My ferry to St. Malo is not till later this evening ( check in at 7pm ish ) and after my drive through the country side down form Newbridge, I still had quite a few hours spare so lucky for me, just next to Portsmouth ( that's Portsmouth in the background of the photo ) is Portchester Castle, a castle built within an old Roman fort, again quite some fascinating history ( read a little of it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portchester_Castle ) View from the top of the Keep which was used as a prison in 1800's ( french soldiers ) Happy I got to spend sometime here now on the ferry, view from my room got myself a nice berth with I don;t know why 3 single beds ? view from top deck, yes, it is a summer day, and I only got t-shirts packed me  getting ready to pull back and we are off to Francequite a large naval yard at Portsmouth this one looks pretty new and this looks like a classic, had I known that was there I would have tried to make sometime to see this as well as the Castle now that house stands out mini Burj in Portsmouth, odd, and it is owned by Emirates sailing past Portsmouth fortifications Isle of Wight just of Portsmouth Portsmouth in the distance now and getting dark Helipad in case of emergencies north sea traffic guess we are faster than that one Isle of Wight darkness sets on the north sea, wouldn't mind see-ing this printed up large