Isle of Wight

Holiday time returning to the Isle with family.

For the second week of the Easter holidays I accompanied Mum and grandparents to the Isle of Wight, where I had spent my first teaching placement last year.   It was lovely to see it in brighter weather and we were fortunate with some gorgeous weather.  I enjoyed showing the family some of the places I had discovered or become familiar with and exploring new places with them.  I also got to meet up with some people from the school I had been at.

Here's a photo record of what we got up to:

First day on the island at our bungalow.  We enjoyed fish and chips on the East Cowes water front watching for P&Os Azura taking it's first journey.

Tuesday morning at Osbourne House - 'holiday home' of Queen Victoria.  Really enjoyed it.

First forget-me-nots in the bed.  Exciting lunch outside - my whoopie pie in foreground.

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'Best cream teas on the Island' - what a lovely tea house.

A drive along the south coast - I found it really beautiful.  We found it hilarious that the car park was crumbling off the cliff.  Especially that it was this disabled space that was half there.  We were joking about what it would have been like had it fallen while there was a car parked on it and Grandma astounded me by saying - better it a disabled person that went than a fully able person!!!

Made it round to Yarmouth for the evening and went on the pier and I was fairly captivated by the sunset.

Wednesday - arrival of more family!  Highlight for Grandpa meeting the ferry from Portsmouth.  I found it highly exciting that as the ramp came down and we could see the cars, some people in one car starting waving to us and it was them!

Visit to the south coast: Sandown and Shanklin including a return to our favourite tea rooms!

Evening venture to Bembridge.  AS impressed us all with her knowledge.  Did you know that the propellers rotate around the windmill?  Doesn't it make sense when you think about it - so they can catch the wind.  Let me know in the comments.

Thursday morning we explored the holiday site.  Uber excited to finally get a close up sight of a red squirrel.  Though I feel this may have been a slightly anaemic one!

Lunch (from gourmet deli) in Yarmouth before heading on the boat tour of the Needles.

Last evening meal back at the bungalow - takeaway pizza before the first election debate.

Happy times :-)