We aren’t sailing

We left the Isle of Wight today after spending a memorable few days rekindling happy memories. The quick phone blip is from the ferry as we docked back into Southampton alongside many resting cruise ships.
The island is still wonderful and from what we saw there are areas that have continued to upgrade and look welcoming. In the resorts, they sit alongside some derelict reminders of the past as is the case in many Victorian seaside places. But overall the island has retained the relaxed charm of good old fashioned England. Having said our goodbyes we have now continued on to Torquay for a few days where we have met up with our boys and their partners. We arrived just in time to watch the football together which was definitely a good start to part 2 of Lesley’s birthday tour !
For once England delivered in a big game and football just maybe coming home !!