Wall to wall sunshine

Just like Spain only 11 degrees instead of 22. Thank you Jessica for your Blog. We miss you all too. We really enjoyed our visit to you (second in one year). We were able to do so much by hiring our own vehicle. Trouble with driving on the Island is the low sun can sometimes make driving difficult. We have turned our no. 3 bedroom into a breakfast room and now we face the same was as you with the sun coming over the horizon directly in front of us. It is lovely because we can imagine you all facing the rising sun (and getting blinded by it) just as we are. We do not have natural heat though and we sit quite close to a very hot radiator
We have been out and about this week, enjoying the sunshine. Last Saturday was Reg's 80th birthday meal in Arreton. Then on Monday Ryde, to have the films developed. They are very good. alhough we did not take many. Tuesday Newport to see Nana's Urologist. He says she is alright now and the 'down below' operation seems to have done the job. We have also seen our GP and told her about the fun we had before boarding the plane on 16th Oct. Seems that it was something to do with Nana's underactive thyroid, which caused the blackout. Anyway, we made it to the plane and to Alicante OK. Wednesday we had a lovely meal at the Woodvale in Gurnard, sitting by the window and watching the yachts on the Solent. Gurnard is a place that I would miss if we ever moved away! After lunch we sauntered through an empty Cowes. Friday we chanced on an afternoon in the cinema. The film was The Libertine, but it is not worth trying to describe it to you. It was certainly not what we expected. A very 'black' film set in Charles II reign. Friday evening we watched the Save the Children Show on the telly and that was very watchable. The BBC newsreaders did their customary act. This time it was their rendering of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody - very entertaining. We had hoped that we may see part of the Benidorm show where Amy met Pudsey Bear on stage, but there was so much to see. We appear to have a very full programme of dinners and parties before we hi-tail it for our Christmas visit to Nythfa. Hope the weather keeps reasonably drivable. Love to all LOL Dad and Mum