castle of Mey

The castle - obviously...

 

The walled garden

 

 

Not a bad view from the 'house'

Cruising around the UK - Scrabster

From Scrabster we visited the Castle of Mey the former home of the Queen Mother, which is now owned by Prince Charles

 

Cruising around the UK - Leaving Rosyth

The Forth road and rail bridges

Cruising around the UK - Towel folding!

There was a demonstration of 'towel folding' one morning, given by the cabin stewards.

We thought, 'How ridiculous' and didn't go - but look at this. We had no idea...

Cruising around the UK - Rosyth 3

Royal yacht Britannia

One of the tenders for getting ashore

One of the bars for the crew

Bandsmen's quarters 

Sick bay

Laundry

Cruising around the UK - Rosyth 2

Royal yacht Britannia

One of the officers messes (is that right?)

Main dining room

The queen's desk which looked very narrow to me, and she didn't sit in front of the window which seems a bit sad

The 'lounge'

Cruising around the UK - Rosyth

From Rosyth we visited the royal yacht "Britannia"

Unfortunately it is 'attached' to a shopping centre so this is the best photo you can get without taking to the water and photographing her from the other side. A great pity.

The bridge

On deck

Lords - 200th Anniversary - Post 3

The MCC run rate was well below that of Hertfordshire - and then Brian Lara came out to bat...

Reaching 50 runs