On Wednesday Keith and I travelled aboard the Jacob Marley from Rochester Pier up the River Medway and across the River Thames to Southend.
Passing under Rochester BridgeUpnor CastleLightships at Hoo (now used as house boats)Hoo FortKingsnorth Power station. The day after the trip the building on the left was demolishedGarrison Point Sheerness at the point where the Medway joins the Thames. The old fort and the new navigation control towerApproaching Southend PierJacob Marley moored on Southend Pier
It had been a relatively calm crossing with little traffic in the main sea lane leading from London to the English Channel.
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
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Some very nice photos