By train with Daniel to the much-expanded Southampton boat show as the film "Goodfellas", directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta, was released and was another very successful ‘mob’ film. Tracy Edwards and her 1990 Whitbread Round the World Race crew were 1990 boating heroes
Today was the day for Daniel and I to travel to the Southampton boat show we got up very early so as to get there at a reasonable time. I wanted to go down last night by car, but we opted to go by train this morning. Diana called us at 6am and we were showered and shaved in time to get to the station for the 7am train up I took a couple of months’ worth of overdue reading with me and worked my way through it as we journeyed to London, King’s Cross. This method of transport was convenience but also expensive costing £46 each for the return journey.
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Once at King’s Cross, we took the underground train across to Waterloo and had time there for a snack at the refreshment cafeteria before we boarded the 8:45am train from there to Southampton. We arrived at about 10am and, after a short taxi ride, got to the actual boat show soon after. A good day out viewing many boats and accessories at this very successful venue which takes up a huge site, extending across to roads with pedestrian over passes. Founded by Arthur and Norman, it had been handed over to the British Marine Industries Federation the year before last and undergone a dramatic expansion. On this day "Goodfellas", directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta, was released and was another very successful ‘mob’ film. Tracy Edwards and her 1990 Whitbread Round the World Race crew were 1990 boating heroes