Review: That Hamilton Woman

A couple of weeks ago partner and I finally got round to watching That Hamilton Woman by Alexander Korda and I must say we both thoroughly enjoyed it! It's very much "of its time" but it's still very watchable. The film looks stunning, the battle scenes are very convincing and Vivienne Leigh and Laurence Olivier are as good as you would expect as Hamilton and Nelson.



( That Hamilton Woman )

The Far Side of the World

No I'm not abandoning Horatio and Archie for Jack and Stephen, fine as they undoubtedly are :) I really am going to the far side of the world. Tomorrow I'm off to New Zealand for a fortnight to meet up with partner and daughter who are over visiting in laws. As partner knows that I am not hugely enthused by family gatherings he has been attempting to mollify me with promises of wine, rugby and tall ships. There will definitely be wine, there may be rugby, though there are only sevens on at the moment, but the tall ships are a bit far away, most of them are further north than where we will be. Having said that, we might take a turn up to the Maritime Museum in Auckland. They have a lovely brigantine called Breeze, though I don't fancy a trip on the unfortunately named SS Puke!

Breeze brigantine

SS Puke

If anyone would like a postcard and I don't have your address, or you've moved (I'm looking at you kittycallum!) PM me.

I will have some internet access while I'm away but I'm unlikely to have much chance to get online. So I shall be leaving my darling Navyboys in your capable hands, look after them till I get back! Lieutenants mylodon, nodbear and esmerelda_t will be standing watch at following_sea while I'm on shore leave. I fear the worst....