Blue Cobra

An evening of unusual but necessary indulgence was the reward for a hard cycle nearly completed and a precursor to what I expect to be an enjoyable weekend close to home. We went to Blue Cobra, a recently opened Indian restaurant in Pier Street, Lee on Solent. The service was good, the food very good. The menu gave us the opportunity to try some new dishes and we were not disappointed. Poppadums were very fresh and the chutneys different enough to be notable. My Keema Kumbi starter was a well thought out breaded minced lamb and mushroom offering. Goan Chicken might have been more predictable but had a perfect texture and well managed spicing. A free Irish Cream (not necessarily Baileys , I suppose) was, as far as I know my first....and delicious.

We collect our new car tomorrow which is rather exciting. The weekend offers a Southdown Remembered bus event in Portsmouth and the arrival of Nimitz class USS George H W Bush at Spithead. It is too large to enter Portsmouth Harbour. In the meantime I hope to have caught up with MSC Opera now in Southampton after last weeks unplanned stop in Stockholm. It has been pleasant adapting to my maritime surroundings and the whole area presents regular new photographic opportunities.

Having had quite a shock on Facebook today I must now try to get through the night without dreaming of my colleagues bottoms - why can't the people you WANT to undress have similar moments of frivolity?