This is the 2nd rainy day of my stay so I had another slow start. Once the shops opened at 10a I went for a walk around Newport, which I’d yet to do. It didn’t really take long….many stores were closed because of the bank holiday and the few that were open held little interest. … Continue reading Day 5: Isle of Wight
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Day 4: Isle of Wight
Walking. Today was a day full of walking. Taking advantage of my last dry day (2 wet/2dry) I started out on the first bus east to the charming thatched old village of Godshill. Of course everything was shut at 9a on a Sunday morning on a holiday weekend so I just took photos as I … Continue reading Day 4: Isle of Wight
Day 3: Isle of Wight
Coronation Day! I’d hoped to go sightseeing this morning but it started pissing down rain right after breakfast so I stayed warm & dry and watched the procession and ceremony on TV for a few hours. By 12:30p King Charles was wearing his crown so I took my chances and ventured out in the drizzle … Continue reading Day 3: Isle of Wight
Day 2: Isle of Wight
Today is one of the two fine weather days forecasted for my stay so I took full advantage of the opportunity to do a coastal walk: the southwestern coast from Brook to Alum Bay. I’d hoped to view the dinosaur footprints (really!) at the start of my walk but I didn’t factor in the tides … Continue reading Day 2: Isle of Wight
Day 1: Isle of Wight
A post box topper! It’s almost Coronation Day and I’ve just arrived on the Isle of Wight for a 5 day sojourn after my 14 day transatlantic cruise. The cruise was great as well as disappointing - we lost 2 ports due to the threat of icebergs and Iceland was so bitterly cold (go figure) … Continue reading Day 1: Isle of Wight
Day 31: Marrakesh
Our last day of the tour, and it was a Free Day too. Having seen what we did yesterday on our walking tour there’s wasn’t much that really interested anyone. Saaid suggested the Jardins Majorelle so we all jumped on that and 12 of us booked online for the earliest time left - 1:30pm. That … Continue reading Day 31: Marrakesh
Day 30: Marrakesh
This morning was our last day on the bus - moving from Essaouira to our final destination: Marrakesh. We stopped on the edge of the city at Saaid’s apartment, his wife & baby came down to greet us and gave us some freshly baked chocolate muffins! She was sorry she couldn’t invite us in for … Continue reading Day 30: Marrakesh
Day 29: Essaouira
A day off! Originally I thought, “What? A day on a tour and nothing planned?” But what a joy not to have to get up on a schedule, breakfast on a schedule, leave on a schedule; especially after a late night last night and little sleep the night before. I slept in till 8am, had … Continue reading Day 29: Essaouira
Day 28: Essaouira
Well I survived the night. Ended up wearing 3 layers of clothes and had 4” of blankets but I was cozy. The bad news is 2 of my roommates were champion snorers so it was not a good sleep… Yesterday we trekked up a hiking/donkey path to our gîte located at 6240’, today we had … Continue reading Day 28: Essaouira
Day 27: Aremd
Abdul, our driver, figuring out the luggage jigsaw Groundhog Day today, back in the bus for an early start into the High Atlas Mountains. We took a back road as the main route had construction delays so we enjoyed a very winding back road through a narrow gorge with steep, rocky cliffs and a village … Continue reading Day 27: Aremd
