So here we are in Portsmouth, home to Britain's navy, the major staging point for D-day, the starting point for the first ships sent to Australia to establish a colony. When we first hit Portsmouth we looked for somewhere to grab a bite to eat before we checked into our hotel. Tried at a pub first, but they were only serving bar snacks. So after sampling some of the local brew, we headed over the road to a Cafe which seemed to be well patronized. To call the est...

Eastbourne. This is our second visit to this small seaside town. Plus we have managed to get a room at the same hotel we stayed at - the Bonnington Cavendish Hotel. You have to see this place to believe it. It's not super luxurious or anything. But it does evoke all the charm of travel in days gone by. Old fashioned service, rooms decorated in the style of the 1930's, a dining room decked out with upholstered chairs and tables with white table cloths on them, The...

White cliffs of Dover. Unfortunately we can't see them. Too much wind and rain. The ferry crossing wasn't too bad - a bit of pitch and roll but not enough to make it too uncomfortable. We were a bit late leaving Calais (about an hour), and then we were held up getting into Dover. Been a very long day so far, and we still have a 2 hour drive down to Eastbourne on the south coast of England. At least the weather is looking good for the time being, even the sun is ...

Long day of travel today - leaving Honfleur to go to Calais for the ferry trip to UK. Haven't been able to get an accurate weather forecast for the next couple of days. We are hoping it will stay calm for the ferry crossing. Calais - and its blowing up a storm. Looks like the ferry trip may be a bit on the rough side. Got to the passport control booths before we boarded the ferry. For some reason our line is moving really slowly (a bit like the checkouts at a s...

Left Caen to day and headed up to Honfleur, about 60km north of Caen. Honfleur is a small port town on the mouth of the Seine river. We're only spending one night here before we head up to Calais to catch a ferry across to the UK (if the weather gods are on our side that is). Being a fairly small town, we think we can see most of it this afternoon and tonight, seeing as there's only the immediate harbor area to see. As you can see from the photos, it's a reall...