HMS BELFAST

Wilson explained to me that, ironically, the famous seaman Admiral Lord Nelson was a martyr to seasickness, which he would alleviate by copious (but purely medicinal) doses of Navy Rum.

Not wishing to take any chances, he popped down to the belowdecks Bar and returned with a double tot of seasickness cure before the boat finally cast off.

Grasping the rail tightly as we began to move, he soon recognised HMS Belfast moored at the side of the river. 

As it happens, we'd taken a tour of the Belfast a few years ago (before The Shard was built) and had found it extremely interesting, so it was good to see it again!