Life, that can shower you with so much splendour, is unremittingly cruel to those who have given up.

More boats, but this time a blue sky! Here is the view alongside the May Queen, Australia’s oldest sail trading vessel! Launched during the heady days of June, in 1867. Of course, this was not a good month for Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, who found out that his hefty bribe to the firing squad not to shoot him in the head wasn't honoured! Honestly, when a bribe to your firing squad is ignored, who can you trust?