Still Monday

We left Fishbourne and the Roman Palace behind to head for Portsmouth and the Naval Museum.

this was one of Ray's "must sees". He want to see HMS Victory and the Mary Rose. Unfortunately the Mary Rose is undergoing some extensive conservation and will not been seen by the public again for several years.

The HMS Victory, however, was open and available for touring. It is quite fascinating. For the less 'hysterical' amongst you this was Admiral Lord Nelson's ship - and the one he died on. there is a marker for where he was shot and one somewhere below decks (I don't know the technical jargon for ships) where he actually died.

Personally I liked his cot better!

As were were leaving we met this pirate. He was very friendly and not only did Poppy Ray get to have his photo taken with the pirate, but he gave us a present for Jai and Taj too!!

We finished the day off with a drive to Selsey - another coastal town that had the same pebbly beach as Bognor Regis, and just to top things off had a pint or two in a very quaint pub to fortify us for the drive home.