Today's Whitby Gazette reminded us that Cunard's flagship liner Queen Mary 2 was passing within 1 mile of our shoreline today and we could hardly believe that the liner would be passing Scarborough at 2:45 pm and Whitby at 3:00 pm, but it must be true as it was printed in the paper. Having been buffeted by the very cold wind coming in from the sea we decided to have a coffee at the Pavilion while we waited for the ship's eventual arrival at 3:30 pm, passing the harbour 10 minutes later.
It was hard to believe that something afloat a mile offshore could look so big, very impressive. It is also hard to believe that you could actually see the bows of this giant moving up and down ever so slightly on the North Sea swell, no good at all for Julie who feels seasick in the harbour.
The captain sounded the ship's horn as a mark of respect to Roy Weatherill, a Whitby lifeboat volunteer who died in June. The captain of QM2 was a friend of Roy. There is an online report in the Gazette and selection of photos will appear in Tuesday's edition which you should be able to find from the same link.
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