Saturday on the Isle of Wight
Saturday 4th August 2012
Ferry to Ryde, Shanklin Chine, the Spyglass Inn and the Royal Hotel in Ventnor.
Isle of Wight
John's Pictures

11:45:34
Chie having a free strawberry split in Waterloo station.

11:45:42

11:46:23
Me and lots of other people with their free lollies!

13:39:05
Now at Portsmouth Harbour, there's the Spinnaker Tower.

13:39:17
On the Wightlink ferry now.

13:40:02
Chie with the Spinnaker tower behind her.

13:40:37

13:44:09
Leaving Portsmouth Harbour.

13:44:50

13:46:45
The Still and West - I think I've been to this pub.

13:47:29
Quite dramatic sky!

13:47:41
Rather pleasing shot with the Spinnaker.

13:47:58

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14:07:56
Now on the Isle of Wight - getting on the train from Ryde Pier Head.

14:08:03
Chie pointing out how you can see the sea under the tracks.

14:29:48
Me on the train to Shanklin.

14:30:30
Chie on the train to Shanklin.

14:53:30
Chie on the seafront at Shanklin.

14:59:12
Shanklin lift.

15:11:12
The Tearoom in Shankline Chine.

15:14:33
Some very nice scones!

15:14:47
Me and my cream tea!

15:15:13

15:38:56
A statue of a red squirrel.

15:39:39
Victorian Hot Brine Bath.

15:40:34
The tearoom seen from below.

15:41:26
Walking through the chine.

15:41:41

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15:44:06
Nice little stone bridge.

15:45:12

15:46:41
Waterfalls at the top of the chine.

15:46:49

15:48:53
Chie and the waterfall.

15:49:00

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15:59:17
The Crab.

16:01:09
Shanklin Old Village.

16:10:45
Dinosaur Bones?!

16:47:06
Now in Ventnor.

16:51:22
Belgrave Road!

17:05:21
Our room at the Royal Hotel in Ventnor.

17:06:08
The view from our room at the Royal Hotel.

17:11:16
Chie having a quick lie down.

17:14:10
In the one of the corridors of the hotel.

17:16:34
Chie in the hotel garden.

17:16:47

17:19:45
The upper section of the hotel garden, with a view down to the bay.

17:23:02
Little windy road down to the seafront.

17:25:46
Ventnor bay.

17:30:29
Ventnor stops rather abruptly, and there's a nice clifftop walk.

17:30:50
Heading West out of Ventnor along the cliff path.

17:31:13

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17:36:01
Rabbits!

17:36:10

17:36:31
More cliffs.

17:37:20

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18:05:40
Back into the town near, here's the chymney of the Spyglass Inn.

18:06:34
A pirate shimmying up a lamppost outside the Spyglass Inn.

18:07:18
Me and some pirates at the entrance to the Spyglass Inn.

18:09:38
Inside the Spyglass.

18:09:51

18:18:19

18:25:51

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18:30:31
The boathouse of the Spyglass, where we sat.

18:36:38

18:37:21

18:37:42
Pirates again!

19:11:48
Chie and her dinner.

19:11:54
My dinner.

19:17:00
Both of our dinners!

19:17:15

19:44:35
As we were leaving.

19:47:45
Chie on the beach.

19:50:06
Blakes - beach hut and deck chair hire - established 1830!

19:51:54
Operation machine in the amusement arcade.

20:03:17
The hotel pool.

20:08:26
View from our room.

21:22:31
Hotel garden as it was getting dark.

21:27:02
View down to the seafront from the upper bit of the hotel garden, as it was getting dark.