Day One - Greenwich, UK

In spite of departure delays, we arrived at London only 10 minutes late.  From the airport, we traveled by bus for 90 minutes to reach Greenwich where our ship was moored in the middle of the Thames River.  Our bus trip wondered through back streets of London because of a full day of protests by citizens over Brexit. 

After unpacking we walked a few blocks to the Greenwich Market.  What a great place!  Artists, craftsmen and food vendors filled a square block area creating a festive atmosphere.  

Of course Jan found something she liked.

On the street outside the market, a "milkman" delivered milk to a local restaurant.  Notice the refrigerated delivery vehicle.  Not only that, but the milk containers were all recyclable heavy plastic.  UK is far ahead of us in their environmental efforts.  They have a national target of being carbon free by 2050.

It was low tide, (it rises and falls 16 feet).   The "Mudders" were out searching for whatever they could find.  At least once a year someone finds a gold coin.

A 600' long pedestrian tunnel crosses under the Thames River.  Gene descended the 7-story staircase (and up again) and discovered significant traffic for a Sunday morning.  The tunnel was built 100 years ago and originally was used by dock workers who previously crossed by ferry.

As we departed Greenwich at 3 PM on Sunday afternoon, the sky was partly sunny allowing us to view the skyline of downtown London 7-miles away.