For whatever reason, I was going to give Elayne a lift to the Ferry. It didn’t happen, but we did reach the point where we were sat in the car.
Having reached a point where the decision was made that Elayne wasn’t going to the ferry, I looked at Elayne and said “We are in the car. Shall we just go and spend a bit of time at the waterfront”? We drove to Stokes bay and just parked up for a few minutes. I even got out of the car, and stood in the air for a minute or two – it felt good.
There were quite a few people out walking. Quite understandable. Even though there was a chilly breeze, the sun was warm, but the air was cold. Classically good walking weather.
The Solent was busy. There was a mid-sized container ship heading in to southampton, and a small oil tanker heading out, and then a car carrier was coming in. I’ve just done a bit of research on the The Viking Queen, the car carrier. It can carry up to 7,000 “standard cars” – which really surprises me. I didn’t take a picture of it as we were pulling away, but the next time I am in a position to, I will photograph a similar ship. I also learned a bit about their configuration, as I think they ride very high in the water, and look like they could be unstable, which they obvioously aren’t Here’s a link to some pictures of the vessel I saw today. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/shipid:729334/shipname:VIKING%20QUEEN?order=date_uploaded.
It was really nice to get out. Even if only for a few minutes.
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