The Crown in Liverpool
We made it into Liverpool about 4 hours late after we were able to get off the dock at Dublin. It is hard to believe that the winds were strong enough to keep the ship dockside. It is a huge ship and very powerful but even two really big tugs couldn’t help us move. The winds blew all night and are still blowing. The Captain did a great job of docking here with the gale force winds blowing.
After breakfast this morning we decided to skip the Hop on Hop off bus and walk up the harbor to Albert’s dock. We had a somewhat difficult time with the wind. It blew my hair all around. Ha, Ha. We went to the Maritime museum which was very interesting. It had models and stories about the Titanic, the Lusitania and the maritime story of World War 2. They told the story of the Merchant Marines, the German U-Boats; they also covered the pursuit of the Bismarck battleship. All very well done and of great interest to me.
After leaving the museum we stopped for lunch and then some local sightseeing. The buildings along the wharf are quite interesting, but because of the wind we headed back to the ship early.
Judi had a hair cut after we got back, and said it was better than the one she got before she left KC.
Aftr dinner we attended the show in the theater, which was very good. The singer was Eva Sheratt, who I had not heard of but her range of music was very impressive. If you get a chance to hear her I highly recommend it.
As you can see it was a laid back day, mainly due to the gale force winds outside.
We sail for Greenock around 7:00 PM. I think we will need a tugs help to get off the dock again.
We made it into Liverpool about 4 hours late after we were able to get off the dock at Dublin. It is hard to believe that the winds were strong enough to keep the ship dockside. It is a huge ship and very powerful but even two really big tugs couldn’t help us move. The winds blew all night and are still blowing. The Captain did a great job of docking here with the gale force winds blowing.
After breakfast this morning we decided to skip the Hop on Hop off bus and walk up the harbor to Albert’s dock. We had a somewhat difficult time with the wind. It blew my hair all around. Ha, Ha. We went to the Maritime museum which was very interesting. It had models and stories about the Titanic, the Lusitania and the maritime story of World War 2. They told the story of the Merchant Marines, the German U-Boats; they also covered the pursuit of the Bismarck battleship. All very well done and of great interest to me.
After leaving the museum we stopped for lunch and then some local sightseeing. The buildings along the wharf are quite interesting, but because of the wind we headed back to the ship early.
Judi had a hair cut after we got back, and said it was better than the one she got before she left KC.
Aftr dinner we attended the show in the theater, which was very good. The singer was Eva Sheratt, who I had not heard of but her range of music was very impressive. If you get a chance to hear her I highly recommend it.
As you can see it was a laid back day, mainly due to the gale force winds outside.
We sail for Greenock around 7:00 PM. I think we will need a tugs help to get off the dock again.
Don and Judi, I'm enjoying your blog. Just a quick question - was the ship rocking due to the gale force winds?
ReplyDeleteSusan