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Whippingham

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    • Day 4

      I've got a ticket to Ryde

      May 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Well he's all excited today as they're off to Ryde on the bus , again, but not only that they're actually going to the Bus Museum which only has an open day with free rides on vintage buses. He's in seventh heaven!!
      Top floor of the double decker again so the days starting well.
      They arrive at Ryde and decide to walk along the pier, this is being refurbished so the pedestrian walkway is out of use as well as the train, yes I did say train, there is a passenger service to the end of the pier.
      While walking along the Hovercraft blasts up it's engine and departs from the seafront heading for Portsmouth, he ain't hanging about.
      He can't understand why car's are being allowed to drive a long the pier but all becomes clear when they get to the end, not only a train station but also docking for the catamaran over to Portsmouth. As one arrives whilst they are taking a shufftie they wait to watch it depart, and boy he wasn't hanging about, not quite such a calm sea as the other day so it's a good job her indoors isn't on it.
      Back along the pier and they decide it's time for a cuppa, he's looking up the times of the bus to the museum when she's spots an old bus parking up near the Ice Rink just around the corner so they decide to go over and see if they can hitch a ride to the museum. 'Jump aboard' the driver says, only front seats, he's loving this.
      On arrival at the museum and after checking the timetable they hop aboard a double decker for a trip to Seaview. Blimey these old buses are slow and just about make it up the hills in first gear, news on the grape vine is two have broke down while on route. Back to the museum for a quick shufftie around and a burger from the cafe before catching a slightly newer vintage bus back to town.
      Home in time to catch a bit of sun with his book before sorting out the route for tomorrow, moving day.
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    • Day 2

      Cowes

      May 19, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Today after a leisurely breakfast theym off to catch the bus outside our site to Cowes. First of all they have to perilously cross the road outside, it must be the busiest road on the island with a constant flow of traffic going in to Newport.
      After arriving at East Cowes they tek the moving floating bridge to West Cowes. (Another sort of boat for her to fret over)!
      West Cowes is full of independent shops and they find a lovely Butchers shop to buy huge steaks for Saturdays tea.
      They ambled around with himself trying (and failing) to steer her by shoe and clothes shops and eventually extreme thirst came upon them so of course a pub visit ensued as he had to sample the local ale Goddards, and very nice it was too.
      The sky is getting darker so they headed back to the floating bridge before it rains and bus it home.
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    • Day 3

      Newport

      May 20, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Well they'm getting later getting up today, too much time spent reading in bed.
      They decide to get the bus to Newport as he decides he might need some new shorts for his next holiday, nothing like leaving it till the last minute, he's only got about 3 weeks.
      When they arrive they head straight to M&S but no luck on the shorts front.
      The town itself isn't much to write home about, like any other town centre these days with it's fair share of closed down shops and charity shops. Time to rehydrate so it's into the Weather spoons, a converted church, for a rest and a pint.
      There's also a micro pub to try out, very popular just managed to get the last seat before sampling a bag of chips on the way back to the bus station.
      Back at base and they have a sit in the sun with their book, well might as well make the most of the good weather before getting the BBQ out to cook the steaks for the first time this year.
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