Welcome to Liverpool

This is the view that greeted Mrs PBT's and I, as we awoke this morning. Actually, we'd seen it three hours earlier, due to Eileen receiving several WhatsApp messages, informing her that her niece's daughter had just given birth to a baby boy.

Something of a coincidence, as today is also Mrs PBT's birthday - the one where she officially qualifies for the bus pass she received last week.

In case you hadn't guessed from the photo, we've docked in Liverpool, following a calm and relaxing cruise from Southampton. 

We only re-established phone and 4G contact, earlier this morning, as we were sailing up the Mersey estuary, and whilst in many ways it's been nice to have been out of contact, I'm now using the time that we're berthed here to catch up on beer related matters.

There's more to come, but as I'll explain later, unfortunately we won't be going ashore and exploring Liverpool today.

It's nothing sinister, just an unfortunate combination of circumstances, but in the meantime, enjoy the view of the Liver Building and the waterfront, alone with a few photos of the ship.