A day in Liverpool

We met Wendy and Roger in Antarctica and they can't live further away, in Perth Australia. However, we are lucky enough that they have huge holidays and starting a 5 week holiday to Iceland, Israel, the UK and Hong Kong. We met in Liverpool and first had a walk around Sefton Park with Sailor and Penny. The park is home to the bandstand which inspired the cover of Sergeant Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band. A short pit stop and then a drive by tour which started with Penny Lane, Paul McCartney's childhood home, Strawberry Fields and John Lennon's childhood home. Alas we couldn't find it though.

Onwards to the centre of Liverpool and a ferry across the Mersey is a must. We parked in the Albert Dock which I recognised as soon as I saw it. It's where the weather man used to hop from Ireland to England on the floating UK map on ITV. We legged it to the ferry as we only had 5 mins until departure. £10 for the 50 minute round trip. We heard the song, saw the Liver Building and listened to commentary as we went from Peir Head to Seacombe and back again.

A quick pic with The Beatles statue and Titanic memorial to the engine workers who kept the pumps going to save others. Then we were on the road home. It was amazing to see Wendy and Roger, our only wish was we could follow them to Iceland.

Antony Gormley 'Another Place'

After a long drive to Liverpool we needed to stretch the legs. We stopped at Crosby Beach to see 'Another Place' by Antony Gormley. It's stunning. 100 statues modelled on the sculptor, each weighing 650 kilos. Every day they are covered by the sea and symbolises humans and nature connecting. We arrived at sunset and the combination of the figures and sunset was astonishing.