Dave and Sue outside La Sablonnerie, Sark

Monday, 12 July 2010

Now on Isle of Wight

On Sunday we headed back to the UK before some forecast stronger winds arrived later in the week. After a twelve and a half hour passage we passed The Needles and entered the Needles Channel, hurtling along at up to ten and a half knots due to the strong tide there. I would hate to get the timing wrong and try to go against it.
We tied up at Yarmouth before going ashore for a meal (Wheatsheaf Inn, good food) shortly to be followed by a good nights sleep.
We are to explore the Island for a few days but as always keep a watch on the weather heading our way.
Our first day back in the UK and we woke to rain!. We decided to go for a bus trip and visit the Needles Battery and on the way there on the bus we brought a tree down. Our driver was just pulling out to pass a parked car on the side of the road, doing about 2 mph and the top of the front of the bus caught the branch of a tree. A loud snap followed and the tree fell down across the road. As it was an open topped bus all (including us) on the top deck could see that the tree was rotten and from the many photos that were taken there was plenty of proof that the tree was rotten. We walked the last couple of miles to the battery along the Tennyson Way across the downs which we would never have done if the tree had not fallen and blocked the road. Later we visited Newport by bus to see the berthing arrangements if we decide to visit there as well later in the week.




Not every day you bring down a tree !

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