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Off to Portsmouth and Milinda is in the driving seat! |
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On the Motorway, M3, on our way to Portsmouth |
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The point in Portsmouth where Lord Nelson departed with his fleet of warships to face the French & the Spanish in the Battle of Trafalgar |
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We're just in time! A hovercraft arriving from the Isle of Wight! |
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An anti-aircraft gun from WW2 - interesting! |
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Despite me insisting, the BBC guy wasn't interested in my account of the war |
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Milinda has found an unlikely companion |
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Can you really see it from here? |
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HMS Warrior - one of Nelson's prime warships used in the Battle of Trafalgar |
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HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's own battleship. The poor guy got shot on the upper deck and died a few days later. The battle was won, nevertheless. |
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Looks like a scene from "The Secret of the Unicorn" to me. Herge might have been very interested in some sketches. |
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It's...me, on the top deck of HMS Victory, the oldest surviving battleship in the whole world. We are about to see the spot where Nelson was shot. |
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HMS Victory at dusk. Also, Milinda & me. |
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Milinda seems interested in some model ships |
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The Master & Commander ...it's.....Russell Crowe! |
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