Our approach to the shoreline is uneventful, apart from the swaying, quite unbecoming a pensioner. There are no snipers, machine guns or artillery to shatter the peace today, but in Beatrice’s youth on the beaches of Normandy, things were different. Today, Beatrice and her fellow retired second world war amphibious vehicles lead far more sedate lives, carrying passengers on London Duck Tours.

Countless tourists choose an open-top bus or a river cruise if they want to see Britain’s capital. London Duck Tours combines the two. Its 75-minute trips waddle and wade past all the major London landmarks, with tour guides recounting tales of intrigue and folklore concerning the sights, accompanied by groan inducing jokes. You travel through centuries of history while you sit in a piece of it.

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