On a personal note ...

This is my Dad and I on the train to Woolwich in order to 'collect' his belated Father's Day present. 
As part of this year's Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival, I had booked us a cruise along the Thames in one of the tall ships :-)
It was a beautiful, sunny day; ideal for our two hour boat trip.
The Tall Ships Festival is the culmination of the Falmouth to Greenwich tall ships regatta. This race happens every year but each time in different locations.






We had the pleasure of sailing on the Morgenster, a clipper from Holland.  Here are a few pics of our ship ...

On route we enjoyed some great views of the Thames Barrier and the Emirates Sky Line, across the river ...

The University of Greenwich Maritime campus and the Cutty Sark ...

and in the background the Shard and the 'Gherkin' ...

Did you know ...

Here are a few more random pictures, including one of me and Captain Jack ...