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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. | ||
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| 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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