Britannia & Queen Victoria

Last night the Queen Victoria stayed at anchor off St Martin's Point before leaving before breakfast for Liverpool.  She should arrive there mid morning on Bank Holiday Monday. The sun was shining on the south coast of Guernsey but just offshore there was a sea fog which revealed only the superstructure of the liner. As she left she created her own "cloud", an unusual effect.

By the time the Britannia had anchored the sun was shining on Guernsey on this Bank Holiday weekend. The guests coming ashore from the liner swelled the numbers visiting the first "Taste Guernsey Seafront Sunday" this year. With a market, eateries and cooking demonstrations there was something for everybody's taste.

The sun did not last all day, but in the morning when some of her guests wandered out onto the Castle Breakwater the sun lit up their P&O Cruises' flagship.  There was not much room by the lighthouse due to a fishing competition in progress. The Britannia left early evening bound for La Coruna. After visiting Bilbao and La Rochelle she will return to Southampton next Saturday morning.