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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Freshwater August 22nd 1999

I took a “day off” today and probably will tomorrow. Not completely “off” – just that I did the short walk, which was just over six miles. A sinus infection is plaguing me, and I thought a more restful day would help. Actually, I thoroughly enjoyed the tourism involved in this un-serious walk, which is why I may take the short itinerary tomorrow also. Weather is much milder here than in the Lake District. The wind blows to the land. Too windy to wear my sun hat, but it wasn’t particularly cold – jacket in the morning and shirt sleeves in the afternoon. Mix of sun and cloud. We spent most of the morning on Tennyson Way, walking up Tennyson Down and past Tennyson Monument to the ... read more
Tennyson Monument
St Agnes Church, consecrated 1908
View from hotel

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Newport October 2nd 1997

Hello my fellow travelers! This is the second and final post I'll about a trip to France and England in October 1997. The last post covered my time in France while this post covers my time in England. After arriving in England we returned to the bus and made our way to London where we stayed for two days. It was a rainy and foggy experience where the weather certainly wasn't with us. We ended up spending most of the time on the bus although we did get to spend some time walking around on our own. Some of that time we, in a juvenile fashion, spent buying beer despite being way underage. I was a good boy and returned it though before drinking it, I guess I just didn't really want to fool the system. ... read more
HMS Victory
Tower of London
Wax Statue of General Montgomery




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