"I was there on R&R. One of the best days of my life."I can well imagine! It sounds like an absolutely spectacular event. From the article:
| "Thousands lined the river to follow the re-enactment of Admiral Lord Nelson's funeral procession. Organiser Sea Britain 2005 said the crowds were larger than anticipated." |
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If you have any special stories or photographs of the event or of your time there you are of course entirely welcome to post them here for all to enjoy.
I scheduled my R&R to be in Portsmouth on June 28. My wife and I drove down from Kent, arriving at
Fort Nelson around 1100. From up there we could see the harbor and out into the Solent. Coastal fortifications have always attracted me. I took Cannonette to
Fort Morgan, Alabama on our honeymoon 25 years ago and have been dragging her to forts and castles ever since. Fort Nelson was great. Very much like
Fort Pulaski, Georgia.. Anybody with any interest at all in forts and artillery will love Fort Nelson. We were on the way back to the car when we heard naval gunfire down below. This was salutes to the Queen who was reviewing the Fleet down in the Solent.
We hurried on down the hill and ended up at Explosion!, where we parked the car and walked to the Gosport Ferry and took it over to Portsmouth, and toured HMS Victory.