Around the Island...in 3 hours!

Tiger2

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Got up and desided to take a trip around the Isle of Wight.
So packed my kit...mobile phone, and petrol money. And headed off.
First i went North into Cowes:
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Then East into Gurnard. I was born in this town:
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Mounted my trusty ride and went onto Fort Victoria, just outside Yarmouth:
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Just over the water on the mainland is hurst point, another fort:
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This fellas got it sussed:
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Dont know about you but this dolphin pic just aint right:
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After what seemed a age i arrived at the Needles, and went straight up to the old missile testing place.
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Some missile brit was working on years ago was tested here.
Good views mind:
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Looking over towards Bournmouth way:
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Nice one of my my bike:
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Mounted back up and off to the "Viewpoint", some of you went here when yers came over:
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Power rangers gathering place:
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Moved onto St Catherines lighthouse. Use to be allowed right in here, but gate now across road:
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Ventnor...people rave about the place:nenau
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I carried on onto Shanklin and Sandown, but if you been looking at pics the skys are getting darker, so up onto the "Downs" before it hosed it down:
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Ryde:
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From the pier:
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Right i was by now getting bored so West i headed into the backwaters of East Cowes:
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From E. Cowes looking at Cowes:
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So at this point i went back home. From start to finish i was out 3 hours say.But didn't stop of sightsee. Come over some time , the ferry firms will gladly lighten your wallets for you.
 
Ah! 1970. If you can remember it you were'nt there.

Was I?

Some inside shots of Parkhurst and a lousy -shirt!
 
Lived on the Island from 68 - 74, went to Cowes High, lived at Parkhurst.

Come over often to visit mum and sister, in fact might be over on my bike in about 3 weeks
 


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