Across the English Channel

Today we departed from France, taking a ferry from the town of Ouistreham across the English Channel to Portsmouth. We enjoyed good weather for the duration of our six hour journey. On the way into Portsmouth, we passed the naval shipyard there, seeing several notable vessels (see pictures).
From the ferry terminal, we decided to walk to our apartment (carrying all of our luggage), as it was only about a mile away. Needless to say, we got mixed up somewhere along the way and turned a 25 minute walk into over an hour of traversing the streets of Portsmouth until we found our destination.
We had an early dinner at a pub down the street, consisting of steak and kidney pie, bangers and mash, and fish and chips. (TS)

Boarding the Ferry

A fishing boat entering Ouistreham as we departed

Goodbye France

Hello England

HMS Warrior, the first armor plated, iron hulled warship

HMS Victory, Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar

Maryrose and Nathaniel with a British phone booth

British cookies. Other cookie names included Digestives and HobNobs.

Dinner