Two queens and a day out

May 11, 2018

Two queens and a day out

Yesterday was always going to be a day out for us. We had read ages ago that the two Cunard ships, The Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary 2, were leaving together from Southampton docks and we wanted to see them. We would have liked to have been there the day they were joined by the Victoria but sadly we hadn't managed that. Two queens would have to do.

We had a great day out. we did a couple of jobs in Christchurch on the way and then had lunch at Friar's Cliff. It was a little breezy on the beach but nice all the same. We had a look round my favourite garden centre and then we drove all along the coast through Barton on Sea, Milford-on-sea and to Keyhaven (where we used to go a lot before we were married) before a bit of shopping in Lymington.

Finally, we headed to Hythe Marina and sat and watched the Elizabeth sail out past the Mary 2. It was a little cold so we didn't stay to see the Mary 2 sail away too. We finished with Prezzo for dinner. We don't do big days out very often, mostly just visiting placed very near to home, and so it was a lovely time to enjoy together.

This is the Elizabeth sailing past the Queen Mary 2 in the dock

This gives some idea of scale when you can see the teeny tiny people

and final picture, my azaleas are looking gorgeous. They flower in sequence. Number 1 is almost finished, number 2 is at peak, three is just coming out and 4 and 5 are still buds ... this is 2 and 3