Isle Of Wight 19th - 22nd August 2007

The boys went to stay with their dad on the Isle of Wight on Sunday for a few nights, so I decided to take advantage of this and spend a few nights there myself with Margaret. This first photograph is of our Hotel The Farringford Hotel. This was formerly the home of Lord Alfred Tennyson. My room is the one right about that very loud flappy flag!

Seagulls in Yarmouth Harbour

A tractor, taken from Carisbrooke Catle

The Isle of Wight Coastguard, on manouevres over the Needles

After a fruitless earch for sunflowers in France I was delighted to finally track some down on the Island

A view of Freshwater Bay (in the middle) and more of the White Cliffs

Some hardy teenagers playing on Compton Beach. I thought they were mad.

The white cliffs of the Isle of Wight. This was taken from Compton Bay, and clearly shows the Tennyson Memorial on top of the Downs.

This sums up the weather we 'endured' during our stay. All in all it could be summed up with one word 'PANTS'!!

Very close to our hotel, we found this lovely church St Agnes. It has a thatched roof, the first time I have ever seen a church with a thatch!