Fort Grey

Built around the time of Napoleon to keep out the French. Eventually became a shipwreck museum but we didn't have time to tour it.

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The cruise begins

August 30th 2023
Guernsey The cruise ship can’t dock on this little island, so a tender pulls up to the side of the ship and up to 150 people cram into it for the short ride to shore. It was rough. Anybody with mobility issues would have trouble navigating on and off the tender. The Channel Islands are closer to France than England and were the only British territory occupied during the Second World W ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Lanarkshire » Glasgow

Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more

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