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Hi All,
Between 24/07 and 06/08, I'll be out of circulation as Mrs Piermaster and I have her cousin from San Francisco staying with us and we're taking him around this country, Ireland and France on a cruise. Our itinerary is:
Thursday 24/07: Drive to Southampton via my new job's southern office in Camberley, Surrey to hand in my signed contract. Check in at Holiday Inn Express near Southampton, dinner in Hythe where I can ride the Hythe Pier Tram!
Friday 25/07: Drive around New Forest via Lyndhurst, Christchurch and Lymington then to Southampton Docks, park car and board MV Grand Princess (110,000 tons, 2600 passengers, 1200 crew). Cast off at 1700
Saturday 26/07: 0700-1600 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.
Sunday 27/07: 0800-1800 in Cobh, Ireland. Hope to do a train journey to Cork on one of the most scenic commuter routes known.
Monday 28/07: 0800-1800 in Dublin. City sightseeing, coffee in Bewleys, Grafton Street, take DART out to Howth and must travel a bit of LUAS - It's been over 25 years since I was last in Dublin and I was working there for London Transport International on the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) project.
Tuesday 29/07: 0700-1900 in Liverpool. City sightseeing, Mersey Ferry sightseeing tour. Might try and get to Southport to see Southport Pier tram.
Wednesday 30/07: 0800-1800 in Belfast. Was there last year and is a smart slick contrast to the troubled (and frightening) times I was there in the late 70s/early 80s. More City sightseeing!
Thursday 31/07: 0800-1900 in Greenock. First priority is to get out of Greenock! Take train to Glasgow, get Subway day ticket and visit - Kelvingrove Gallery, Transport Museum, Museum of Education (was Scotland Street School - a Charles Rennie Mackintosh building) and a walk up Buchanan Street!
Friday 01/08: At sea via Orkney Islands.
Saturday 02/08: 0700-1830 in Invergordon. Take train to Inverness - If dry spend day in Inverness, if wet take next train back!!!!
Sunday 03/08: 0700-0100 in South Queensferry. Must get up early to see sailing under Forth Bridge. Collect hire car and drive over to Comrie, Perthshire to visit uncle and cousins.
Monday 04/08: At Sea.
Tuesday 05/08: 0700-1800 in Le Havre, France. Visit to Honfleur, Normandy.
Wednesday 06/08: 0500 Arrive Southampton.
Dave
Between 24/07 and 06/08, I'll be out of circulation as Mrs Piermaster and I have her cousin from San Francisco staying with us and we're taking him around this country, Ireland and France on a cruise. Our itinerary is:
Thursday 24/07: Drive to Southampton via my new job's southern office in Camberley, Surrey to hand in my signed contract. Check in at Holiday Inn Express near Southampton, dinner in Hythe where I can ride the Hythe Pier Tram!
Friday 25/07: Drive around New Forest via Lyndhurst, Christchurch and Lymington then to Southampton Docks, park car and board MV Grand Princess (110,000 tons, 2600 passengers, 1200 crew). Cast off at 1700
Saturday 26/07: 0700-1600 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.
Sunday 27/07: 0800-1800 in Cobh, Ireland. Hope to do a train journey to Cork on one of the most scenic commuter routes known.
Monday 28/07: 0800-1800 in Dublin. City sightseeing, coffee in Bewleys, Grafton Street, take DART out to Howth and must travel a bit of LUAS - It's been over 25 years since I was last in Dublin and I was working there for London Transport International on the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) project.
Tuesday 29/07: 0700-1900 in Liverpool. City sightseeing, Mersey Ferry sightseeing tour. Might try and get to Southport to see Southport Pier tram.
Wednesday 30/07: 0800-1800 in Belfast. Was there last year and is a smart slick contrast to the troubled (and frightening) times I was there in the late 70s/early 80s. More City sightseeing!
Thursday 31/07: 0800-1900 in Greenock. First priority is to get out of Greenock! Take train to Glasgow, get Subway day ticket and visit - Kelvingrove Gallery, Transport Museum, Museum of Education (was Scotland Street School - a Charles Rennie Mackintosh building) and a walk up Buchanan Street!
Friday 01/08: At sea via Orkney Islands.
Saturday 02/08: 0700-1830 in Invergordon. Take train to Inverness - If dry spend day in Inverness, if wet take next train back!!!!
Sunday 03/08: 0700-0100 in South Queensferry. Must get up early to see sailing under Forth Bridge. Collect hire car and drive over to Comrie, Perthshire to visit uncle and cousins.
Monday 04/08: At Sea.
Tuesday 05/08: 0700-1800 in Le Havre, France. Visit to Honfleur, Normandy.
Wednesday 06/08: 0500 Arrive Southampton.
Dave