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Newport is the Isle's market town and the hub of their excellent bus service.... read more

Flew British Airways 747 from Dallas, Texas to London Heathrow. The last two rows of outboard sides of coach have extra room because they have two seats instead of three, just my dumb luck - my seat mates said they paid extra - not me. fine food in coach. After connecting up with Kathy and a day layover we caught the train at Waterloo Station for Lymington and the Isle of Wight, a clean and pleasant train about two hours travel with one change of train - direct to the ferry dock in Lymington. We took the ferry from Lymington, Hampshire to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight (also Hampshire). Lymington, at the southern edge of New Forest national park, is a quiet town, seemingly notable for its bustling yacht harbor. Yarmouth is the oldest town on the ... read more

As the Sonora summer approaches the temperature is rising close to 100 F. Time to move on to other adventures in a cooler climate. A good trip from Guaymas / San Carlos, got an early start (10 AM). A brief stop at a Federal Police traffic stop just outside Hermesio, no hassle. City road construction coming along detours are shorter, stopped for lunch at the food court in a big shopping center, lots of choices, I had Chinese buffet - much like food court meal at home. Then off toward the border another 180 miles. Temperature up to about 90 degrees, long miles of the Sonora Desert - lots of space for solar power installations. No inspection at the Military Checkpoint near Benjamin Hill, just waved me through. Last time the van got a gamma ray ... read more

Some snaps around San Carlos.... read more