Pure tourism today.  But worth a post, as Ron’s photos show just how pretty the Isle of Wight can be when the sun comes out.

Sunny. Spent today travelling round island by bus. Treated ourselves to a 3 hour ride on the summer only Island Coastnet bus from Ryde to Yarmouth via Bembridge. Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor. Blackgang Chine. Freshwater Bay and Alum Bay. After a refreshment break took bus to Newport for bus back to Ryde via Godshill, Shanklin, Sandown and Brading.

Ryde

St Helens

Sandown

Shanklin, including the Bus Station where buses stop on two sides of the supermarket!

Ventnor

Blackgang Chine.  No doubt our intrepid travellers were attracted by the barrel…..

On the military road, approaching Freshwater Bay and the Needles.  I think that this is my favourite part of the island – it’s so different from the rest of the area.

Yarmouth

Next time, we’ll visit the IOW Steam Railway.