The name was surely a sign that this might not have been the best second-hand boat on the market.

From Epic of History: More Prisoners of Eternity.

From the ancient period in travelling from one place to another Transportation played an important role.

A grand wooden ship floats upon the calm sea, skull flag flying and scouts in the bird’s nest searching for potential victim ships on the horizon. Fear is struck into the very bones of whomever sees the dreaded pirate ship, and many ships steer clear of them. The menacing jolly roger symbol on the flag, together with the intimidating wooden ship and sails, is the image most people have in mind when they think of pirate ships. Modern day pirates are vastly different, and usually operate on speedboats. The old fashioned pirate ship is a symbol of romanticism and adventure on the high seas at its finest.

Reasons to be thankful during this special time of year.

In our modern lives, rules and regulations grow like Topsy and still we cannot do enough for the environmentalists. Let’s face it, the average human being is an incredibly dirty animal with little thought for fellow beings or the planet, or so the clean-up brigade would have us believe. My Carbon Footprint is a nostalgic look back on the dark days when we cared not a jot!

My life on a towboat.

How to live without a car in your life.

Here are two paintings of the HMS BIRMINGHAM with a short description about the Royal Navy war ship.

Why did the Aral Sea go from being one of the largest lakes in the world to being a salty puddle?