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The Wonders of the Isle of Wight with Darren & Rachel

The Wonders of the Isle of  Wight

We visited Alum Bay where we found the most spectacular viewing point overlooking the infamous landmark, The Needles. 

Next, was a trip to the sand shop where we each got to choose a glass ornament and fill it up with different coloured sand that is all found naturally on the island. We couldn’t believe how many different colours there were!


Into the sweet factory where we watched a demonstration on sweet making, which we all found fascinating. The best bit…… we got to sample the strawberry & cream sweets that we had just seen being made.The second demonstration of the day was at the glass factory and hear we learnt how glass is blown to make glass ornaments and vases. We all brought a hand made item that is made in the factory as a reminder of our day here. 


A competitive game of bowling was had on the seafront at Ryde. We all had fun playing in two teams, trying our best to get a strike! 


 
A wonderful morning was spent at the Military Museum. First, we had a talk about guns and weapons from a knowledgeable museum guide, who also let us hold some of the guns. We then explored the museum some more as we stepped back in time, down a replica street from world war two, with so much to see in the street windows. There were uniforms, vehicles and so much more on display. We loved looking at all of the huge tanks which we were able to get close up to. 


We were never disappointed with the live evening entertainment. There were many incredible show stopping, musical extravaganza which included The Jersey Boys, and the Elton John tribute act was a real hit with us. We were amazed at how much he looked and sounded just him! We sang along to all his well-known hits and always danced the night away. 


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