SS Great Britain

J went to work while I entertained Dad & M until their train left. We decided to walk down to see Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Britain, the first iron hulled steam ship. It was quite interesting, as the ship had quite a mixed history, and nearly a very sad ending. They have her sitting in a dry dock which has been sealed below the waterline to prevent further rusting. It's quite a work in itself. The walk to and from showed off a little of Bristol, but it was altogether too short a time for the two visitors. I didn't have my camera so I'll just have to go again with J sometime. On leaving we ran into classes from Priory School that I had babysat, some of whom said hello.

The weather forecast for the weekend - a bank holiday and the first weekend of the school mid-term break - is bleak, so we are a little worried about our plans to visit Berkeley Castle. We would like to take public transport, but there don't seem to have been any special buses put on and we'd need to make two changes to get there on normal buses. Then again, if we drive the traffic and parking are likely to be horrendous...

I met J off the bus and walked home (via H&M for her to shop). We're going to the movies tonight: Pirates of the Caribbean if there're seats left, or 28 Days Later if not. See ya.