[AlanHo]

We are off to the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Friday) morning for a 4 day trip to the Isle of Wight.

It's a 162 mile (260 km) journey plus a 45 minute sea ferry crossing

Its about time the Niro was allowed to stretch its legs - it has spent too much time lounging in the garage during the recent lousy weather.

The weather forecast is cloudy skies and a maximum temperature of 6C - so I will be taking some warm clothing.

If it proves to be too cold - the hotel bar with my kindle will suit me fine.

We plan on visiting Osborne House and Carisbrook Castle while we are there. Neither of us have been to the IOW for many years - in my case when I was 12 years old and my parents took me and my younger brother there on a day trip from Portsmouth.  In those days the ferry was passenger only and was a paddle steamer.

I can still remember getting off the ferry on Cowes pier and walking along the wooden pier which had planks with 25 mm spaces in between each plank. You could look down and see the sea. There were fishermen on each side of the pier trying to catch fish - but they were catching a lot of small crabs which they were wedging into the gaps between the planks. I got quite upset seeing the crabs jammed there with their claws waving as they struggled to escape.

[eye30]

Enjoy your break

[Surferdude]

Enjoy your break

His break?
He has a break at home to get over his holidays. 

[Dazzler]

Enjoy Alan and Libby. Wow, almost 70 years fofor you!

[Lakes]

sorry for slow reply, enjoy the trip Alan , will be interesting to see your trip pic's and an account of changes you noticed since you were a boy. just wondering how it got that name?
also how many hours does it take to drive the 162 mile?

[The Gonz]

The scale is so different between the little isle and the great southern continent.
We drive that much every weekend just to go see something new out of boredom.
You have our admiration for such a daring sense of adventure among your compatriots.
Have fun and bring back your usual crop of excellent photos and stories.