Visited Ware in Hertfordshire with G today. That's me telling G (the coxswain) to steer us safely back to our home harbour. Wikkipedia on Ware here.

Looking over the Wikkipedia entry I found:

"The modern name of the town dates from the Anglo-Saxon period when 'weirs' were built to stop the invading Vikings from escaping in their longships after defeat by Alfred the Great in a battle near Ware"

Ah yes Vikings! Were they a form of pirate perhaps? They were certainly stout sailors in their 'dragon boats' and I would have like to have accompanied them on their wide ranging sea faring.