A few weeks ago I posted a couple of pictures of the tall ship that my son had sailed on. He described how he had climbed the rigging and gone out to the end of the spar to adjust the sails. I thought what a great adventure that must have been and so these shots are in recognition of that feat.
These shots are of HMS Warrior at the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth. It has an interesting history including a period as a prison hulk before being restored to its former glory.
Today would have been my dad's 74th birthday and I miss him loads so I wanted to post some photos today as a remembrance to him. Many years ago he was at sea with the merchant navy and growing up in and around Portsmouth he taught me to appreciate our Naval History. The pictures below of HMS Warrior and HMS Victory at Portsmouth's Historic Naval Dockyard are images I know he would love and so that is the reason for my choice.
These shots were taken in 2002 and 2003 using my first digital camera. As with many of the pictures I post from back then I would love to go back and take some high resolution pictures using my new camera, I just have to be patient.
