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southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Isle of Wight Autumn 2007 Day 5 |
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Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 | ||
Our last morning, and while some go off to see Osborne House, 10 of us decide to do a walk with a different feel to it, near to Newtown. | ||
We
set off from Ningwood for our final 5 mile walk . |
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Crossing the
tidal creek. . |
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Olivia leads
a horse off the footpath . |
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Near Pigeon
Coo Farm we wait hopefully to see a red squirrel . |
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And wait ...
well we did see one, but the camera missed it would you believe! . |
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Olivia poses
outside Hamstead Grange, as Mike is convinced we have been here before . |
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Yes, in the
Spring of 2002, in sunnier weather . |
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Meanwhile
back in 2007 we head down the tunnel to the Solent . |
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Where we
have our coffee stop .. |
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Rather eerie . |
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And we come
across the memorial marked on the OS map. . |
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We continue
along the foreshore . |
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And follow a
series of boardwalks . |
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Through a
nature reserve . |
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Kathy spots
many birds . |
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Without
binoculars they all look like ducks! . |
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More board
walking . |
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Gorse still
in bloom . |
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We head back
inland through the woods . |
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Alongside
the creek . |
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Over the
bridge we crossed earlier, to meet up with the others at the Horse and
Groom. We have our lunch, then travel just 3 miles to Yarmouth to join
the queue for the ferry . |
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The sun
comes out gloriously for a while . |
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Almost like
the Riviera . |
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It clouds
over again as we travel back to Lymington. Here
we pass another ferry heading for the island . |
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Kathy
looks very pleased the holiday has passed off so well, as are we all! . |
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Photos by Mike | ||
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