At Sea 1: On Queen Elizabeth 2

Our first trip to England 1980

This was the first of our Atlantic crossings.We left from the pier on the west side of Manhattan. (Now QM2 leaves from Brooklyn.) What a fantastic view of the city as we traveled down the Hudson River. Then out to sea. A delightful crossing of 5 nights on board the beautiful ship followed by our arrival in Southampton where a white Rolls Royce was waiting to drive us to London.

Notes from my journal (July 25, 1980):

“Roamed around the ship and didn’t feel it moving ‘til we saw the pier moving and realized it was us. People waving, tugboat pushing us and a beautiful ride down the river.”