{"id":278,"date":"2018-09-08T01:20:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T01:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?p=278"},"modified":"2018-09-08T03:49:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T03:49:34","slug":"friday-a-whale-of-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/09\/08\/friday-a-whale-of-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday &#8211; A Whale of a time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After very little sleep in our down town hotel, we rose early to undertake an hours walk to be at the dock by 7.30am. It was a cold and gloomy day. Was this going to be the first bad day of the trip? We brushed those thoughts away in the cold wind as we traipsed down the empty streets. We arrived early at pier 39 so had just enough time to go and see the Sealions and found a great \u2018heart of hope\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1422\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1AE09001-DB6A-4764-84FA-DC9D1621C017.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"327\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/09\/08\/friday-a-whale-of-a-time\/1ae09001-db6a-4764-84fa-dc9d1621c017\/\" class=\"wp-image-327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1AE09001-DB6A-4764-84FA-DC9D1621C017.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1AE09001-DB6A-4764-84FA-DC9D1621C017-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1AE09001-DB6A-4764-84FA-DC9D1621C017-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1AE09001-DB6A-4764-84FA-DC9D1621C017-576x1024.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B8CBCD53-9989-46D2-A4AC-F5058C23490A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"328\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/09\/08\/friday-a-whale-of-a-time\/b8cbcd53-9989-46d2-a4ac-f5058c23490a\/\" class=\"wp-image-328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B8CBCD53-9989-46D2-A4AC-F5058C23490A.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B8CBCD53-9989-46D2-A4AC-F5058C23490A-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B8CBCD53-9989-46D2-A4AC-F5058C23490A-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B8CBCD53-9989-46D2-A4AC-F5058C23490A-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9B1465D4-5311-48AF-86BE-979B1C5F9F87.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9B1465D4-5311-48AF-86BE-979B1C5F9F87.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9B1465D4-5311-48AF-86BE-979B1C5F9F87-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9B1465D4-5311-48AF-86BE-979B1C5F9F87-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9B1465D4-5311-48AF-86BE-979B1C5F9F87-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Heart of hope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The time had come for our boat trip to see what wild life their was in the Pacific. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5D81CB35-B229-41E4-834C-B6ECAAB88E55.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"297\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=297\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5D81CB35-B229-41E4-834C-B6ECAAB88E55.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5D81CB35-B229-41E4-834C-B6ECAAB88E55-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5D81CB35-B229-41E4-834C-B6ECAAB88E55-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5D81CB35-B229-41E4-834C-B6ECAAB88E55-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A9ADD00-D6DD-4146-BF97-20CC4BBDFC9F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"298\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=298\" class=\"wp-image-298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A9ADD00-D6DD-4146-BF97-20CC4BBDFC9F.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A9ADD00-D6DD-4146-BF97-20CC4BBDFC9F-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A9ADD00-D6DD-4146-BF97-20CC4BBDFC9F-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A9ADD00-D6DD-4146-BF97-20CC4BBDFC9F-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We set sail in to the cold dark morning, under the Golden Gate Bridge, to see many birds, porpoises and more sealions and seals (unfortunately we were moving fast and so were the creatures, so photography became difficult)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/231D9BA4-BCDD-4A4A-B141-ADD2F0FF6DA9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"286\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=286\" class=\"wp-image-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/231D9BA4-BCDD-4A4A-B141-ADD2F0FF6DA9.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/231D9BA4-BCDD-4A4A-B141-ADD2F0FF6DA9-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/231D9BA4-BCDD-4A4A-B141-ADD2F0FF6DA9-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/231D9BA4-BCDD-4A4A-B141-ADD2F0FF6DA9-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20C7513C-287C-4D89-B206-7081BF833881.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"289\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=289\" class=\"wp-image-289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20C7513C-287C-4D89-B206-7081BF833881.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20C7513C-287C-4D89-B206-7081BF833881-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20C7513C-287C-4D89-B206-7081BF833881-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20C7513C-287C-4D89-B206-7081BF833881-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B893BA86-9E9B-4A74-BE45-1F7F9AB7DB36.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"300\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=300\" class=\"wp-image-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B893BA86-9E9B-4A74-BE45-1F7F9AB7DB36.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B893BA86-9E9B-4A74-BE45-1F7F9AB7DB36-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/B893BA86-9E9B-4A74-BE45-1F7F9AB7DB36-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As the boat went further out to sea the colder and darker it became. The \u2018heart of hope\u2019 was not on our side, so it seemed. It\u2019s strange that when things seem grey and dismal, you can start to believe that, that is how life is. But we wouldn\u2019t give up, we kept on looking and then about an hour into the trip the shout came and there they were<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/93A355EE-A764-436C-8800-D4C34515A8D3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/93A355EE-A764-436C-8800-D4C34515A8D3.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/93A355EE-A764-436C-8800-D4C34515A8D3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/93A355EE-A764-436C-8800-D4C34515A8D3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/93A355EE-A764-436C-8800-D4C34515A8D3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Mum<br\/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D9C0FA6F-35B1-4DE0-98EC-4E3E3336FD2F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"292\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=292\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D9C0FA6F-35B1-4DE0-98EC-4E3E3336FD2F.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D9C0FA6F-35B1-4DE0-98EC-4E3E3336FD2F-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D9C0FA6F-35B1-4DE0-98EC-4E3E3336FD2F-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D9C0FA6F-35B1-4DE0-98EC-4E3E3336FD2F-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/C1A856C3-F1A6-42A2-B115-CA4CC5C76051.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"293\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=293\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/C1A856C3-F1A6-42A2-B115-CA4CC5C76051.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/C1A856C3-F1A6-42A2-B115-CA4CC5C76051-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/C1A856C3-F1A6-42A2-B115-CA4CC5C76051-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/C1A856C3-F1A6-42A2-B115-CA4CC5C76051-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5645BC8F-FA18-4CBB-8B00-81E701857F47.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"291\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=291\" class=\"wp-image-291\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A mother and calf. It\u2019s so easy to give up but perseverance usually wins. We looked on in wonder for several minutes as the whales came up and dived back into the water. The two hump backs keeping there distance but there for us to see. The weather may have been gloomy and we may have been cold, but the warm feeling inside was real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we made our way back the sun started to shine and there were more and more creatures about, jumping the waves, flying overhead or just floating in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D1C2DDF4-1DF1-4700-AFA5-D39D97D069F3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"295\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=295\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D1C2DDF4-1DF1-4700-AFA5-D39D97D069F3.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D1C2DDF4-1DF1-4700-AFA5-D39D97D069F3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D1C2DDF4-1DF1-4700-AFA5-D39D97D069F3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D1C2DDF4-1DF1-4700-AFA5-D39D97D069F3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D05C695E-7949-4EA2-BD0D-306935EE375C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"294\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=294\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D05C695E-7949-4EA2-BD0D-306935EE375C.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D05C695E-7949-4EA2-BD0D-306935EE375C-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D05C695E-7949-4EA2-BD0D-306935EE375C-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As the temperature warmed, someone had quick nap on the boat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4C992D9C-94A8-4EEC-A079-C5A37FC2014E.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4C992D9C-94A8-4EEC-A079-C5A37FC2014E.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4C992D9C-94A8-4EEC-A079-C5A37FC2014E-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4C992D9C-94A8-4EEC-A079-C5A37FC2014E-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4C992D9C-94A8-4EEC-A079-C5A37FC2014E-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Some people can sleep anywhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on terra firma and what to do? The sun was shining but we were still cold, time for a drink and plan.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4641C53A-FEDF-41B9-B8F1-0B55BE3BA6C7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"303\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=303\" class=\"wp-image-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4641C53A-FEDF-41B9-B8F1-0B55BE3BA6C7.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4641C53A-FEDF-41B9-B8F1-0B55BE3BA6C7-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4641C53A-FEDF-41B9-B8F1-0B55BE3BA6C7-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4641C53A-FEDF-41B9-B8F1-0B55BE3BA6C7-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4009EF7B-5473-42B6-8DFF-AFD4E64AF0F4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"304\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=304\" class=\"wp-image-304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4009EF7B-5473-42B6-8DFF-AFD4E64AF0F4.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4009EF7B-5473-42B6-8DFF-AFD4E64AF0F4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4009EF7B-5473-42B6-8DFF-AFD4E64AF0F4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4009EF7B-5473-42B6-8DFF-AFD4E64AF0F4-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>&amp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D50EFDB2-DE0F-4EFE-BCD1-4FFB55A2DD7C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"305\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=305\" class=\"wp-image-305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D50EFDB2-DE0F-4EFE-BCD1-4FFB55A2DD7C.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D50EFDB2-DE0F-4EFE-BCD1-4FFB55A2DD7C-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D50EFDB2-DE0F-4EFE-BCD1-4FFB55A2DD7C-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D50EFDB2-DE0F-4EFE-BCD1-4FFB55A2DD7C-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Plan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to wander and view the city. As we did this we realised that there was so much that we couldn\u2019t do it all like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6BD9FF8F-8AB7-475C-8A4D-72961B258F93.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"307\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=307\" class=\"wp-image-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6BD9FF8F-8AB7-475C-8A4D-72961B258F93.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6BD9FF8F-8AB7-475C-8A4D-72961B258F93-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6BD9FF8F-8AB7-475C-8A4D-72961B258F93-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6BD9FF8F-8AB7-475C-8A4D-72961B258F93-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DE17DC19-A8D0-42CF-B98D-C1F348BCE909.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"306\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=306\" class=\"wp-image-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DE17DC19-A8D0-42CF-B98D-C1F348BCE909.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DE17DC19-A8D0-42CF-B98D-C1F348BCE909-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DE17DC19-A8D0-42CF-B98D-C1F348BCE909-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DE17DC19-A8D0-42CF-B98D-C1F348BCE909-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2143C7D7-F013-4D53-9473-1629AF8866E9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"308\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=308\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2143C7D7-F013-4D53-9473-1629AF8866E9.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2143C7D7-F013-4D53-9473-1629AF8866E9-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2143C7D7-F013-4D53-9473-1629AF8866E9-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2143C7D7-F013-4D53-9473-1629AF8866E9-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And we saw but did not go in\/on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9FBC06C9-AE8B-4C19-996B-6D92B418DC2B.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"310\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=310\" class=\"wp-image-310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9FBC06C9-AE8B-4C19-996B-6D92B418DC2B.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9FBC06C9-AE8B-4C19-996B-6D92B418DC2B-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9FBC06C9-AE8B-4C19-996B-6D92B418DC2B-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9FBC06C9-AE8B-4C19-996B-6D92B418DC2B-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A5DC95C-779C-479F-922C-C377F770600C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"311\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=311\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A5DC95C-779C-479F-922C-C377F770600C.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A5DC95C-779C-479F-922C-C377F770600C-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A5DC95C-779C-479F-922C-C377F770600C-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4A5DC95C-779C-479F-922C-C377F770600C-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41135BC7-5AB1-4045-813B-49A06D2D84F3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"312\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=312\" class=\"wp-image-312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41135BC7-5AB1-4045-813B-49A06D2D84F3.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41135BC7-5AB1-4045-813B-49A06D2D84F3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41135BC7-5AB1-4045-813B-49A06D2D84F3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41135BC7-5AB1-4045-813B-49A06D2D84F3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So so much, and much more but today was about taking it all in, being amazed by everything around us. However it did strike me how quickly we become immune to the poverty, to the people asking for money, until we saw a group of, I guess, volunteers bringing out food and blankets for those who were in need. This created areas of the city that attracted the homeless, once again I ask myself, with so much wealth in 2018 so many powerful brains, why have we not solved this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had walked for miles around the city taking in all the sights and were starting to feel hungry, when we came across an amazing diner. Amazing in many ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first, the place:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41007D36-C977-4713-ACC4-D511C6B65B1A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41007D36-C977-4713-ACC4-D511C6B65B1A.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41007D36-C977-4713-ACC4-D511C6B65B1A-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41007D36-C977-4713-ACC4-D511C6B65B1A-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41007D36-C977-4713-ACC4-D511C6B65B1A-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Family favourite\u00a0<br\/><br\/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The food and drinks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/62D14D29-2B95-49D0-A574-88B5C6840B1A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"314\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=314\" class=\"wp-image-314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/62D14D29-2B95-49D0-A574-88B5C6840B1A.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/62D14D29-2B95-49D0-A574-88B5C6840B1A-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/62D14D29-2B95-49D0-A574-88B5C6840B1A-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/62D14D29-2B95-49D0-A574-88B5C6840B1A-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3DA31394-41B5-401A-A836-736BE0D72F4A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"315\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=315\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3DA31394-41B5-401A-A836-736BE0D72F4A.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3DA31394-41B5-401A-A836-736BE0D72F4A-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3DA31394-41B5-401A-A836-736BE0D72F4A-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3DA31394-41B5-401A-A836-736BE0D72F4A-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>YUMMY<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/A7CE2AD3-FBBF-45AF-80AC-F3C54E01F155.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"316\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=316\" class=\"wp-image-316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/A7CE2AD3-FBBF-45AF-80AC-F3C54E01F155.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/A7CE2AD3-FBBF-45AF-80AC-F3C54E01F155-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/A7CE2AD3-FBBF-45AF-80AC-F3C54E01F155-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/A7CE2AD3-FBBF-45AF-80AC-F3C54E01F155-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The atmosphere:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EE574FB1-412E-40EC-8DCD-28713A2354EB.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"317\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=317\" class=\"wp-image-317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EE574FB1-412E-40EC-8DCD-28713A2354EB.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EE574FB1-412E-40EC-8DCD-28713A2354EB-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EE574FB1-412E-40EC-8DCD-28713A2354EB-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EE574FB1-412E-40EC-8DCD-28713A2354EB-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6B54EF8B-7D68-4A41-B49B-5EB5008F3FCF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"318\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=318\" class=\"wp-image-318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6B54EF8B-7D68-4A41-B49B-5EB5008F3FCF.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6B54EF8B-7D68-4A41-B49B-5EB5008F3FCF-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6B54EF8B-7D68-4A41-B49B-5EB5008F3FCF-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6B54EF8B-7D68-4A41-B49B-5EB5008F3FCF-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/9B471196-0C1F-4ED8-BFB9-B1F04FB74A50.jpeg\" alt=\"\" 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They didn\u2019t have to point and be embarrassed they had a full conversation smiling with pleasantries. That\u2019s how this world should be, accepting and communicating with all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a little time for retail therapy (did you know there are spiral escalators?) before returning to the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/7CCF29F7-11C4-4C0D-AA64-A03172B4E630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"320\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=320\" class=\"wp-image-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/7CCF29F7-11C4-4C0D-AA64-A03172B4E630.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/7CCF29F7-11C4-4C0D-AA64-A03172B4E630-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/7CCF29F7-11C4-4C0D-AA64-A03172B4E630-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/7CCF29F7-11C4-4C0D-AA64-A03172B4E630-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DC714711-A294-4AC8-92A4-EB8CC2F2B3BD.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"322\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=322\" class=\"wp-image-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DC714711-A294-4AC8-92A4-EB8CC2F2B3BD.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DC714711-A294-4AC8-92A4-EB8CC2F2B3BD-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DC714711-A294-4AC8-92A4-EB8CC2F2B3BD-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DC714711-A294-4AC8-92A4-EB8CC2F2B3BD-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D33A0046-EE89-4F60-B123-1DD4CD654CCF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"321\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/?attachment_id=321\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D33A0046-EE89-4F60-B123-1DD4CD654CCF.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D33A0046-EE89-4F60-B123-1DD4CD654CCF-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D33A0046-EE89-4F60-B123-1DD4CD654CCF-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vpst.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/D33A0046-EE89-4F60-B123-1DD4CD654CCF-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Who knows if we\u2019ll sleep tonight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After very little sleep in our down town hotel, we rose early to undertake an hours walk to be at the dock by 7.30am. It was a cold and gloomy day. Was this going to be the first bad day of the trip? 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