SUNDAY 8th JULY 2012.
Overnighted across the English Channel to Dover, the Gateway to
England, in moderate seas to a cold, miserable and rainy day of about 13
degrees, which is supposed to be the English summer.
Well, half the cruise is gone, we are half way around the world and
approx 16,000 nautical miles from home. It’s been a great 52 days and we are
looking to the second half of the voyage.
No London visit this time,today we had a full day land tour to Leeds
Castle and the city of Canterbury, which was only about an hours bus run from
Dover. The castle was built in the 13th century which was originally
the home of Henry VIII. The castle is now run by a trust and open to all
visitors. It is a magnificent castle set on about 200 acres of beautiful rural
and landscaped grounds. We took a self directed tour through the inside of the
castle and through the grounds. The rooms have
been beautifully restored with paintings, tapestries and furnishings. It
was well and truly worth the visit and the rain did not spoil the day.
The City of Canterbury was originally a walled city built during the 13th
and 14th century’s atop roman foundations. Much of the old wall
still exists and the city is a typical English rural city with narrow streets and
a mixture of medieval and modern buildings. Canterbury is also the home of the
magnificent Canterbury Cathederal. This visit was time on your own thing for
wandering the city,do some shopping and have lunch. It was a relaxing couple of
hours which gave us a good appreciation of what a nice city it is, then it was
back to the ship. Again, well worth the visit.
Tomorrow we have a sea day before we reach Bergen in Norway, which we
are really looking forward to.
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