Cruising
Cruising seems to be a fine act of juggling eating with more eating with sleep and trips ashore mixed in. Since we boarded the ship at Leith we have had two lunches, two afternoon teas, two dinners and two breakfasts. On Saturday night we cruised south after we had slipped the mooring in Leith near Edinburgh at about 10pm and slowly navigated the harbour to exit via the lock. Royal Yacht Britannia in Leith In Leith we shared the harbour with the retired Royal Yacht Britannia. She still looks good but what a come down after the Queen was forced by the scumbag Tony Blair to let her go. Arrival in the Tyne was around breakfast and we didn't hurry to eat and get off the ship; in fact it was like the Marie Celeste. In the end we took the coach in to Newcastle and spent a few hours down on the quayside with the iconic Tyne Bridge as one of the attractions. For me, it's Gateshead on the other side of the river than wins the photo competition! The ...