Thanks to YCV, my Thursday involved a trip on
The Matthew- which has got to be one of the coolest things I've ever done! Plus it's probably a once in a lifetime experience and everything!! For those who don't know what
The Matthew is, you can click on the link for a full explanation- basically it's a replica of the ship sailed by
John Cabot when he went to Newfoundland. Also as I've just discovered it was used in the Queen's Diamond Jubille pageant. So for a boat that spends a lot of time moored in the docks, it's kind of a big thing. Funnily enough, John Cabot was actually Italian (Giovanni Caboto!), but he lived in Bristol for a bit, and I think it was here that he got funding for his explorations, so he's a
very famous figure here (think- a school, a learning federation, a shopping center, a tower and goodness knows what else named after him!).
With the weather being so crap recently we were all terrified it was going to rain, which would have been no fun- thankfully it was bright (resulting in nice pics!), though still cold- by the end I thought my hands were completely frozen!
Obviously I took a ton of pics... So enjoy!
Sun On The Boats
Bright Sun And Mast
Hey Ho Sailor!
Back Of The Boat
Obligatory Boat Selfie
This Is Sort Of Almost Symmetrical-ish
Mast!
Water And Houses And Stuff (SS Great Britain On The Left)
SS Great Britain Flags
Graffitti Barge!
Water Yay!
Ropes N Stuff
More Ropes And Stuff (They Looked Good)
Reflection
I Don't Know. It Looked Good.
Reflection On The Water
Saving the best till last... Here is, without a doubt, my favourite picture of the day...
The Matthew
