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Thanks to Storm Éowyn, flights and trains were cancelled and hire cars became impossible to come by.  We were stuck in London for another day!  (One thing we do struggle with is the lack of sympathy from our friends!) The Tower Bridge, not to be mistaken for the very pedestrian London Bridge. A wander along the Thames to check out the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge was in order.  Neither of us had been there for more decades than we care to admit and oh my, how it has changed!  Booking is now required to visit The Tower and you are given a time slot with strict instructions that if you are late, you may be denied entry. The ticket pricing is some hefty, particularly considering they recommend a mere two hours for your visit.  Kate back in 1989 - gotta love those shoulder pads!  Under glorious blue skies, we opted to walk along the Thames, cross the Tower Bridge and check out St Katharine Docks - a marina snugged up under the Tower Bri...

On our way back to Wales, a visit to the Prime Meridian in Greenwich was a must do considering our current reliance on latitudes and longitudes.  We had an awesome day.  We played the ultimate tourists and straddled the Prime Meridian, a foot in each hemisphere.  We are actually yet to sail across it but will do this summer as we cross the top of Scotland. The must have photo - one foot in the Western hemisphere and the other in the Eastern. And of course, waltzing across the hemispheres! We ate lunch is a snug pub with a fire place and all the charm of its multi-century history. We passed on the eels but tucked into the warming soup and a sandwich, washed down with a local ale of course. Eels - yeah, skipped that one! History upon history upon history... The Cutty Sark has been fully restored since the last time either of us visited. She is now in a glassed-over dry dock with a magnificent space under its keel.  They have done a fabulous job. ...

So we are back at Boot, this year as actual boat owners rather than future ones.   Dusseldorf has a river, but bridge clearances would not permit a visit on Chinook. We took the train instead. Boot Düsseldorf - the world's largest indoor boat show. We are pretty pumped to be here. Oh, the things to spend our money on.  We had a list to buy, to look at, to try on...  The show is so huge, a plan is required to make sure we got to the things we wanted to. Messe where Boot is held, is enormous.  For Melbournians, think sixteen Geoff's Sheds .  Calgarians, it's sixteen Big Fours .  Filled to the brim with all things boating. Boot has a hall for sailing destinations, packed full of charter companies and regions promoting their waters for your next adventure.  We had a great chat to the guys at the Morocco and have it sitting high on our list of Places To Go.  The facilities there have improved over the last few year, making it a great ...