Visited Birmingham with G (he had to go to some kind of training thingy -we did all our training on board not in some namby pamby Hotel!)

Top picture is of me outside the Ikon Gallery all a bit modern for me, give a good piece of tattoo art any day! Some stuff on history and so on of Tattoos here.

The other picture is outside the Sea Life Centre. I didn't go in -but all the sharks are safely behind glass. Not like the time we were pursued by a Great White which was unusual as contrary to belief they rarely attack humans (and bears). This monster was an exception -we had to slow it down by throwing meat overboard with cannon balls hidden within. Eventually the beast gave up his pursuit as he became weighed down with so much ballast.

Off now to my bunk - six bells of first watch and all is calm.