Isle of Wight

Exploring the Island
Awake again in the early hours, awaiting the house to wake up around 10 a.m. I busied myself on emails, photos and eventually going down to make breakfast around 8 a.m. Family still not up so I went back to my room to shower and dress to get ready for the day. Feeling a bit tired again, i lay down and promptly fell asleep to wake up around 10.30 a.m.
By this time everyone was awake and ready to go walk! We set off down hill, then uphill to see the stunning views along Isle of Wight coast line. I was glad of my walking poles making life so much easier. We came across thatched houses and lovely beach huts seen in the distance. Eventually we came across a wee cafe where we met some friends of Ros's, Rosemary, Angela and David (Ros is Margaret and Colin's friend who has the house on the island).
A very cute cafe where we all chatted and ate amicably and were invited back to have coffee with Ros's friends.

We walked further along the coast road then up to the street with David, a chap from Barbados who happily followed his wife, Rosemary back to England. He is a keen photographer and we were privileged to see his work at their home.

Back to Ros's home, a quick change and off to explore another area called Ventnor where we walked down a very steep path to the beach front, although rocky it was definitely worth the effort. We had hoped to get to an icecream shop but unfortunately it was closed so we settled for a cold drink at the Royal Hotel where it is said Queen Victoria took tea! The houses on the beach front were an eclectic mix of everything from thatched roof cottages to shacks to modern day homes, and very quaint! How anyone got supplies down there is amazing!

Home again and tired after the wonderful sea breeze I fell fast asleep at 5.30 after struggling to keep my eyes open and slept a good 3 hours. Possibly also making up for the hours I lost last night or early this morning. As it is now almost 1 a.m. I'm about to close the lap top and sleep..... again! Love always, xxxxoooLes mer