Needles and Golf

Sunday 24th March 2019

This morning we went for a drive out to The Needles at Alum Bay. It is still out of season so most parts were closed including the chair lift. The shop was open so we made a cat ornament with coloured sand for Charlotte, and the view point over The Needles and lighthouse were open.

Mum at The Needles
Me at The Needles
The Needles
Alum Bay

When we got back had a go on the pitch and put, 9 hole, golf, which was amusing. I took a huge divet out of the grass on the 5th hole which mum found very funny, then she went into the water, well reeds on the next hole.

The ploughmans for lunch could have fed 4 not 2, it was huge. The two quizes today were the sixties and name that tune, we were much worse than yesterday.

View from the bar
Watching ships

Mum brought a lovely blouse in the shop, white with red flowers, lovely for summer and her cruise.

Mum’s new top

Today’s dinner was roast followed by ice cream and chocolate orange pavlova. In the theatre it was a tribute to the blood brothers, not really our thing.

Chocolate orange pavlova

Mistiness

Saturday 23rd March 2019

It was very misty this morning as we walked into Yarmouth. Started off on the coastal path but became a dead end, walked back on the beach then onto the road path into Yarmouth.

Misty view of the mainland behind me from coastal path
Yarmouth Harbour

Mum brought some Christmas cards in the RNLI shop, we both chose books in the charity shop and purchased lunch from a bakery.

Mum watching ferry and lifeboat

We spent afternoon in the bar watching the boats and trying our hand at a sixties quiz and a TV theme quiz with mixed results.

View from Mariners Bar
Mum in the Mariners bar ship watching

Desert was highlight of dinner, mum had apple crumble with custard and I had Pavlova with pear and toffee.

Then it was the highlight of the weekend, The Fortunes. The sound wasn’t set up the best but The Fortunes were as good as always, they did 1 1/4 hour set.

Over The Sea And Not Far Away

Friday 22nd March 2019

I collected mum at 9:30 and we headed south for the ferry. A short stop at Southern Scotney services and a slight hold up going through Lymington. Getting on the ferry was no problem, don’t know why I was worried about it.

Mum on top desk of ferry, looking where we have to go
View out from top of ferry with IOW in the distance

We checked in and got shown to our table for dinner, table 28, and our seats in the theatre with a great view of the stage.

For dinner we both had fish and chips followed by ice cream. In the bar tonight it was Country Joe, just my type of music.