Not sure why I didn’t end the blog yesterday as today is just a travel day: IOW to Heathrow, where I’ll spend the night in an airport hotel and fly out tomorrow morning. Anywhoo…. my departure involved a bus ride from Newport to Ryde, then the ferry to Portsmouth. From there a 3 hour bus … Continue reading Day 6: Isle of Wight

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

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

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

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

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