Authors Visit South of England And Ireland
AUTHORS VISIT THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND ON QUEEN MARY 2 AND SEE THE COAST OF IRELAND
Linda and Gary Cargill with their son, Kenny, visited the south of England to research Key to Lawrence Special Edition,the first book in the Edward Ware Thriller series. They sailed on the Queen Mary 2 just as Dora would have if she was traveling in the twenty-first century instead of 1915. They visited the New Forest National Park and Salisbury Cathedral on a shore excursion as you can see below. Salisbury Cathedral is where Dora and Edward Ware got married. The area outside Salisbury is the location of Edward’s ancestral estate, Ware Hall.
On a return trip from Europe in 2015 the authors sailed past the coast of Ireland near Kinsale only a couple of miles from where the Lusitania sank on May 7, 1915. The Queen Mary 2’s captain spoke about the significance of the moment and sounded the ship’s whistle in honor of those who died that day. The coast of Ireland leaps out at you in the photos below.
We are also sharing a few photos of the Queen Mary 2.
Mayfair shops on Deck 3. Deck 2 below.
Queen Mary 2 sails past where Lusitania sank on May 7, 1915
Salisbury Cathedral Close
Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Cathedral Close
Waves of the North Atlantic outside cabin window.
Pony in the New Forest.
Sanctuary of Salisbury Cathedral.
We count our British pounds sterling in preparation for shore excursion on July 13
Cloisters of Salisbury Cathedral
Dora rowed toward the coast of Ireland on the afternoon of May 7, 1915.
Meet Duncan, the yellow bus driver, to whom Key to Lawrence is dedicated.
Deck 7, Promenade Deck outside King’s Court Restaurant.
Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building, and Port of Liverpool Building. Dora saw these buildings when she was saying good-bye to Edward
Harbor at Liverpool where Dora said good-bye to Edward in 1915.
Night time at Liverpool waterfront on Queen Mary 2.
Night time at Liverpool waterfront on Queen Mary 2.
A few miles off the coast of Ireland was where the Lusitania sank.
Solent leading to Southampton
Harbor fireworks in Liverpool when Queen Mary in port on July 4, 2015.
Deck 7, Promenade Deck
Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building, and Port of Liverpool Building. Dora saw these buildings when she was saying good-bye to Edward
Grand Staircase in the atrium of Queen Mary 2 leading from deck 3 down to deck 2, the lowest passenger deck.
Salisbury Cathedral
Three Graces. Dora’s last sight of Liverpool as she sailed back to America in 1915.
St. Ann’s Gate leading to Close and Salisbury Cathedral