A varied day around Greenwich, started at the Cutty Sark, we had seen it before the fire that almost destroyed it. They have done a tremendous job with the restoration, the metal framework of the ship survived as well as a lot of the original wood which is surprising. Learnt some surprising things though, she only made three trips for the China tea route, carried Australian coal to China, Merino wool from Sydney and Newcastle, tea from India and Ceylon, she wasn't even the fastest ship as a tea clipper. She was sold to a Portuguese company and changed names. She was bought in 1922 by a sea captain Wilfred Dowman who recognised it as the Cutty Sark. He used it as a sail training ship until the 1950's when she was sent to a dry dock in Greenwich where she remains to this day.

Then we went onto the Above and Beyond exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, it was all about flight its history, theory and future, great for kids and adults alike, lots of things to do. I designed and flew my own plane and came 26th for the day in speed and flying skill.

We were going to cook that night but back in the apartment it got to 6-30pm and we said bugger this we're in London lets go to Canary Wharf and eat at Cafe Rouge, so we did!

Day 79 - Saturday - Cutty Sark - Above and Beyond - Canary Wharf