ETA

Just leaving Hull now having cleared customs. The Sat Nav is giving us an ETA OF 12.30pm.



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Location:Kingston upon Hull,United Kingdom

A beautiful morning in Hull

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Cooked breakfast and ETA

Arriving in Hull by 9pm. Arrival time is dependent on customs control on a bank holiday! Will update later with ETA


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Getting ready for dinner

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Travelling to Zeebrugge

The boys are tired but they have behaved impeccably and the WWI display at the Cloth Hall was superb.


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A busy afternoon in Ypres

Leaving for Zeebrugge at 4pm









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Arrived back in Ypres

Quick lunch break and then off to the Cloth Hall Museum


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Notre Dame de Lorrette

The tomb of the unknown soldier in Artois.


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Images from Douvrin, where we stayed overnight

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The Canadian Trenches at Vimy

The last day on the Western Front

Group Photo at Vimy Ridge

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Vimy Ridge

A beautiful scene at Vimy








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Off to Vimy

Found a wifi signal! The boys had a lie in until 08.00 this morning.
The weather is overcast and only a very light drizzle . Loading packed lunches.











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Relaxing before Dinner

The boys are kicking a football around before an evening meal.





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Travel to the hotel

Had a very good day visiting all the sites. On the way to the hotel in Douvrin.

No rain today, it is due to arrive at 8pm.


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A large hole in the ground

The Lochnager Crater, created by a huge mine under the German front lines.











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Second Lieutenant Zecharias OC

Francis Herbert Zacharias, one of the 74,000 of those missing on the Somme, an Old Boy from Merchant Taylors' Crosby.


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Genealogy

The boys researching their surnames.








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Images from the Somme

Ulster Tower and the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.





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Trench mortar

Nicknamed the 'toffee apple.'


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Lunch at Ulster Tower

The boys have been superbly behaved.








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Newfoundland Park

The Canadians from Newfoundland went over top at Beaumont Hammell.
Off to Ulster Tower for a cup of tea and lunch.








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The Somme

The Accrington Pals went over the top at Serre











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The Back Street Boys

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