Our trip to Isle of Grain and Rochester to see Kegan

Here's the story:

Cerid's brother, Kegan, is a second year cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in King's Point, NY. As part of his studies, he went to sea for a trimester on a large commercial container ship, called the Philadelphia Express. Having travelled from Houston to Miami, Miami to Charleston, Charleston to Norfolk, then across the Atlantic to Antwerp and Bremenhaver. Finally, Kegan ended up docking for a few hours in Isle of Grain, England at the mouth of the Thames River, which runs through the heart of London. So, Cerid being an adventurous soul, decided that we should rent a car and drive the 47 miles to Isle of Grain to pick up Kegan and hang out for a few hours in the surrounding towns. At 4 or so in the afternoon, we arrived at Enterprise, which only had manual cars, meaning I had to drive. After great doubts and a personal, internal struggle about the potential safety of ourselves and the entire London community (pedestrians, other driver, and cyclists), we decided to try. Sitting on the right side, shifting with my left hand, and driving on the left side was a bit of a change, but I had a great navigator and we made it out of London and to Isle of Grain in one piece. Below are a collection of pictures from our half day journey.

If you are interested in the history of the Rochester castle and the Rochester Cathedral (both very very old--circa 11th century), you can click for the Rochester Castle or the Rochester Cathedral (a church which has origins directly tied to St. Augustine of Hippo).