Artemis & Queen Elizabeth 2
I had another opportunity to visit the QE2 on the 30th September 2008.  Artemis was also in and docked at Mayflower.  I had become very excited two days earlier when VTS shipping movements listed Lizzie docking starboard rather than port then extremely disappointed when they corrected it!  She MUST reverse into the Itchen like others before she leaves and time's running out fast!!!!!  Anyway while Artemis was all snug by 7am, Lizzie, despite skipping St Johns, Newfoundland due to the weather, arrived late!  When I got to Hythe and sat in the pier train to wait at 7.25am she still had the tugs attached.  It was a miserable old day.  Rain and strong winds forecast and it had tried to rain a few times.  They decided to wash the ferry windows and side as we crossed to Town Quay which ruined my chance of getting Artemis in the shot.
At lunchtime we made our way to the crew exit and almost literally bumped into BBC South Today travel correspondent Paul Clifton and his cameraman who came through a door just as we approached it.  Well I was stunned to say the least but my crew member had no idea who the hell he was.  I was told they were filming a one-hour special to go out on BBC South on the 11th November.  Something to look forward to!  We continued our route out and I managed to take the picture below quickly as he was worried about getting into trouble.
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