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Friday, 1st April

Saturday, 2nd April

Sunday, 3rd April

The Isle of Man ferry has started running from its terminal again. I'm not sure if they were running from Birkenhead over the winter or not at all. Possibly the latter, as I don't remember seeing their shiny boat.

Monday, 4th April

A ferry on its way to repairs at Cammell Laird.

Tuesday, 5th April

The hills on the horizon are Wales.

Wednesday, 6th April

This little boat has been pottering around, surveying the results of Admiral Day's dredging, I think.

Thursday, 7th April

Admiral night!

Saturday, 9th April

HMS Mersey arrived at the cruise liner terminal this morning.

And, in the afternoon, I took a walk along the road by the docks to see if there were any photographic opportunities.

And, you know, more ships back at home.

Sunday, 10th April

Monday, 11th April

HMS Mersey left. I wasn't expecting it, as the sign on the dock said she'd be here until the 17th. But I noticed a tug loitering and then saw that HMS Mersey had already pulled away from the quay.

Wednesday, 13th April

Friday, 15th April

More ships on the river, including an LPG tanker that headed up the Manchester Ship Canal.

The first boat I've ever seen in Princes Dock!

HMCS Athabaskan arrives at the cruise liner terminal. This didn't surprise me, as such, as I'd noticed a catering truck and a crane on the dock, which means something's on its way imminently. I'd not expected the Canadian navy, though.

Saturday, 16th April

Ships on the river.

On board HMCS Athabaskan.

Back on dry land. The memorial wreath was for the first HMCS Athabaskan, which was torpedoed in the English Channel in April 1944.

Sunday, 17th April

A busy morning on the river — all of these within twenty minutes. Norbank went in for repair at Cammell Laird earlier in the month and is now looking very shiny.

Liverpool at night. The rainbow-coloured thing is the university engineering department.

Wednesday, 20th April

HMCS Athabaskan left today. She was supposed to leave at 11am but there was a delay because one of the crew had been hospitalized, so it was 1:15pm before she set sail. A bunch of ships came and went in the mean time... And the last shot shows the first canal boat I've seen using the ever-so-expensive extension to the Leeds–Liverpool Canal to Canning Dock.

Saturday, 23rd April

The Leeds–Liverpool Canal. Only towards the Leeds end as I'm visiting mum and dad for Easter.

Sunday, 24th April

Golden Acre Park at dusk. The on-camera flash is surprisingly effective. Unlike JPEG compression, which has made a total mess of half of the background. *sigh*

Friday, 29th April

The Spring on the Waterfront festival is running for the next ten days. A whole bunch of free events right on my doorstep!

Ships and boats

Merchant Navy memorials

Not, you know, part of the festival. But on the site.

Wildlife

Ditto.

Street entertainers

And a pot of nutella, filed under “large”.

Saturday, 30th April