The island was getting into gear for the forthcoming Isle of Wight Festival......many of the hotels were full and had the 'No Vacancies' signs up.
Newport was off limits towards the end of the week as there were roads that were either blocked off, or so busy that it didn't bear thinking about.

So Thursday, we gave Cowes the flick and instead we went off to Godshill. It was a beautiful sunny morning...though rain was forecast. (it never happened)
Ma and I went into the lovely posh shop and had a browse...then we went into the tea rooms.
Ma ordered us both a coffee......and a ginormous meringue for herself to take away.......she bought me a Millionaires shortbread....I protested, but it didn't make an 'apporth...

Margaret Pilkington

In a bad mood ...... will explain why later!!!

Anyway what else have i done - been an idiot - nowt new there really is there, not been too good either.

So whats the idiot bit about. Well my back has been sore from doing the garden when i finished work on wednesday went down Rawtenstall ... and bought a couple of tomato plants from Focus ... as well as the rest of my shopping round at Tesco 2 ..... next up getting them into a plant pot big enough so they will grow and hopefully flower and so have tomatoes.... well having to do that means bending over dont it .. oh my back was sore on wednesday night and it didnt get any better cos on Thursday i went and had my hair done (the grey bits are now coloured!) and on my...

shillelagh

I did plan to leave it there......after all much of what we did on this trip was similar to other trips.....but with SUN and WARMTH.....yes we have had winter sun, but it doesn't warm your bones.

I somehow thought the summer trips might be a bit different....and they were....a bit.
This trip had more elderly folk and more of the (frankly) infirm.
There was one lovely lady who transferred to our coach at Lymm. She had to be man-handled(literally) to get her on board.
In fact three elderly gents nearly pulled their tripes out getting this lady's substantial frame into her seat on the coach....and in doing it exposed her midriff and her ample bosom.
The lady was most embarassed.....as was her hubby too....

Margaret Pilkington