Before anyone questions sexuality or thinks I'm talking about the Village People, you are unfortunately wrong.
In Portsmouth, down by the boat yard, there was a rather large collaboration of current Naval vessels and a whole host of Navy related things. Now, I'm not a huge fan of all this sea going stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love the sea, boats etc, but just the armed forces doesn't hugely interest me.
However, I was pleasantly surprised to be honest. I love the history of the old ships there. We had a good old look onboard H.M.S. Warrior, Argyll and a couple of others. We saw the old Mary Rose, all sprayed up (similar technology for conserving as the Vasa in Stockholm) and really enjoyed the day, despite the sailors all dressed up (Ok, just kidding).
Interestingly, or not so, after we popped next door to Gunwharf Quays- a modern shopping centre, based to me, on a very American design. All outlet shops at not quite US prices, but a neat place really.
For those who don't know, I was very in to my mountain bike trials riding. Due to knee problems, time, other interests etc, I don't really do much now, but by coincidence, there was the Animal bike tour- basically 2 blokes including Martin Ashton whos a quality trials rider and his dirt jumper mate, which seems to change from time to time.
So another little surprise was to find them set up in the shopping mall. I can't begin to explain how good these guys are, but just to give you a little insight, check out this video:
In Portsmouth, down by the boat yard, there was a rather large collaboration of current Naval vessels and a whole host of Navy related things. Now, I'm not a huge fan of all this sea going stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love the sea, boats etc, but just the armed forces doesn't hugely interest me.
However, I was pleasantly surprised to be honest. I love the history of the old ships there. We had a good old look onboard H.M.S. Warrior, Argyll and a couple of others. We saw the old Mary Rose, all sprayed up (similar technology for conserving as the Vasa in Stockholm) and really enjoyed the day, despite the sailors all dressed up (Ok, just kidding).
Interestingly, or not so, after we popped next door to Gunwharf Quays- a modern shopping centre, based to me, on a very American design. All outlet shops at not quite US prices, but a neat place really.
For those who don't know, I was very in to my mountain bike trials riding. Due to knee problems, time, other interests etc, I don't really do much now, but by coincidence, there was the Animal bike tour- basically 2 blokes including Martin Ashton whos a quality trials rider and his dirt jumper mate, which seems to change from time to time.
So another little surprise was to find them set up in the shopping mall. I can't begin to explain how good these guys are, but just to give you a little insight, check out this video:
So just a word of warning, more just to keep an open mind. I wasn't expecting much from a load of sailors and boats, but as it turns out, the thought of blowing planes from skies, shooting a few badies and jumping on metal frames with a bike never felt so good.
