Do you remember those days when you could buy a “grab bag” of film from the local supermarket? I remember Fuji packs at Tesco (my US friends please just think Walmart!) 5 rolls for £15, £3 a roll!! About the same time motor drives were merging into the camera bodies, no longer a “battery boxContinue reading “Hovercraft in Colour!”
Category Archives: Boats/Ships
Hovercraft in B/W
This post features Hovertravel 12000TD’s – built by Griffon Hoverwork Ltd (now Griffon Marine) just across the water in Southampton and Portsmouth. The ride between Southsea and Ryde is the worlds longest running passenger service, and as far as I know, the last one left in Britain. I’ve both photographed and filmed them before, thisContinue reading “Hovercraft in B/W”
Leaving Lymington
Lymington is a smallish town on the south-coast of the UK, about half way along, close to Southampton. It’s also one of the departure points for a car ferry to the Isle of Wight, and the closest to where I live. I’ve recently spent a week on the Island, so prepare for a series ofContinue reading “Leaving Lymington”
2nd Visit to SS. Great Briain
It seems to have become a “thing” that when one buys a ticket to go in anywhere, it becomes a years pass! Winchester Cathedral*, Coventry Transport Museum and also here, the SS. Great Britain. This meant that as my visit was just within the year of my last visit, I had free entry, would haveContinue reading “2nd Visit to SS. Great Briain”
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