Sandown, Isle of Wight - Day 26

The girls have a sleep in and it's not 'til midday that we get going. Aunty Pam joins us as navigator and we head off to the Rosemary Vineyard to see how the Poms do wine. Most of it is fruit based wine, but I do try a dry white and a rose`! Suffice it to say I was petty happy to discover they made a Gin too, which was actually pretty good! Next stop is the Garlic Farm! Who would have thought a whole brand could be developed from the humble garlic, but this place is actually pretty amazing with all manner of garlic products including black garlic ice cream and garlic beer! I passed up on the beer, but we did have a beautiful lunch of Asparagus and garlic soup, and the most amazing garlic bread! Needless to say the car was pretty stinky as we made our way out to the Donkey Rescue Centre! They obviously weren't perturbed as Georgia got to feed and pat them, including one dead ringer from the Shrek movie! By late afternoon Pam and Georgia were ready for a rest, so after dropping them off Jane and I head down to Shanklin, a little town on the coast. We have a nice walk and an Ice-cream after which, we all head out to Newport for Dinner. I pick an Italian place we saw on the way in, it is just us and another couple and a waiter who sounds like he is straight off the set of Little Britain!! The food, however is fantastic, the best meal we have had on the whole tour, who would have thought!If you're ever there, visit Valentino's!!!!Read more