Isle Of Wight - Day 4

As the weather was threatening to turn on us we decided to try and get some of the outdoor things out of the way. The plan was to go to Alum Bay and go on a boat trip around The Needles. Had a lovely drive out only to be confronted by a sign saying that not only was the chair lift out of action due to high winds but that all boat trips were suspended too! So much for that plan!

We decided to walk down to the beach via the steps:

188 steps is nothing to an accomplished Tower 42er such as myself but it was amusing seeing the sign talk about the chair lift taking the strain when it was out of action!

There was a great view of The Needles about half way down:





We spent a short amount of time on the beach (what there was of it) watching the waves crash in.

Gemima posing:


Aaron being a teenage boy:


Mum:


Toni:


Mum decided to walk back up and we hung around for a bit to see if the chair lift or boats might start. After what seemed like ages the chairs did start but there was no sign of any action on the boat front. As we had no tickets we walked back up to meet up with mum and have some food. The food under the hot lights looked pretty grim but thankfully everything that we wanted was freshly prepared and tasted very nice.

Following food, Gemima went off with Aaron to make a sand shape with the many colours of sands that they have available. Brief trip to the tat shop and then we drove back to the cottage via the scenic route. What I did manage to see was really nice (fell asleep for some of the ride as my pain was starting to return). There is some gorgeous scenary and architecture scattered all over the island.

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