The Wonders of the Isle of Wight
The sun was out as we headed to Alum Bay to see the Isle of Wight’s most famous landmark The Needles. We walked up the viewing platform which offers the best of the cliffs and the chalky Needles themselves.
Next, we made our way to the sand shop where we learnt all about the famous-coloured sands of Alum Bay. Then, we all got creative and chose our own glass ornament and filled it with the sand just like Queen Victoria did back in her days on the island. We all agreed they would make a great memento of our time spent here.
We rounded off our visit with a trip to the Glass Factory where we were able to watch four master craftsmen hand make some beautiful glass ornaments, ready to be sold in the shop. One of them were kind enough to tell us all about how each piece is made and about the different processes they go through. We then checked out the shop where we were able to buy our own pieces of handmade Alum Bay glass.
Every night we danced away to New Horizon, the in-house band. One of our favourite acts of the week was by James Brew who performed an extraordinary tribute to Sir Rod Stewart. We couldn’t believe how much he looked and sounded like the pop legend. By the end of his set, he had everyone joining him on the dance floor and even let Jonathan sing into the microphone with him; what a night!
This morning we were heading to the Isle of Wight Military Museum which houses uniforms and weapons, small and large vehicles from a French ambulance to a mighty Scammell recovery truck, including WW2 vehicles. We loved chatting to the volunteers who were very knowledgeable and passionate about preserving all of this wonderful military memorabilia.
It was a unanimous vote for a few games of bowling. We had great fun and at times too close to call. Dorothy who had been keeping her skills on the down-low destroyed her competition with 104 points! In second place was Jonathan with a solid 88 points! Well done to everyone for a great sporting morning.
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