I didn’t get up until 8am!!
Looking out the window, the weather looks good at the moment although the forecast is cloudy. We plan to primarily use today to take photographs and try out our new camcorder.
9.00am. We got down to breakfast and found it a lot quieter than yesterday. The service was still sluggish, although the food was excellent.
10.00am. We took a short drive to the War Memorial. It looks like the original memorial was for WW1 and a a large extension had been added to accommodate WW2. The weather seemed to be 
getting better!
Whilst we were looking round, we saw what might be Ann’s next car! (only joking).
10.30am. We then drove to the Historic Dockyard. We haven’t been there for (we think) 15 years! It’s been developed quite a bit and it was great looking around the improving good weather helped. HMS Victory looked stunning and so did the various modern warships.
11.00am. We then took a boat trip round the harbour. The Guide was really informative and pointed out lots of Frigates, Destroyers and a couple of aircraft carriers. We even saw some brand new 
warships awaiting commission. Ironically, some of the other warships were there awaiting a decision about their future. Part of the trip included stopping off at the now familiar Gunwharf Quays.
12.00. We had a final look round and then decided to take the Ferry to Gosport.
1.00pm. The ferry was busy – obviously a popular way to get to Gosport. The journey only took about 5 minutes and only cost £2.30 return.
The weather was now really hot. We took a short walk along the marina and stopped off at a small Bar/Bistro: Coburns on the Water and tucked into a burger with a cider each. We sat in the sun for about an hour before catching the ferry back.
2.45pm. We drove back to Gunwharf Quays and popped into the M and S Outlet and bought a few bits and pieces.
3.10pm. We went to see the film: Coco avant Chanel at the Vue cinema starring Audrey Tatou. The film was typically French and told the story of Coco Chanel’s rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. It’s not the sort of film that normally I go for, but it was well-filmed and quite a moving story.
5.30pm After the film, we headed back to the M and S Outlet to look round the men’s department again. This time, I managed to get a new suit at around half-price – excellent!
6.15pm. We headed off to Café Rouge, just opposite The Spinnaker Tower. It was pretty quiet and after moving tables because the table-top was falling off! we were served pretty quickly. Ann chose the Beef Bourguignon and I had the Breton Chicken. The food tasted good, but Ann had to send hers back to heat it up! We finished the meal sharing Belgian Waffles with bananas smothered in chocolate.
7.30 We headed back to the hotel only to find that parking was a nightmare – absolutely no spaces anywhere. We eventually parked it in a parking area at the top of the road, but I’ll need to fill the meter tomorrow before 8am – bang goes a lie-in!!
7.45 We’re knackered!
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