. . W is for Walesš“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ (well, at least it should be. Itās the only one and I did live there for two years.) But instead, in these troubled times, Iām choosing Weymouth Bay. . . . Iāve had some good times in Weymouth despite the state of the seafront B&Bās Iāve stayed in. In the years building up to 2012, I was regularly there shooting our hopeful Olympic sailors honing their skills at the annual Sail For Gold regattas and finally the London Olympics for real. What a fabulous couple of weeks it was that summer; sun and wind almost uninterrupted for the full fortnight. During covid though, itās become home to much larger vessels that also share a rather large place in my heart, furloughed cruise ships. Last week, as lockdown restrictions were eased a little, I drove down to witness history (and test my eye-sight, ha ha). The weather forecast was for sun and very little wind so I went for it. I arrived before sunrise and left after sunset in the hope of getting the best light at either end of the day. Itās a rather dramatic sight seeing these giant, ocean dwellers, sitting serenely at anchor in the bay. They made me conjure up images in my mind of whales penned inside a sea-life aquarium. Rather more optimistically though, these creatures will go back to the seas and hopefully soon. I wonder what changes will take place on board them before that can happen? Cruising gets a bad wrap, unfairly I feel, when it comes to hygiene. Perhaps, in a post covid world, now that people have been educated that washing their hands is necessary and a basic human skill, finally comprehending how easily germs spread, cruising will be an even safer means of travel. šš» . . . #washyourhands #WeymouthBay #wewillbeback #togetherinspirit #pandocruises #cruise #cunard #cunardcruises #photographer #photography #reportage #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentary #photostory #adventure #storiesfromtheroad #editorialphotography #adventure #onassignment #travelphotographer #travelphotography #adventure #exploremore #travelmore #destinationphotography #QueenVictoria #Britannia #TheSmugglersInnOsmingtonMills #Covid19 (at Smugglers Inn, Osmington Mills, Weymouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAwy9BHlRTy/?igshid=sf9ej5jd4s42