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IoW last day, return to mainland


Well its was Saturday morning and it was time to go home; my ferry back was at 16:30 so I packed and checked out spending some time in the Bay before going East bound.

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I headed towards Ventnor, and being the brave chap that I am – I popped into Ventnor Botanic Gardens (yes, I’m a hay fever sufferer).

 

 

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The gardens built on a site of a hospital are over a number of levels in the cliffs; interestingly this garden has its own micro-climate – feeling hotter than normal parts of the island. I’ll post some of the more “dramatic” pictures, and some of the surprising inhabitants.

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I ventured into the Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse it was 36 degrees C, and 100% humidity… phew!

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Finished with a Tuna melt in the Bistro and went on to Ventnor beech to say goodbye;

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I went onto Sandown, but couldn’t find a parking space so I left for East Cowes to catch the ferry; below are a couple of pictures, sorry for the poor quality of the pictures I left the camera in the car and only had the iPhone;

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SpeedCat (I think), damn fast..

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Another one of the Red Funnel Ferries going into East Cowes

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First of the 3 cruise ships leaving Southampton

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The pictures above show the largest cruise ship in the world (currently), you can see another ferry next to it for comparison.

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Lastly the third cruise ship to leave Southampton, busy day.

Well that concludes my holiday snaps for my holiday in IoW, I plan to have another holiday later in the year; destination currently unknown…

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