Just returned from another excellent few days with my ex power walker friends. As we have a couple of non power walkers who have joined as we have decided to rename ourselves as Tarts on Tour (Tots).
I traveled to Southampton by train and met up with with Jane and Rachel, Penny, Jean and Barbara to travel over by ferry to East Cowes. We stayed at Kings Manor Lodge in Freshwater. Highly recommended. It sleeps 10.
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| View from the house on first day |
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| Donkey in field nearby |
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| Walked to Yarmouth on first day. Our house is over to the left |
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| Yarmouth |
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| Jane (with phone), Penny, Rachel and Jean |
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| Kings Manor Lodge with the two two dormer windows |
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| Robin |
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| Part of the Yarmouth sensory trail |
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| Checking the map |
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| Rachel, Jane and Penny riding the worm |
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| Hurst point |
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| Lots of Red Admirals on ivy bush |
We stopped off at Red Lion pub for lunch then thought we would do a short loop on the other end of the circular walk. In the end we walked right up to the Tennyson monument and back via Freshwater Bay. About 10-14 miles on the first day!
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| Freshwater Bay |
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| Start of the steep walk to the monument |
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| To the monument |
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| At the monument |
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| Directions at the monument |
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| Sleeping fox which was at the far side of a field. |
On Saturday we drove to Bonchurch and walked the coast path to Ventnor and back.
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| Yacht race off Bonchurch |
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| Wall painting in old Bonchurch church |
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| Old Bonchurch church interior |
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| outside church wall |
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| A different kind of headstone |
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| bottom of Ventnor esplanade |
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| Ventnor fish |
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| Ventnor |
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| Old boathouse |
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| Blue shutters |
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| Jane running on to the beach near Bonchurch |
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| the start of seaweed throwing |
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| Beginning of seaweed battle |
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| I think Penny is winning |
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| Evidence! |
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| Winterbourne House |
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| House in Bonchurch |
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| View from Shanklin Chine |
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| We traveled up in the lift |
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| Old Shanklin |
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| Fountain in Old Shanklin |
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| Stable at Kings Manor |
I was up early the next morning but since I was at the back of the house, hadn't seen the view until a shout from Jean, made me hurry to their window. We then set out by bus to Alum Bay for a walk to Needles and a look around the Battery. A walk and bus ride to Yarmouth for a lunch at Saltys then home.
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| Sunrise |
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| with mist |
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| with swans |
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| The donkeys |
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| Barbara, Penny, Jean and Rachel |
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| Garden donating to the Lifeboats |
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| The Needles |
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| Bottom of the cliffs |
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| The others viewing the Needles |
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| Rabbit |
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| Peregrine Falcon |
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| Light emplacement at Old Battery |
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| One of the displays at Old Battery |
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| Old shed covered with ivy |
Off home on Monday, Jean and I left the others, who went on to stay an extra night in the New Forest.
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