A night in Southampton visiting old haunts.

The return ferry from Southampton to Hythe and the rickety train along the very long pier.

A browse around the Southampton shops – nothing bought, followed by very decent pasta for dinner in Carluccio’s. (But there’s no excuse for serving pasta on cold plates. Checking out Tripadvisor this appears to be a not-infrequent complaint at several of this chain’s restaurants)

An early night and a long sleep before a hotel breakfast in the morning. A visit to my sister in Warsash was followed by the ferry across the River Hamble to Hamble village and a snack lunch at the waterfront cafe, and then a return ferry to Warsash and the problem-free drive back to Surrey.

What a nice couple of days.

And here are videos taken on the two ferries.

Ferry from Southampton to Hythe
Ferry from Hamble to Warsash

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